Prof. Brajesh Jha, Institute of Economic Growth, asserts that labour shortage is a critical issue to be tackled for strengthening India's agriculture sector. He suggests that the non-agricultural sect...

Prof Jagdish Sheth suggests that India must prioritise modernising the farm, strengthening consumer-facing sectors and making its factories smart to progress towards the higher end of the manufacturin...

Prof. Kushankur Dey, IIM Lucknow, feels that institutionalising of electronic trading and transaction of farm produce is a welcome move. The electronic National Agriculture Market (eNAM) should play a...

Dr. Basanta K Sahu, IIFT, believes that the recently passed farm bills have the right intent. But considering the constraints, nature and structure of farming and functioning of agriculture markets in...

Agri ESG entrepreneur Chalasani Bhaskar believes that the farm ordinances introduced by the government are a welcome step in un-shackling the Indian farmers from legacy issues. But he asserts that sta...

Dr Harbir Singh and Dr Alka Singh, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, discuss the emerging international scenario in agricultural trade, and how India can better utilise its stren...

Santosh Sarangi, IAS Officer, observes that while private sector investment has come in for primary and secondary food products, players need to do a fair deal of research regarding consumer tastes an...

While India aims to improve its competitiveness in export of agricultural commodities, there is a need to first construct a more farmer-friendly ‘domestic procurement facility’. That, along with a...