With measures like MSP, India has been carefully treading the thin line between food and livelihood security and practices classified as 'trade distorting' under the WTO law.
Researchers looked at data from two programmes launched by the Indian government in mid-2000s to find a positive impact from increased access to information.
During farmers’ protests, many have pitied or sniggered at Bihar for the state of its agriculture. But the facts are quite different, and have been since 2005.
When changes are introduced through consultation & engagement, people can get used to new ideas without friction. Bad ones can be dumped; good ones made better.
In episode 634 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta compares Bihar's growth after agricultural reforms in 2006 to Punjab's growth rate that has been declining.
According to govt data, agriculture growth will be the highest since 2017-18, when the sector grew by 5.9%. Output of monsoon-sown food grains, including rice, are all set to climb.
While main elements behind terror module have been nabbed, more arrests will take place, including some professors & academicians who were part of the ring, it is learnt.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
This is a useful article and made me very curious regarding WTO commitments but it didn’t answer the questions it raised?
What does “would thus have to be capped at 10 per cent of the total value of the concerned product” mean?? Does it mean govt can pay only 10% higher than international prices? Then how is our wheat MSP around 1975 and international prices around 1400?? That is around 40% higher, how is indian govt able to defend this?? Or does it mean India will procure at MSP from only 10% farmers or only 10% of total production?? Or does it mean Indian govt can pay only 10% higher than the production cost to farmers?? All this is not explained. The author should understand he is talking to people who don’t know anything about these things… There’s huge scope of improvement in this.
Is mr. Shekhar Gupta listening??
Please Some one answer above question to have more clear view
This is a useful article and made me very curious regarding WTO commitments but it didn’t answer the questions it raised?
What does “would thus have to be capped at 10 per cent of the total value of the concerned product” mean?? Does it mean govt can pay only 10% higher than international prices? Then how is our wheat MSP around 1975 and international prices around 1400?? That is around 40% higher, how is indian govt able to defend this?? Or does it mean India will procure at MSP from only 10% farmers or only 10% of total production?? Or does it mean Indian govt can pay only 10% higher than the production cost to farmers?? All this is not explained. The author should understand he is talking to people who don’t know anything about these things… There’s huge scope of improvement in this.
Is mr. Shekhar Gupta listening??