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27 Sep, 7 tweets, 5 min read
52/ru My view: "All farm subsidies must eventually be #integrated into a direct cash transfer (#DCT) system, which delivers subsidy directly into the mobile wallet of every farmer, farm laborer & farm household!"
indianexpress.com/article/opinio…
53/ru #Agri #productivity #CO2
54/ru #Rural #Agricultural: Does Rule of law matter to #LIMPs? Regulatory framework for land: esamskriti.com/e/National-Aff…
55/ru #Agri #SciMe First the data/facts(93mi farm HHs of which <40% can be called farmers), second the analysis, third the policy, and last the views: google.com/amp/s/indianex…
56/ru #AgriTech
57/ru Ashok Gulati has estimated that (1) N Indian farmers can earn Rs 1 lakh/yr/acre with corporates installing solar panels on farms(+ 2 normal crops)=>law. (2) Switch from Rice to Maize (for Ethanol) can reduce water & power use by 80% & methane by 90% => Restructure subsidies
58/ru #AgrITech #Startups

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