Farm laws will make agri sector flexible to deal with future uncertainty: Sanjeev Sanyal

Farm laws will make agri sector flexible to deal with future uncertainty: Sanjeev Sanyal

The Centre’s three farm laws were aimed at making India’s farm sector flexible to deal with uncertain future events such as climate change and changing consumer behaviour, according to Sanjeev Sanyal, principal economic adviser at the finance ministry. The farmer protests are unlikely to dent the economy or have any impact on the national gross … Read more

Pandemic induced labour scarcity increases demand for sugarcane harvesting machines in South India

Pandemic induced labour scarcity increases demand for sugarcane harvesting machines in South India

PUNE: Sugarcane growers in southern India are increasingly opting for harvesting machines as they fear the coronavirus crisis will prevent the migrant workforce from returning in time for the October harvest. The anticipated labour shortage is expected to see farmer entrepreneurs in the sugarcane belt place orders for more than 200 new harvesting machines, each … Read more