Sanjeeb Mukherjee
 "Sanjeeb Mukherjee")
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.
Page 172 - Sanjeeb Mukherjee/workspace/business Standard Web/video
Altering price ratio in favour of farming vis-a-vis manufacturing
Experts say higher inflation in agri products not the right way to incentivise farming
Key ministers, MPs go slow on development fund use
No fund under the Member of Parliament Local Area Development scheme has been released since 2009-10 for some prominent Members of Parliament
CACP for 23% jump in FY14 sugarcane FRP
This would be an increase of Rs 40 from the price fixed for the next sugar season, beginning next month
PSUs to chip in a bit more for 12th Plan outlay
This share will constitute 43.2% of the total central plan outlay in the 12th Plan against 42.3% during the previous period
Late rains push kharif crop sowing
Rains have by now been close to normal in most areas, barring parts of Gujarat, Maharashtra, K'taka, UP, and Northwest India
Outlay for 12th Plan expected to jump 125%
The Centre?s share is estimated to be 76% more than the actual 11th Plan allocation
Cabinet may consider interest subvention in crop loans
Without subvention, crop loans would attract seven per cent interest rate
Monsoon boosts acreage of paddy, coarse cereals, pulses
Area under kharif crops just 125,000 ha less than normal
Govt told to do away with levy sugar system
CACP recommends govt to purchase commodity from mills directly at market prices for PDS use
Weak monsoon in Sept may mar prospects of rabi crops
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
After 10 yrs, wheat MSP may be kept unchanged
The Commission for Agriculture Costs and Prices (CACP) has not recommended any increase in the MSP of wheat for 2013-2014 crop
FCRA Bill to go via UPA panel
Ministry officials want co-ordination committee approval before taking draft to Cabinet
Food for all will cost Rs 200,000 cr a year: Ashok Gulati
Interview with chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
Rain revival will not salvage kharif production loss
The southwest monsoon is now just 8% below normal, showing a remarkable turnaround from a deficit from around 20% in end July.
