-TheEcologist.org 'Climate smart agriculture' has become the buzz phrase at high level international policy discussions. But now there is a struggle over its definition. Is it the latest manifestation for corporate social responsibility or the title of a manifesto for real, grassroots led, change, ask PETER NEWELL, JENNIFER CLAPP and ZOE BRENT The race is on to deliver models of agricultural development that are viable and sustainable in a world of...
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Panel sets out an action plan to make agriculture profitable -Sayantan Bera
-Livemint.com The committee’s suggestions on major reforms include an overhaul of the Union agriculture ministry New Delhi: In a detailed action plan for doubling farmers’ incomes, a top government panel has proposed major reforms to the existing administrative structure. This includes an overhaul of the Union agriculture ministry, setting up a three-tier planning and review mechanism through district, state and national level committees and an annual ease of doing agribusiness survey. The committee on...
More »Only 15% landholders earn 91% of total national income -Richard Mahapatra
-Down to Earth Income inequality makes agrarian crisis challenging; inequality is worse among farmers than the formal economy Economists Lucas Chancel and Thomas Piketty recently concluded after a long study that inequality is at its peak in India. It is embedded in popular conscience: “Top 1 per cent of earners captured 22 per cent of total income in the country.” Their study–covering consumption, government accounts and income tax data from 1922...
More »Centre to dole out Rs 10,000 crore incentive for municipal reforms -Dipak K Dash
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Centre will dole out the biggest ever incentive of Rs 10,000 crore to municipalities and states in the next two years to push urban reforms. The housing ministry has put up the proposal before the Cabinet for approval. The ministry had introduced parameters for competition among states and municipalities last year and Rs 900 crore in incentives was disbursed based on their performance for two...
More »Legal Loopholes That Plague Land Titling in India -Karuna Maharaj
-TheWire.in The government needs to create a workable, inclusive system of land titling and records to allow land markets to function effectively and reduce judicial burden. Land is one of the most litigatious and controversial subjects in India. The lack of a proper system to maintain land records and provide persons with conclusive titles results in frequent and long drawn legal conflicts. Determining who the unchallenged land owner continues to be is...
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