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Ashok Gulati

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Next govt must focus on raising productivity in agriculture and facilitating adoption of new technologies

As the election campaign in India hits fever pitch despite rising temperatures, most pollsters are predicting a continuation of the incumbent...

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Indian Express

Ashok Gulati

With agriculture on a weak wicket, govt needs to think of policies & institutions to enable farmers to access domestic & global markets

The temperatures are rising not only politically, but also atmospherically. It is now confirmed that 2023 was the warmest year on record since 1850 as...

01.04.2024 10

Indian Express

Ashok Gulati

Agriculture in Viksit Bharat: In the vision of a developed India by 2047, agriculture must also catch up with the times

Agriculture is critical for India’s development as it still engages about 45.8% of working population (2022-23, PLFS data).

01.04.2024 10

The Financial Express

Ashok Gulati

ONOE and a single voter list offer a “one-stop solution” to mitigate the stress caused by recurring election cycle

When inflation is high, it is wiser to be a miser. Similarly, it is wiser to run a country by cutting frivolous expenses and using the savings for its...

18.03.2024 20

Indian Express

Ashok Gulati

The path towards revitalising Indian agriculture and boosting farmers’ incomes requires moving beyond traditional staples

Let us start with a simple question: Which state do you think is most productive in terms of value creation in agriculture on a per hectare (ha)...

18.03.2024 10

Indian Express

Ashok Gulati

Making farming profitable

Unlocking the potential of high-value farming requires approaching it differently.

18.03.2024 7

The Financial Express

Ashok Gulati

It would mean eliminating urban consumer bias that wants lower and lower prices, often at the cost of farmers

Protesting farmers have put forward 12 demands. Of these, at least two have large economic implications. The first is the legalisation and increase of...

04.03.2024 10

Indian Express

Ashok Gulati

The problem of today’s agri-food policies is that they are highly tilted towards consumers

Farmers, largely from Punjab, are protesting on Delhi’s borders. The government must deal with them rationally — study their demands and sit down...

19.02.2024 10

Indian Express

Ashok Gulati

Peasants, prices, and politics

Todays’ agri-food policies are highly titled towards consumers at the cost of farmers.

19.02.2024 10

The Financial Express

Ashok Gulati

Farmers protest: Policies and prudence

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14.02.2024 20

The Times of India

Ashok Gulati

MSP can be maximum sensible policy

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14.02.2024 20

The Times of India

Ashok Gulati

Combining MGNREGA with PM Awas Yojana could ensure every household a reasonably good shelter

As India gears up for parliamentary elections in April-May, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s major development plank is the Viksit Bharat Sankalp by...

05.02.2024 10

Indian Express

Ashok Gulati

Neglecting the Farm: Allocation for agriculture hasn’t gone up, subsidies haven’t been rationalised

The first advance estimate for agriculture GDP in 2023-24 reveals a modest growth of 1.8 per cent, a significant dip from 4 per cent the previous...

02.02.2024 10

Indian Express

Ashok Gulati

The litmus test of employment hinges on real wage rates, and in rural areas, wage rates have fallen

As this article appears, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and many in his government, along with the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, would be busy in...

22.01.2024 10

Indian Express

Ashok Gulati

Income poverty, which has remained defiantly high for the last five years, must be fixed

As we enter 2024, there is optimism on the macro-economic front. The NSO has estimated GDP growth for 2023-24 at 7.3 per cent in its first advance...

08.01.2024 10

Indian Express

Ashok Gulati

The latest report of IMF puts India in a very bright spot despite gloomy global conditions

Let me begin by wishing our readers a very happy Christmas and season’s greetings. May Santa Claus bring us all the gifts of peace and prosperity....

25.12.2023 10

Indian Express

Ashok Gulati

I feel there is more to the story of BJP’s MP win than Ladli Behna, and even the Modi-Shah factor

With a triple win in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan, the BJP is elated. It is more confident of victory in the 2024 parliamentary...

11.12.2023 20

Indian Express

Ashok Gulati

Doles have been promised without much thought to their consequences on the economy

At the outset, let me state that I am proud of our democracy, no matter how imperfect it is. Election time is the time to celebrate democracy. As we...

27.11.2023 10

Indian Express

Ashok Gulati

If Delhi’s pollution is not controlled, people in the city are likely to lose 11.9 years of their life

With the air quality index (AQI) (PM 2.5) breaching the 400 mark in Delhi for most days this week, the Supreme Court (SC) bench has come down...

11.11.2023 10

Indian Express

Ashok Gulati

Restricting agri-exports limits gains in global markets, prioritises domestic consumers over farmers

Given that a number of state elections are coming up , one can understand the central government’s overdrive to tame food inflation. Obviously, it...

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Indian Express

Ashok Gulati

India’s agri-export policy needs fixing

The classic case is limiting the exports of basmati rice by setting a minimum export price (MEP) of $1,200/tonne. India has been exporting, on an...

30.10.2023 100

The Financial Express

Ashok Gulati

India–Africa in G21

The inclusion of the African Union under India’s G20 presidency has brought the challenges of the global South to the forefront. India and Africa...

27.10.2023 8

EPW

Ashok Gulati

Minimising climate risk in agriculture will require rewarding farmers to switch to less water-intensive crops

October 16 is observed as World Food Day to mark the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in 1945. Its main...

16.10.2023 10

Indian Express

Ashok Gulati

Water is food: Indian agriculture must be geared towards efficient use of water

This year’s theme of World Food Day is ‘Water is Life. Water is Food.’

16.10.2023 50

The Financial Express

Ashok Gulati

Abrupt export bans or stocking limits on winter crops not best way forward

The Indian monsoon (June to September) has ended with a 5.6 per cent deficit compared to the long-period average (LPA). This is a notch lower than the...

03.10.2023 10

Indian Express

Ashok Gulati

A new course for rabi crops: Time to move from a highly production-centric approach to a food systems one

The only way out to tame tur price inflation seems a million tonne of imports from African countries and Myanmar. 

03.10.2023 6

The Financial Express

Ashok Gulati

Challenge today is to continue Swaminathan's legacy, improve farmers' profitability during times of climate change

M S Swaminathan is no more. But his legacy remains with every student and scientist of agriculture. He is most widely known for working with Norman...

29.09.2023 10

Indian Express

Ashok Gulati

India & Africa can collaborate effectively to deal with their food security issues in the face of climate change

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his entire team deserve compliments for the grand success of India’s G20 presidency. In particular, External...

18.09.2023 10

Indian Express

Ashok Gulati

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