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The shift from being the primary providers of food to mere providers of cheap cash crops to global agribusinesses is one of the root causes of farm distress in India.
Editor's note: A lot has happened since the last newsletter. The government has repealed the three farm laws it passed last winter, and farmers are finally returning home from Delhi’s borders. In the wake of all of this, there has been a lot of discussion on the best ways of improving farmers’ incomes. The view of the government and large agribusinesses has been that proposed changes to the market structure will do that, while farmers disagreed. Their fears were that the laws did not address key issues such as legal support for the minimum support price (MSP) for crops, exposing farmers further to exploitation by large agribusinesses. At home, and faced with steadily rising food prices (don’t we love our tomatoes right now?) and substantial grocery bills, it sometimes becomes difficult to make sense of all this beyond the superficial farmers-don’t-get-a-fair-share line. But if you dig deeper, you’ll find that the biggest underlying factor affecting farmers’ fortunes has been the shift in our food habits. A wonderful photo project by photographer Peter Menzel over a decade ago provides a peek into what …
The shift from being the primary providers of food to mere providers of cheap cash crops to global agribusinesses is one of the root causes of farm distress in India.
Editor's note: A lot has happened since the last newsletter. The government has repealed the three farm laws it passed last winter, and farmers are finally returning home from Delhi’s borders. In the wake of all of this, there has been a lot of discussion on the best ways of improving farmers’ incomes. The view of the government and large agribusinesses has been that proposed changes to the market structure will do that, while farmers disagreed. Their fears were that the laws did not address key issues such as legal support for the minimum support price (MSP) for crops, exposing farmers further to exploitation by large agribusinesses. At home, and faced with steadily rising food prices (don’t we love our tomatoes right now?) and substantial grocery bills, it sometimes becomes difficult to make sense of all this beyond the superficial farmers-don’t-get-a-fair-share line. But if you dig deeper, you’ll find that the biggest underlying factor affecting farmers’ fortunes has been the shift in our food habits. A wonderful photo project by photographer Peter Menzel over a decade ago provides a peek into what …
In one of its worst years yet, India’s largest winemaker is facing headwinds on all fronts and has little by way of a plan.
Hyderabad-based CCL Products has helped most Indian coffee startups find their feet by supplying instant coffee to them. Can it do the same for itself?
Proponents say land asset tokenisation could make the asset more liquid but there are potential challenges.
In one of its worst years yet, India’s largest winemaker is facing headwinds on all fronts and has little by way of a plan.
Hyderabad-based CCL Products has helped most Indian coffee startups find their feet by supplying instant coffee to them. Can it do the same for itself?
Proponents say land asset tokenisation could make the asset more liquid but there are potential challenges.
