Weather anomalies and preparedness for kharif season

This session is over. Scroll down for the context and the summary Context Climate change-induced weather anomalies on one side and the shifts in cropping patterns and production practices on the other have increased the risk in agriculture. Neither the risk mitigation efforts nor the risk coverage mechanisms seem to be working pushing farmers into […]

Reviving Rural Economy: Learnings from the NGGB Initiative, Chhattisgarh

This session is over. Please scroll down for the context, session video and the summary Context REVIVING RURAL ECONOMY: Learnings from the Narwa, Garuwa, Ghuruwa, Badi (NGGB) Initiative in Chhattisgarh Gram Swaraj - an idea of the self-reliant village is a unique concept of rural reconstruction proposed by Mahatma Gandhi, JC Kumarappa et.al much before […]

Agri Infra Fund (AIF) and Other Schemes for FPOs

This session is over. Scroll down for the context, video and the summary Context The Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) is a scheme launched by the Government of India in 2020 to provide financial assistance to farmers and FPOs for the development of agriculture infrastructure. The AIF has a corpus of Rs. 1 lakh crore and […]