COVID-19 OP-EDS
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July 10, 2020
If the government can ensure that the benefits of credit facilities reach farmers in a time-bound fashion, the sector could finally leapfrog into a new regime of growth and enhanced farmer welfare.
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July 1, 2020
While ensuring food and economic security for the poor is obviously a high priority, we cannot ignore the clear linkage between unhealthy diets and the severity of the pandemic.
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June 15, 2020
Field studies in the rural districts of three big States — Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh — show that the government has managed to provide emergency relief to the vulnerable sections quickly and at lower cost via direct benefit transfer.
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June 15, 2020
In the current scenario, unless the farmers, FPOs, SHGs and cooperatives are trained to deliver on attributes local to global will not be tenable.
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June 8, 2020
As Indian states carry out reforms in existing agricultural marketing laws, farmers get the most value for their produce.
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June 8, 2020
An op-ed on revival of the farm economy post COVID-19 scenario, especially with respect to the returnee migrants.
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April 27, 2020
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy of Sri Lanka like anywhere else in the world will be
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April 22, 2020
Dealing with nation-wide disruptions is nothing new to Bangladesh. Political unrest, military coups, and natural disasters in the country have
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April 6, 2020
Paul Krugman, while writing on Covid-19 pandemic in the New York Times, suggested three principles in economic policy. First, focus