If the government can ensure that the benefits of credit facilities reach farmers in a time-bound fashion, the sector could finally leapfrog into a new regime of growth and enhanced farmer welfare.
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To Beat COVID, Eating Enough Is Not Enough
While ensuring food and economic security for the poor is obviously a high priority, we cannot ignore the clear linkage between unhealthy diets and the severity of the pandemic.
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DBT proves an efficient channel in disbursing Covid relief
Field studies in the rural districts of three big States — Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh — show that the government has managed to provide emergency relief to the vulnerable sections quickly and at lower cost via direct benefit transfer. Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
Food enterprises: In keeping with standards
In the current scenario, unless the farmers, FPOs, SHGs and cooperatives are trained to deliver on attributes local to global will not be tenable. Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
Post-Covid agri reforms: Odisha could be frontrunner
As Indian states carry out reforms in existing agricultural marketing laws, farmers get the most value for their produce. Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
