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How supply-chain cruelty drives hidden costs for farmers, workers, and consumers
Agriculture

How supply-chain cruelty drives hidden costs for farmers, workers, and consumers

Subroto Gupta
4 min read
Reimagining supply chains around dignity is hard-headed economics. And it may be one of the smartest investments we can make in the future of food
MSP in India: It’s not just about price
Agriculture

MSP in India: It’s not just about price

Mohit Sharma
5 min read
The MSP debate in India is often framed as a pricing problem, whereas it is fundamentally a problem of measurement and transmission
Solarising farms, stressing grids: What are the challenges for PM-KUSUM 2.0?
Energy

Solarising farms, stressing grids: What are the challenges for PM-KUSUM 2.0?

Dimitri
3 min read
Seven years in, the programme's next phase must move from hardware distribution to genuine power system reform
3 years into scheme to cut chemical fertilisers, Rs 0 released & disbursal mechanism not set
South Africa’s farmers aren’t yet replacing chemical fertilisers with sustainable alternatives — this is why
Women farmers remain the missing link in India’s digital agriculture push
Soil health cards have already proved India can collect soil data at scale; the remaining challenge is political and institutional
When crop insurance fails farmers: PMFBY needs a rethink
Sweet potato may be a neglected crop elsewhere; but its cultivation remains a significant part of agriculture in India’s rainfed and tribal regions
Why Bhutan needs a more resilient and trusted agricultural market framework
Decoding sovereignty: The Global South’s strategic stand over the ‘source code’ of future food
Ongoing tensions in West Asia raise concerns regarding food security in India
World Water Day 2026: Future policy in rainfed regions must recognise that farmers already possess hydrological knowledge of their landscapes
Draught animals are already part of the energy base of India’s rainfed agriculture; With support, animal power could evolve into a more efficient and resilient form of farm energy
When a war far away raises cost of farming in India
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