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Indian agriculture must balance profits with sustainability

Indian agriculture must balance profits with sustainability - Dairy News 7X7

As we consider the imperative global food transition, a nuanced understanding of India’s agricultural  landscape is crucial. India’s “White Revolution” or “Operation Flood,” initiated in the 1970s, ushered in a dairy boom that transformed India into the world’s largest milk producer. But while this has enhanced milk productivity, it has also raised significant environmental and […]

Can the next budget unleash a grass-root revolution in India?

Can the next budget unleash a grass-root revolution in India? - Dairy News 7X7

Can the next budget unleash a grass-root revolution in India? Yes, it can. Unlike China, which has followed the path of promoting state-capitalism, India is ready to follow a different growth path based on grass-root entrepreneurship. The increasing demand for promoting a bottom-up path to development is evident in the recent widespread protests by farmers. […]

Can the next budget unleash a grass-root revolution in India?

Can the next budget unleash a grass-root revolution in India? - Dairy News 7X7

Can the next budget unleash a grass-root revolution in India? Yes, it can. Unlike China, which has followed the path of promoting state-capitalism, India is ready to follow a different growth path based on grass-root entrepreneurship. The increasing demand for promoting a bottom-up path to development is evident in the recent widespread protests by farmers. […]

Indian agriculture needs many more Verghese Kurien clones

Indian agriculture needs many more Verghese Kurien clones - Dairy News 7X7

It is ironic that on Verghese Kurien’s 99th birth anniversary, farmers from Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh were marching to Delhi to protest against the three farm Bills that were passed by the Lok Sabha in September. Kurien who spent his life, after his engineering studies in Michigan, with the farmers of Anand, would […]