The Rural Depression
All the official reports agree: Agriculture has done well in the past two years of the pandemic. One would have expected that this growth in production would translate... Read more.
SBI Research Doubles Farmers’ Income
The media widely reported that the State Bank of India Research Department found that “Farmers’ income doubled in FY22 as compared to FY18....” However, an... Read more.
Wheat Export Debacle: Policy and Real Agenda Are Responsible, Not Mere Bungling
While the Modi government’s step to ban the export of wheat was widely criticised, the criticism has been largely from a neoliberal standpoint, not from the standpoint... Read more.
The Kisans Are Right. Their Land Is At Stake (Part 1)
The Government, as part of its effort to create a “vibrant land sales market”, is carrying on a drive for “conclusive titling” of all land. However, in India,... Read more.
The Kisans Are Right. Their Land Is At Stake (Part 2)
The world economy is witnessing an intensifying drive by international investors to get control of land, including agricultural land. Meanwhile, in India, the peasantry... Read more.
The Kisans Are Right. Their Land Is At Stake (Part 3)
In order to understand what is happening to India, we can look at other countries which have suffered the same fate, some years in advance of us. The model being... Read more.
The authorship of Modi’s farm acts
Key provisions of the measures the Modi government announced in May 2020 as part of its ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ (‘Self-Reliant India’) package were in fact... Read more.
What Prevents a Solution to the Problem of Falling Groundwater Tables in Punjab
A solution can simultaneously address three dire needs: shifting farmland in Punjab away from paddy, to crops that consume less water; improving protein consumption... Read more.
When Multinational Grain Traders Told an Official Committee Why They Wanted the FCI to Be Wound Up
The report of the Committee for Long Term Grain Policy, prepared under the Vajpayee government in 2002, gives us glimpses of the calculations and lobbying of private... Read more.
Peasant Agitation against Three Acts: Not Their Fight Alone
The Farm Acts spearhead the winding up of public procurement of foodgrains, on which the Public Distribution System is based. If procurement is undermined or dismantled,... Read more.