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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.
Levels in 84 major reservoirs are almost same as last year, should augur well for coming rabi season
Globally, the weather information market is worth around $6 bn
The retraction has been delayed this year due to strong disturbances in the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal
Globally agriculture prices have risen faster as compared to non-agri prices
Experts say higher inflation in agri products not the right way to incentivise farming
The southwest monsoon is now just 8% below normal,a turnaround from a deficit from around 20% iin end July
The Centre?s share is estimated to be 76% more than the actual 11th Plan allocation
Plan to increase rate to almost Rs 23 a kg from Rs 13.50 set a decade back
This would be an increase of Rs 40 from the price fixed for the next sugar season, beginning next month
This share will constitute 43.2% of the total central plan outlay in the 12th Plan against 42.3% during the previous period
Rains have by now been close to normal in most areas, barring parts of Gujarat, Maharashtra, K'taka, UP, and Northwest India
The southwest monsoon is now just 8% below normal, showing a remarkable turnaround from a deficit from around 20% in end July.
Interview with Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission
Excess stocks have been created after government imported around 50,000 tonnes of SMP two years back to tide over domestic shortage
Private sector production has risen from almost 6.5% to nearly 12% now
Cooperatives dispute private players' claims of higher milk procurement