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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.
The Centre?s share is estimated to be 76% more than the actual 11th Plan allocation
Without subvention, crop loans would attract seven per cent interest rate
No fund under the Member of Parliament Local Area Development scheme has been released since 2009-10 for some prominent Members of Parliament
CACP recommends govt to purchase commodity from mills directly at market prices for PDS use
Sept rainfall is likely be less compared to August due to El Nino weather phenomenon that causes less rainfall in most parts of the world, says Met dept
The Commission for Agriculture Costs and Prices (CACP) has not recommended any increase in the MSP of wheat for 2013-2014 crop
Ministry officials want co-ordination committee approval before taking draft to Cabinet
Area under kharif crops just 125,000 ha less than normal
Rain deficit half of June-end level reservoirs up from 16% to 51%
Interview with chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
While controversy has dogged it, the transnational agritech group has been beavering away with some success to grow here