Sanjeeb Mukherjee
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Sanjeeb Mukherjee
Sanjeeb Mukherjee is a journalist with over 20 years of experience covering various news beats, mainly in the agriculture, commodities, rural, and food policy space. He has worked at several places, including United News of India (UNI), Dow Jones Newswires, and Financial Express. Currently, he is working as the Agriculture Editor at Business Standard. His work has taken him to some of the most remote areas of the country, allowing him to gain invaluable insights into the dynamics of rural agriculture markets. He has honed his skills in analysing and providing commentary on India's farm sector policies, focusing on their impact on different stakeholders and their implications for climate change.
Sanjeeb Mukherjee is a journalist with over 20 years of experience covering various news beats, mainly in the agriculture, commodities, rural, and food policy space. He has worked at several places, including United News of India (UNI), Dow Jones Newswires, and Financial Express. Currently, he is working as the Agriculture Editor at Business Standard. His work has taken him to some of the most remote areas of the country, allowing him to gain invaluable insights into the dynamics of rural agriculture markets. He has honed his skills in analysing and providing commentary on India's farm sector policies, focusing on their impact on different stakeholders and their implications for climate change.
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Section of farmers question govt decision to allow FDI in retail
To meet on October 10 to oppose the move
Monsoon may start withdrawing from Rajasthan from Sept 24
The retraction has been delayed this year due to strong disturbances in the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal
Monsoon ends in India, rains cease in the north
Season stayed for an extra 20 days, which should augur well for crop sowing for the coming rabi
Plan Panel wants regulatory mechanism to allow GM use
It is necessary to remain abreast with latest advances in bio-technology, which mainly do not involve the use of GMO
Private weather forecasters fill the gap left by IMD
Globally, the weather information market is worth around $6 bn
Good late rains push up water levels in reservoirs
Levels in 84 major reservoirs are almost same as last year, should augur well for coming rabi season
Kharif crop production to drop by 10% due to scanty rains
This could have a serious impact on prices of edible oil and pulses, the two commodities which are mainly dependent on imports
Massive wheat procurement ignites call for CCI intervention
Panel says CCI should look into this takeover of the grain trade as it has made FCI the biggest hoarder of wheat
Weather info: Private forecasters step in where Met office falters
Market for localised weather forecasting in India offers immense scope credibility of data a concern
Southwest monsoon begins retreat
Season stayed an extra 20 days, auguring well for agriculture during the coming rabi sowing season
Milk procurement may drop from October
128,000 tonnes of skimmed milk powder available against annual demand of 88,000 tonnes
Govt to create milk buffer stock to check price rise
Excess stocks have been created after government imported around 50,000 tonnes of SMP two years back to tide over domestic shortage
Kharif sowing nears end, foodgrains output seen 10% down
Production of pulses is projected to fall to around 5 million tonnes from 6.16 million tonnes achieved earlier
On the Milky Way, in a higher orbit
Cooperatives dispute private players' claims of higher milk procurement
Private cos claim supremacy in milk market
Private sector production has risen from almost 6.5% to nearly 12% now
Foodgrains production seen falling by 10%
Govt expected to release the first official estimate of 2012-13 crop marketing around noon today
