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From Udaipur to Okinawa riding on orange peel

Narayan Lal Gurjar is a young innovator from rural Rajasthan whose work has global impact.

How plums can be a juicy business for India’s Himalayan farmers

Delivering delicate plums from the orchards of Himachal to consumers in southern India is a race against time.

A new Amul-like collective farm movement called FPC to feed India’s future

Nearly 75% of Indian farmers own less than two acres of land. Farmer producer companies owned and managed by small farmers offer a way out of chronic distress.

The real reasons why tomato is suddenly so expensive in India

India’s wild tomato or onion price fluctuations make farmers and consumers cry every year. Solutions needn’t involve rocket science.

Is ‘cuddly’ Amul the newest ‘crony-capitalist’ from Gujarat curdling India’s milk market?

Populist, consumer-focussed subsidies are making several state milk cooperatives unhealthy. A cash-rich Amul could certainly benefit.