Http://www.kisanwatch.org

NEXT NEWS ❯

Published: Sunday 15 September 2002

INDIAN AGRICULTURE UNDER SCAN
This site scores quite a few firsts. The obvious one - it discusses Indian agriculture, or to be precise the politics and economics of Indian agriculture. Then, it is run by a group of left-oriented Indian economists and some other like-minded experts. To top all this, it is funded by the Mandi board of Madhya Pradesh.

What is the importance of the last two facts, one might ask. Before you digest the information from a website you've got to know who is dishing it out and who is funding the website. And in the case of kisanwatch.org, the rare combination of a state government funding a group which has been at the forefront of the battle against uniform globalisation and the shrinking role of government regulation in today's economic sets the website apart.

Rest assured, the site is full of relevant information and regularly updated news (not so fresh, on second thoughts). With the Agreement on Agriculture under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) regime coming in for hard scrutiny, the site dedicates a large space to discussing of the implications for Indian agricultural trade and the farmers of the new regime gaining ground. The information comes with full-blown analysis that is slightly skewed to the left. The authors of the site are used to putting up papers on another WTO-watch site called tradeobservatory.org. Same papers can be found here in their new avatars. Sure place to develop a clear analytical framework for understanding the international politics of Indian agriculture. Read and reap.

Print edition Print edition Cover Story Cover Story Waste Disposal Waste Disposal Tsunami Tourism Thermal Power Plants Tamil Nadu Sri Lanka South Asia Solid Waste Solid Waste Shipping Shipping Sewage Treatment … Sewage Treatment … Sewage Pollution Puducherry Ports Ports Population Trends Pakistan National Green … Ministry Of … Ministry of … Marine Pollution Marine Ecosystems Marine Ecosystems Mangroves Mangroves Mangroves Maldives Industrial Pollution India Hotels Hazardous Industry Goa Environment Impact … Environment Down to earth Deforestation Colombo Colombo Coastal Regulations Coastal regulation … Coastal Erosion Coastal Development Bangladesh Adani Port and SEZ Ltd Adani Port and SEZ Ltd Agriculture WTO WTO WTO Trade Trade Media

Donate Now

We are a voice to you; you have been a support to us. Together we build journalism that is independent, credible and fearless. You can further help us by making a donation. This will mean a lot for our ability to bring you news, perspectives and analysis from the ground so that we can make change together.

Please Sign In to post a comment.

Comments are moderated and will be published only after the site moderator’s approval. Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name. Selected comments may also be used in the ‘Letters’ section of the Down To Earth print edition.