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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.
Experience from 11th 5-year plan shows that legitimate concerns of front-end investment which would lead to more import, low farm prices remain
It is necessary to remain abreast with latest advances in bio-technology, which mainly do not involve the use of GMO
Sugar mills will have to sell off at least 45% of that in either October or November
To meet on October 10 to oppose the move
Season stayed for an extra 20 days, which should augur well for crop sowing for the coming rabi
This could have a serious impact on prices of edible oil and pulses, the two commodities which are mainly dependent on imports
Panel says CCI should look into this takeover of the grain trade as it has made FCI the biggest hoarder of wheat
Levels in 84 major reservoirs are almost same as last year, should augur well for coming rabi season
128,000 tonnes of skimmed milk powder available against annual demand of 88,000 tonnes
Season stayed an extra 20 days, auguring well for agriculture during the coming rabi sowing season
Market for localised weather forecasting in India offers immense scope credibility of data a concern
World food prices have again started showing a rising trend in 2012 after lying low in 2011
Production of pulses is projected to fall to around 5 million tonnes from 6.16 million tonnes achieved earlier
Govt expected to release the first official estimate of 2012-13 crop marketing around noon today
As on date country has 128,000 tonnes of SMP stocks, while annual demand is 88,000 tonnes
Proposal could not be discussed in Cabinet meeting held on Monday because of absence of food and consumer affairs minister K V Thomas