-PTI Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh registered a record growth at 24.99 per cent in FY 2013-14 in the Agriculture sector, including animal husbandry. The Agriculture growth rate was 20.16 per cent in 2012-13 and 19.85 per cent in 2011-12 in the state, according to an official release issued. "Madhya Pradesh has created history by posting the highest ever agricultural growth rate. As per the advance figures for 2013-14 released by Central Statistical Organisation...
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Indian Agriculture: Emerging Issues and Policy Perspectives -Srijit Mishra
-Yojana Journal The summer of 2014 got drenched with the elections euphoria, but for Indian Agriculture all eyes are set on the prospects of a good monsoon. Is there a possibility of an El Nino? Will it lead to a drought like condition and have an adverse impact on agricultural production? How will this impact hose dependent on Agriculture for their livelihood? What about farmers' suicides? These questions remind us of...
More »How do you feed thousands of people in Rajasthan without irrigation?-Arati Kumar Rao
-Grist Media The people of the Thar desert have their ways. This story unfolds over a year and recounts history through contemporary lives lived gently and with the land. It experiences first-hand the extraordinary old magic of growing lush crops in the desert. The land was the color of burnt caramel. It was flat and it was featureless: there was no tree in sight, no blade of grass, no ditch, no dune,...
More »MP creates record, clocks 24.99% agricultural growth rate
-The Times of India BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh has created a record by posting the highest ever agricultural growth rate. As per advance figures for 2013-14 released by Central Statistics Organization (CSO), the state has clocked a 24.99 per cent Agriculture growth rate. This includes animal husbandry sector. Madhya Pradesh was bestowed the prestigious Krishi Karman Award by government of India for last two years in a row in recognition of its outstanding...
More »It is obvious why farming is dying -Devinder Sharma
-The Hindustan Times Chandigarh: The euphoria in the stock markets, after a strong mandate for Narendra Modi, hogs the national headlines. Unfortunately, the loud cries of wailing farm widows have been lost in the noise and clatter that follows. Isn't the continuing agrarian crisis the worst form of policy paralysis? There is a renewed spurt in the number of farm suicides across the country. My colleague Dr GV Ramanjaneyulu of the Centre for...
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