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How Indian VCs oversold tech disruption in agriculture

Looked at over the last decade, it will be fair to say that GMV-chasing venture firms ended up doing more harm than good to Indian agriculture.

23 Oct 2023

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A crop insurance app defeats Indian farmers

Launched to make the claims process under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana easier, the glitch-prone app has actually made farmers’ lives a lot more difficult.

05 May 2023

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Animall, a ‘Tinder for cattle’, needs soul-searching

The online cattle trading startup has spent time and VC money solving what its founders believe is a unique problem. Its pursuit increasingly seems like a case of misdirected perseverance.

25 Apr 2023

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Indian farmers are already paying the price for climate change

Early summers, heatwaves, erratic monsoons and disease combine to shrink already slim pickings, forcing many farmers to migrate even more for work.

12 Nov 2022

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So, the good news is...

It’s not all doom and gloom in Indian agriculture and positive developments are visible despite all the challenges. There is potential for improvement provided we have the will to change perspectives and are open to progressive approaches.

23 Aug 2022

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Why we need to revive food diversity urgently

Biodiversity is the key to preserving food culture, mitigating the impacts of climate change and ensuring future food security. But our window to act is slipping away.

28 Jun 2022

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Raising MSPs won’t save agriculture if costs keep rising

While MSPs have risen in the past, the steady rise in input costs has absorbed most of the increases.

14 Jun 2022

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Climate instability is poised to capsize Indian agriculture

There is a lack of urgency in addressing agriculture’s looming climate problems, which can have grave consequences on our national food security.

24 May 2022

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Can irrigation mega projects transform agricultural productivity?

The promises of the Ken-Betwa river interlinking project lay in the folds of the future, but the past record of water management projects is sketchy at best.

26 Apr 2022

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Subsidy or saanp-seedhi? The curious case of unspent government funds

Unspent funds highlight the difficulty in accessing government schemes, a lack of coordination between the Centre and states, and a general apathy that runs deep.

22 Mar 2022