37.5% of all Congress candidates standing for the Gujarat election have pending criminal cases according to a recent report by the Association for Democratic Reforms. (The other parties don't fare much better.) 5 out of the 81 crorepatis standing for election don't have PAN numbers.
Good news for Indian farmers, bad news for consumers: food prices are hitting new highs.
Yet more good news for Indian farmers: ITC announces that it will expand its e-Choupal procurement network.
When it comes to bednets, subsidies don't necessarily mean waste. Jessica Cohen and Pascaline Dupas of the Poverty Action Lab find that women who are randomly given free bednets are just as likely to use the bednets as those who paid for them. (This is a very interesting and important result, but before signing on wholesale to the idea that subsidies are always a good idea check out this post on earlier research which found that when it comes to clean water subsidies do create increased waste.)
Have a question about grape cultivation? Send an SMS. IIT Bombay launches new SMS service to provide Maharashtrian farmers with instant access to ag info.
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Food prices rising - is it good news for farmers? Not sure. Very rarely do farmers make money during price rises. For one, they are always price takers; they sell their produce to the commission agent; even if the farmers have an idea of the high price (no information assymmetry), I am not sure if they can leverage as their holding period is limited. they do not have great storage capacities. So this often leaves them unable to cash in on prices.
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