-The Financial Express It is clear from global experience that crop insurance is not economically viable and, in a country like India which is dominated by small landholders, it does not even seem to be feasible The demand for crop insurance stems from two ‘risky’ situations that often erode farmers’ income and make them vulnerable to economic distress. These include unpredictable weather and volatile prices. Although vulnerability of Indian agriculture on weather-related...
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Eco-friendly way to good living -Baba Mayaram
-Daily Pioneer Contrary to a growing trend, many farmers in Tamil Nadu are now opting for organic farming as it is a low-cost affair. Moreover, the products are sold at a higher price in the market for they are good for health and environment Jayappa and Sharadamma, a husband-wife farmer duo from a non-descript village in Tamil Nadu have earned a name for themselves in the field of organic farming. Today they...
More »'38% of rural, 16% of urban households hold BPL cards'
-Business Standard 46% of rural, 23% of urban households purchased subsidised rice through public distribution system While a national list of the actual number of poor in India, based on the socio-economic CASTE survey, is expected to be released shortly, 38 per cent of rural and 16 per cent of urban households currently possess 'below poverty line' (BPL) cards, according to a new report from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation....
More »Farm prices panel for efficient water use -Vishwanath Kulkarni
-The Hindu Business Line Calls for restructuring Nafed for effective procurement of pulses, oilseeds Bengaluru: The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) has made a pitch for encouraging water use efficiency in agriculture. As part of its non-price policy recommendations for kharif 2015-16, the crop advisory body has suggested that States fix quantitative ceilings on per hectare use of both water and electricity. The farm sector accounts for about 83 per cent...
More »Think tank report hints at diversion of cheap farm loans -Puja Mehra
-The Hindu Huge subsidy of 5 percentage points being leveraged. Pointing to a possible diversion of subsidised funds meant for farmers to non-agricultural uses, a research paper by the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) has found that the crop loans extended in India are in fact close to exceeding the total expenditure on farm sector inputs. In 2012-13, the aggregate short-term credit — provided primarily to finance the purchase...
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