Tag: agriculture
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Interview on SocialStory
SocialStory did an interview piece a few days ago. They asked me about my views on the Indian Food & Agriculture sector in general and also for some details on our work at Caspian. Please find the detailed interview at SocialStory.
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MUDRA Bank – How will it help?
First things first, a regulator cum re-financier (market player) is bad design. Period. It leads to moral hazard where the regulator will shape policy to grow only its business. Yes, refinance is business. But I hear that MUDRA Bank is expected to be a regulator and financier of microfinance institutions and micro-enterprises. Why? The only other entity […]
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Will de-listing of Fruits & Vegetables from APMC Act affect price?
Recently, the Indian Central Government requested all State Governments to delist fruits and vegetables from the Agriculture Produce Market Committees Act (APMC Act). This was to address rising price in fruits and vegetables. I was trying to understand how this would affect things going forward. A basic analysis of what I think is going to happen […]
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Next…what?
Renewable Energy. Water. Medical Technologies. (Detection and treatment) Agriculture.- Food production & Food preservation. That is where breakthrough innovation is required. We will possibly see breakthrough innovations in these areas (in that order) in future. Something similar to what we have seen in case of communication technologies over the past decade. While Renewable Energy […]
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