Agriculture

Not just loan waivers, farmers need a new deal

 
Published: Monday 17 July 2017

Why farmers now dread a normal monsoon

No major agrarian reform has happened in the 50 years since the Green Revolution. A normal monsoon cannot be assumed as the only incentive for farmers to sustain productivity. It's time India offered its food producers a new deal
 

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