The finance minister, in her FY21 budget speech, announced a 16-point agenda to kickstart growth in agriculture and farmers’ income. While the agenda makes sense, following the money presents a disconcerting prospect. Less than 10% of the Rs 2.2 lakh c... Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
Agriculture in India’s budget: Paying farmers keeps them poor
BY AVINASH KISHORE In her recent 2020 budget speech, India Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a 16-point agenda to kickstart growth in agriculture and farmers’ income. While the agenda makes sense, following the money presents a disconcertin... Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
Giving the multiplier effect to PM-KISAN, India’s direct benefit transfer program for farmers
BY DEEPAK VARSHNEY, ANJANI KUMAR, P.K. JOSHI AND DEVESH ROY India’s Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi program, known as PM-KISAN, announced in Dec. 2018, was a tectonic shift in the nature of government support to farmers. This direct benefit transfer ... Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
Giving PM-KISAN the multiplier effect
By Deepak Varshney, Anjani Kumar, PK Joshi and Devesh Roy Samman Nidhi, popularly known as PM-KISAN, announced in December 2018 was a tectonic shift in the nature of government support to farmers in India. This scheme was aimed at addressing the liquid... Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
