Tech-tonic shift in Indian Agriculture Agriculture by Sanjiv Lal - April 26, 2021April 26, 20210 Agriculture Tech-tonic shift in Indian agriculture There is abundant scope for technology adoption across the value chain. Look at technology adoption and opportunities at the production stage especially on the inputs side, which includes - information, irrigation, labour, machine, seeds, crop protection, fertiliser and speciality nutrients. Indian agriculture has undergone a sea change
Better to bet on growth sectors Agriculture In The News by S Viswanathan - March 2, 20200 Chief Minister Palaniswami has been taking special efforts to attract investments. The state policy should be on the development of the manufacturing and services sectors. The TN Assembly has passed the TN Protected Agricultural Zone Bill. This bans setting up of projects inimical to the environment and ecology of three Cauvery
Pepsico’s successful foray in agribusiness Agriculture by Industrial Economist - June 2, 20190 Ramesh Vangal, President, Seagram Asia Pacific, Hong Kong, spearheaded PepsiCo’s entry into India. PepsiCo integrated its diverse food and beverage businesses under a single entity. It did not confine its attention to soft drinks but made innovative and extensive forays into contract farming of potatoes and tomatoes. We give below excerpts
Agribusiness affected by absence of sanctity of contracts Agriculture by Industrial Economist - June 2, 2019June 14, 20190 Enforcement of agriculture contracts appear near impossible. Look at the experience of thousands of absentee landlords unable to get even their legitimate modest share of the produce for decades and selling off the property at distress prices. The recent controversy over PepsiCo potato patent raises key questions including protection of IPR
No more palliatives Agriculture by S Viswanathan - March 2, 20190 “Terms of trade are favouring the urban middle class at the cost of the farmers,” said former Finance Secretary Dr S Narayan. Speaking at the Triplicane Cultural Academy, Narayan pointed to food inflation kept low: “production of foodgrains is high; states like Madhya Pradesh have registered agri-growth by 10 per cent
Rice, the prized crop of Asia Agriculture by S Viswanathan - November 28, 20180 Do you know that rice is not grown much beyond the Asian continent? With 2.5 billion more mouths to feed by 2050, there is urgent need to improve productivity. “Sixty is the average age of farmers in rice-producing countries. Men have moved out to other sectors. Increasingly women are getting into
Coffee crops hit by recent rains Agriculture In The News by Industrial Economist - October 1, 2018October 11, 20180 For two years 2016-17 and 2017-18 there was a fall in production of coffee. While domestic consumption doubled over a decade, according to the Coffee Board, exports have not been promising. The recent extensive damage caused by rains predict a steep fall in production of coffee in the coming season. “There
Tackling the menace of pests and weeds… Agriculture by S Viswanathan - August 3, 2018August 3, 20180 The Agriculture Consultancy Management Foundation (ACMF) promoted by IE focused on productivity improvements in agriculture. In our experience we found a major problem that impacted production and hence the viability of farming: losses suffered through weeds and pests. In the crops raised by us at the demo farms in Padappai and
Interview – Dr Gebisa Ejeta: Food security through education, research and policy advocacy Agriculture Special Feature by S Viswanathan - August 3, 2018August 3, 20180 “Africa has great potential for food production. 60 per cent of new arable land that can be added to meet the growing global food demand, is available in this vast continent. The population, presently around a billion, is expected to double by 2030 and to grow to 2.5 billion in