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2 Dec, 5 tweets, 3 min read
#India #Agriculture: Facts, data, hurts ideologues, politicians, intellectual hypocrites, and corrupt vested interests; but it's the only basis for good analysis and effective policy.
State List of Constitution:(14)Agriculture, including agricultural education & research; protection against pests and prevention of plant diseases. (26) Trade and commerce within the State subject to the provisions of Entry 33 of List III=>Stat right to make farmer protection law
#SciMe (=scientific method) 1st the data, 2nd the analysis, 3rd the policy analysis and finally the personal views & judgements (in a democracy citizens have a right to express their views freely)
#SciMe Outstanding empirical researchers, always check the data carefully before using it for analysis; good empirical researchers get the opinion of former on quality of data, before using it for analysis; 🧐🤔
🧵with many articles and talks by real agricultural experts

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