In India, spiralling prices of essential commodities are currently leading to spurt in food price inflation, fluctuating liquidity in the system alongside lower-than-expected credit off-take, topsy-turvy industrial recovery. Lesser credit off-take continues to crimp the banking industry. Ther
At the very outset let us appreciate Sri Lanka's vision for the agriculture sector: "An agriculture sector contributing to regionally equitable economic growth, rural livelihood improvement, and food security through efficient production of commodities for consumption for agro-based industrie
Over the last decade Indian agriculture has become more robust with record production of food grains and oilseeds. Increased procurement, consequently, has added huge stocks of food grains in the granaries. India is one of the world's top producers of rice, wheat, milk, fruits, and vegetables. Howe
As of now, the world produces sufficient food to feed everyone (17 per cent more calories per person today than it did 40 years ago, despite a 70 per cent population increase) which is enough to provide everyone in the world with at least 2,720 kilocalories (kcal) per person per day, according to r
At the very outset, we should have a look at what is happening in the dairy sector across the world. It is very heartening to note that the Bangladesh government has decided to halt smuggling of cattle from India to ensure fair price for local farmers and traders. The government is doing all that
At the very outset, let us have a close look at what the latest Economic Survey and the budget reflect about India. Accordingly, the performance of the banking sector has improved as bad loans declined and credit growth accelerated in the last fiscal. But financial flows are constrained due to fall
Many people living in large urban centres such as slums lack access to improved water, sanitation, security of tenure, durability of housing, and sufficient living area. This lack of access to basic services and livelihood leads to increasing risk of discrimination, social exclusion and ultimately
It remains a matter of deep regret that in spite of latent potentialities, the developing world cannot make much headway. Ignorance about the main tenets of international marketing, faulty planning and poor implementation of the same, among others, did not allow economies like India to make the des
