 "Sanjeeb Mukherjee")
Sanjeeb Mukherjee
Sanjeeb Mukherjee
Sanjeeb Mukherjee is currently the Agriculture Editor at Business Standard. He has been a journalist for over 20 years, mainly covering the agriculture, commodities, rural, and food policy space. His work has taken him to some of the most remote areas of the country, giving him 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. His previous stints include United News of India (UNI), Dow Jones Newswires, and the Financial Express newspaper.
Sanjeeb Mukherjee is currently the Agriculture Editor at Business Standard. He has been a journalist for over 20 years, mainly covering the agriculture, commodities, rural, and food policy space. His work has taken him to some of the most remote areas of the country, giving him 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. His previous stints include United News of India (UNI), Dow Jones Newswires, and the Financial Express newspaper.
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Decoded: Why newly formed Ministry of Co-operation is raising many eyebrows
Questions abound if the freshly carved out ministry is for political heft or if it's a tool to fan Centre-state feud
 "Decoded: Why newly formed Ministry of Co-operation is raising many eyebrows")
One-Nation-One-Ration-Card suffers from exclusion issues, say experts
Scheme does not embrace 100 mn people who are otherwise entitled to NFSA ration cards, but don't possess them simply because the list has not been updated since 2011
 "One-Nation-One-Ration-Card suffers from exclusion issues, say experts")
Kharif sowing till July 9 down 10.45% over last year, water levels high
Area under rice (-8.9%), soybean (-11.05%), bajra (-37.83%) and cotton (-17.51%) sees maximum shortfall
 "Kharif sowing till July 9 down 10.45% over last year, water levels high")
Southwest monsoon deficient in 41% of India's 694 districts till July 8
The India Meteorological Department is hopeful that rainfall will revive in the next few days
 "Southwest monsoon deficient in 41% of India's 694 districts till July 8")
Centre makes mandis eligible for loans under Rs 1 trn Agri Infra Fund
State-level agencies and cooperatives are also eligible for loans up to Rs 2 cr to build farm gate storage infra and processing facilities at interest subvention of 3%
 "Centre makes mandis eligible for loans under Rs 1 trn Agri Infra Fund")
New Co-op Ministry might boost growth of multi-state co-op societies
This would bring much-needed transparency and fairness in the functioning of the cooperatives, which so far have been riddled with charges of political interference and mismanagement, say experts
 "New Co-op Ministry might boost growth of multi-state co-op societies")
Govt procures record 43.32 million tonnes wheat, paddy in 2021-22
The previous record in wheat procurement was 38.99 mt achieved in the 2020-21 season
 "Govt procures record 43.32 million tonnes wheat, paddy in 2021-22")
Centre says curbs imposed on pulses as prices still higher than last year
Traders cry foul over stock limit, free refined imports
 "Centre says curbs imposed on pulses as prices still higher than last year")
Centre includes retail and wholesale under MSMEs, to benefit 25 mn traders
MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari said the decision would make such traders eligible for finance under priority sectors classified by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
 "Centre includes retail and wholesale under MSMEs, to benefit 25 mn traders")
Govt's edible oil duty cut to have little impact on prices, say traders
This is because corresponding prices in the international markets have moved up, nullifying the impact of duty cut.
 "Govt's edible oil duty cut to have little impact on prices, say traders")
Govt imposes stock limits on pulses till October to check price rise
Decision comes at a time when prices of most pulses have come off from their peaks and have softened by Rs 5-20 per kg in the retail markets the past one month
 "Govt imposes stock limits on pulses till October to check price rise")
Second Covid wave, global prices could derail Centre's FY22 subsidy maths
The Centre's plan to start FY22 on a clean slate seems to have gone for a toss within just six months after it cleared the food subsidy backlog and paid its pending liabilities to NSSF
 "Second Covid wave, global prices could derail Centre's FY22 subsidy maths")
Easy-to-digest soy, protein-rich quinoa among 21 seeds to notified soon
The crops will take 2-3 years to reach farmer fields
 "Easy-to-digest soy, protein-rich quinoa among 21 seeds to notified soon")
Success story: How 2 FPOs are rewriting the fate of tribal Odisha farmers
They have dispensed with middleman, get better crop prices
 "Success story: How 2 FPOs are rewriting the fate of tribal Odisha farmers")
Centre to spend extra Rs 93,868 crore for running PMGKAY-3 in FY22
Cabinet approves extra spending of Rs 67,266.44 crore for five months; earlier extra amount of Rs 26,602 crore was estimated for May and June, 2021
How India's sugar sector managed to shrug off its perpetual cyclical nature
Experts cite three key drivers of what they see as a permanent change in production patterns
 "How India's sugar sector managed to shrug off its perpetual cyclical nature")
MSP increase not enough to make farmers shift from paddy and wheat
Wheat and paddy farmers unlikely to shift to water-thrifty crops without better return
 "MSP increase not enough to make farmers shift from paddy and wheat")
Reform-linked borrowing by states new model of public finance: PM Modi
Says states got Rs 1.06 trn in FY21 through a partnership
 "Reform-linked borrowing by states new model of public finance: PM Modi")
Four sugar firms on UP govt's radar for not clearing cane dues to farmers
Recovery certificates to the groups, strict action against them on the cards
 "Four sugar firms on UP govt's radar for not clearing cane dues to farmers")
Almost 92% casual workers didn't get wages during lockdown: SWAN survey
The survey, which was conducted among 1,396 worker groups, adding up to 8,023 people that included 4,836 women and children, showed that 76 per cent of the workers had less than Rs 200 left with them
 "Almost 92% casual workers didn't get wages during lockdown: SWAN survey")