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?
High value of 350-acre Ford plant property drove TN to encourage Ford to return over nearly a yr of negotiations. It's expected to reinforce state's resurgence as global manufacturing hub.
Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh will take over as chief on 30 September. During his service of nearly 40 yrs, he has served in variety of command, staff, instructional & foreign appointments.
Sri Lankan transition was smoothly managed. Check Bangladesh for contrast. They forced their incumbent into exile, installed a mostly unelectable govt of non-political people.
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.