December 3, 2021
In the GPC's ongoing series of conversations with the senior editor at the Hindu Business Line, we recap the latest rabi sowing numbers, discuss prices and demand, and delve behind some of the recent headlines.
5:30 Can you give us an update on the weather? There have been reports of crop losses due to heavy rains.
7:20 Next, I’d like to revisit an issue we also discussed last week, and that is the availability of fertilizer this rabi sowing season. Just a few days ago, there were reports of farmers paying exorbitant prices for fertilizer on the black market. Can you comment on the situation there?
8:57 How do you see pulse prices evolving?
13:29 There was the expectation that pulse demand would pick up after November 15 as COVID-19 restrictions were relaxed and the HoReCa sector reopened. Has the emergence of the Omicron variant changed things?
16:27 What have pulse imports been like recently?
18:20 The Modi administration announced it is withdrawing the trio of agriculture reform laws that have riled up farmer protests. What does this mean for the future of agriculture in India?
23:38 The IPCC’s 6th global climate change assessment predicts India will see more frequent dry spells and erratic monsoon rains in the future. The 2021 monsoon certainly was erratic. What might this mean for India’s ag sector?
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