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 sector in the rural hinterland must be strengthened for enough off-farm opportunities for agricultural workers (landholders) to improve their viability IBT: We...
Expressing optimism that India can capture the present post-COVID window of opportunity in manufacturing, 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 value chain. At crucial periods in its history as...
Prof. Kushankur Dey, Chairman of the Centre for Food & Agri-Business Management of the Indian Institute of Management, 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 pivotal role in price recovery and provide...
Dr Basanta K Sahu, IIFT, believes that the recently passed farm bills have the right intent to improve farm sector performance, but farm reforms need a more comprehensive approach. Considering the constraints, nature and structure of farming and functioning of agriculture markets in India the policy formulation should involve wider...
Agri ESG entrepreneur Chalasani Bhaskar believes that the agricultural ordinances introduced by the government are a welcome step in unshackling farmers from legacy issues. But he asserts that state intervention for creating unique landscape agri infrastructure solutions across 739 districts is critical to truly reform Indian agriculture. The three farm...
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 strengths and policy support to develop agricultural supply chains and improve export earnings. Image credit: Hindustan Times The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed...
Santosh Sarangi, IAS Officer, observes that while private sector investment has come in for primary and secondary food products, players in the agriculture sector need to do a fair deal of research regarding the consumer tastes and preferences in different markets and inculcate a certain degree of technological know-how. Thus,...
While India aims to improve its competitiveness in export of permitted agricultural commodities and facilitate exports, there is a need to first construct a more farmer-friendly ‘domestic procurement facility’. That, along with a focus on warehousing and processing, is indispensable for a feasible export facilitation initiative. One often misses the...
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