Indian black pepper is undergoing a vicious cycle of declining production and cheap imports. This necessitates urgent measures to stem the drop in production and instill confidence in the farming community to re-establish India’s position in global pepper trade. Black pepper – traded under the HS Code 090411 is the...
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...
Prof. C. S. C. Sekhar, Institute of Economic Growth agrees that as contract farming ordinance comes into play, a single small farmer will always be at a disadvantage vis-à-vis a large buyer. The government should encourage agreements by groups of farmers and FPOs so that their interests are protected. IBT:...
The Food & Agriculture Organization defines contract farming as an agreement between farmers and processing and/or marketing firms for the production and supply of agricultural products under forward agreements, frequently at predetermined prices. Contract farming is becoming an increasingly integral aspect of agribusiness. This partnership between agribusiness and farmers has...
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,...
Dr. Basanta K. Sahu, Faculty, IIFT, argues that foodgrain storage should be more in the purview of the private sector, while the government should continue to play the key role and remain committed to ensuring food security. Moreover, he feels that policy must not ignore institutions and traditional means of...
India needs to properly assess and resolve the issue of losses in foodgrains in transit. Besides reducing wastage and improving the lot of farmers, this will also boost its growth prospects in the international market. • Storage is the major cause of post-harvest losses for all kinds of food in...
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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