Full Coverage: Agriculture

20.03.2007 Nandigram in West Bengal has emerged as the lightning rod for criticism of the government’s economic policies. While previous clashes here over the proposed Special Economic Zone (SEZ) have killed at least seven people including a policeman, the events of March 14 put a halt to the West Bengal government’s industrialisation bid and has forced a re-think at the national level.

05.03.2007 The generation of productive and remunerative employment is probably the central process in equitable growth. This is of course a concern that is as old as the study of economic growth itself, and effectively underlies all the debates about the possibilities of ''trickle-down'' of growth.

05.03.2007 The Indian government has initiated the registration of plant varieties with the Protection of Plant Variety and Farmers’ Rights Authority (PPV&FRA) to provide them globally-recognised protection against piracy. The government plans to register 12 varieties of crop that will provide protection to farmers and farm communities to evolve, preserve and refine crop varieties.