Of the 1,17,254 Indian startups, barely 3,000 are classified as agri-tech startups, and not one of these features in the 100-odd unicorns. What’s plaguing the industry?
The global agricultural sector has witnessed the rapid growth of digital technologies, presenting an opportunity to address the credit challenge in recent years.
The June score marked the lowest since April 2021 and meant the index is now 23.4% below an all-time peak reached in March 2022 following the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Locust swarms from their spring-breeding habitats in East Africa and Iran-Pakistan may travel to India by early July. Experts also say breeding will take place during monsoon.
The underlying assumption in the Budget’s economic strategy is that the Indian economy appears to have bottomed out and is expected to pick up in 2020-21.
In the last 12 months alone, two poll-bound states, Karnataka and Rajasthan, have announced loan waivers, as have Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Punjab.
Armani built a multibillion-dollar global brand from something as simple as an unstructured jacket, and broke down the walls between formal and casual.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
Yet Indian agri is able to produce enough grain/cereals for most of the country – and FCI has a storage problem?
Yet there are “bumper crops” announced every season…how?
All said and done what really matters at the end of the Day is viable land holdings. A couple of acres which the Indian Farmer owns is unviable. We must understand that feeding one fifth of the World’s population on 2% of the World’s arable land is going to be an onerous task. Our falling yields and sinking food reserves is worrisome.
1.The land ceiling act must go.
2.Buying land should be encouraged and interest rates should be minimum..
3.The Farmer’s own land can serve as a collateral for borrowing funds for expansion making these loans safe.
4.The educated and intelligent farmer boys are city bound leaving the ones who lag in studies and are laid back to actively farm, leading to lazy agriculture practices. We need the smarter boys to farm. Who likes doing a business with no expansion avenues.
5. Thus small holdings will sell leading to consolidated viable holdings and better farm practices . Finance would be freed for more enterprises for the small land holders.
6. Incentives for sustainable agriculture practices plus water preservation should be generously provided.
Finally Corporates should be discouraged because their quest for rising profits will end up abusing land and ruining it.
The above is my 45 year agriculture experience as an Engineer who decided to farm. Yes Indian farming needs looking into but not in a Bookish Beaureocratic way.
The final take, 55% of this Nation depends on Agriculture for a livelihood and the City bred Beaureocrat needs to step more often into Rural India and have a hands down experience about agriculture. Seriously readers rural distress is a reality and the 2024 election is a pointer when rural vote percentages are analysed.
Yet Indian agri is able to produce enough grain/cereals for most of the country – and FCI has a storage problem?
Yet there are “bumper crops” announced every season…how?
All said and done what really matters at the end of the Day is viable land holdings. A couple of acres which the Indian Farmer owns is unviable. We must understand that feeding one fifth of the World’s population on 2% of the World’s arable land is going to be an onerous task. Our falling yields and sinking food reserves is worrisome.
1.The land ceiling act must go.
2.Buying land should be encouraged and interest rates should be minimum..
3.The Farmer’s own land can serve as a collateral for borrowing funds for expansion making these loans safe.
4.The educated and intelligent farmer boys are city bound leaving the ones who lag in studies and are laid back to actively farm, leading to lazy agriculture practices. We need the smarter boys to farm. Who likes doing a business with no expansion avenues.
5. Thus small holdings will sell leading to consolidated viable holdings and better farm practices . Finance would be freed for more enterprises for the small land holders.
6. Incentives for sustainable agriculture practices plus water preservation should be generously provided.
Finally Corporates should be discouraged because their quest for rising profits will end up abusing land and ruining it.
The above is my 45 year agriculture experience as an Engineer who decided to farm. Yes Indian farming needs looking into but not in a Bookish Beaureocratic way.
The final take, 55% of this Nation depends on Agriculture for a livelihood and the City bred Beaureocrat needs to step more often into Rural India and have a hands down experience about agriculture. Seriously readers rural distress is a reality and the 2024 election is a pointer when rural vote percentages are analysed.
No politician in India has the guts to implement free-trade in agriculture.