farming
10 ARTICLES
Indian agriculture’s ‘labour problem’ won’t just go away
Before looking to export agricultural expertise, India needs to ensure its own food security and productivity goals are not compromised, and the environment for farmworkers in the country is improved.
26 Jul 2022
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
Mr Prime Minister, can you take chemistry out of agriculture?
A ballooning fertilizer subsidy bill, due to a rise in global prices, is pushing the government to promote zero budget natural farming, which is both unsustainable and unscientific.
08 Feb 2022
Natural farming is great, but are we ready for it?
The sins of large-scale chemical fertilizers and pesticides are piling up. Can natural farming help mitigate the economic (and other) challenges facing India’s agricultural sector?
25 Jan 2022
Is agritech the next edtech?
The sector is now a hotbed of activity, with over 1,000 startups offering a range of solutions to address inefficiencies that have been the bane of agriculture in India for decades.
29 Jan 2021
The business of weather
A rise in extreme weather events has highlighted the importance of reliable weather forecasting and created a multimillion-dollar opportunity in India.
17 Jun 2020
The farms are burning
Stubble burning isn’t a Delhi problem—farmers face everything from respiratory disease to soil degradation, and there’s no easy way out
28 Oct 2019