INDIA
Blogs
May 13, 2020
The government of Sri Lanka implemented stringent curfew to contain the spread of COVID-19, which disrupted many economic activities. Jeevika Weerahewa, Dilini Hemachandra and Devesh Roy look at the agri-food policy responses including trade regulations, marketing interventions, production and income support programs [Read More...]
Guest Posts
May 11, 2020
BY PROFESSOR RAMESH CHAND With COVID-19, the world is in an unchartered territory of policymaking where global, regional and domestic
News
May 8, 2020
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), South Asia COVID-19 blog series will be launched on Monday May 11, 2020 at
News
May 8, 2020
Economic and Political Weekly Podcast Why India’s One-size-fits-all Food Security Programme Fails to Address the Needs of Beneficiaries. In this
News
April 6, 2020
While rural India is poorer than its urban counterpart, in the COVID-19 crisis, it is the urban poor who are
News
March 12, 2020
Lately, India’s trade policy seem to lack a vision. After actively pursuing it for over a decade, India decided against joining RCEP at the eleventh hour. The official version is that India runs a large trade deficit with RCEP countries, and was expecting specific protection for its industry and farmers from a surge in imports, especially from China.
Issue Posts
March 3, 2020
In her recent 2020 budget speech, India Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a 16-point agenda to kickstart growth in agriculture and farmers’ income. While the agenda makes sense, following the money presents a disconcerting prospect. Less than 10% of the $30 billion budgeted for agriculture will support capital formation or R&D. Economies can’t grow without investment and innovation. This budget provides money for neither.
Issue Posts
February 28, 2020
BY DEEPAK VARSHNEY, ANJANI KUMAR, P.K. JOSHI AND DEVESH ROY India’s Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi program, known as PM-KISAN, announced in Dec. 2018,
Event Posts
February 24, 2020
Each year, about 1.3 billion tons of food produced for human consumption is lost after harvest and before reaching consumers around