Rising farmer agitations are not good indicators of distress. Rather, they reflect high returns to agitations, increasing the incentive to ...

“More capital needs to be brought in land, investment has to come in irrigation, cold chain, quality of seeds used,” she said.

India pitched for "concerted efforts" for a permanent solution to the issue of public stockholding of grains for food security programmes.

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The government should also invest heavily in our crumbling irrigation system, to offset water shortages from a poor monsoon.

There is a national consensus and complete political unanimity on this matter in India, Sharma said.

Bank of Baroda was rapidly expanding its Alternate Delivery Channels and by March next would have 6000 ATM kiosks and 50 e-lobbies where a ...

Some 70-plus farmers have written a letter to Delhi CM Sheila Dixit on how they have benefited from engaging with domestic and foreign orga...

Large farm lobbies are backing govt's decision to allow foreign supermarkets to set up shops in the country, saying the move will shorten t...

Grow it, store it, forget it... This seems to be the motto of India’s food management system. Here’s what is going wrong, its consequences,...

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Leaders of farmer groups are meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday to press for allowing FDI in retail.

With less than two months to go for the Maharashtra assembly polls, the minimum support price (MSP) for cotton and soyabean has become a se...

The Union Budget has earmarked Rs 39,100 crore for the UPA government’s flagship programme for the current fiscal, which marks a 144% incre...

Consumption loans for the farming community are likely to get a fresh look in the Budget, as part of a concerted bid by the UPA to give a f...

The outcry from farmers and the traders lobby across several states appears to have upset the organised agri-retail applecart for a whole c...

The US must move beyond double standards in its trade policy if it wants to cut a deal with developing countries like India and Brazil on t...