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‘Predictive data models can help farmers manage weather impacts’

by admin|28 December 202228 December 2022|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer December 28, 2022 Climate change and unusual weather events are hurting Indian agriculture. At particular risk are small farmers, who account for 85% of the farming population. All farmers urgently need to de-risk themselves from climate change because...

Audio podcast: ‘Digitisation would lower farm costs by 25%’

by admin|08 June 202208 June 2022|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer June 8, 2022 If India is to maintain a growth rate of 8%-10%, agriculture must grow at 4% at least. We need to significantly grow farmers’ incomes too. For this, digitisation is critical – not just in planting...

Audio podcast: ‘Agriculture needs innovation, spanning food production to value chains’

by admin|27 April 202227 April 2022|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer April 27, 2022 Agriculture badly needs transformation. Innovations that stress on solutions for challenges ranging from irrigation to the supply chain are the answer. Kavita Sharma and Ruchika Singh, who are part of the World Resources Institute India’s...

Audio podcast: What farmers taught us about democracy and inclusiveness

by admin|27 November 202127 November 2021|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer November 27, 2021 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I am Ashraf Engineer. Over the past seven years, as the juggernaut of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party has rolled on, democracy...

Audio podcast: Govt wants to use AI, data to solve farm woes. Can it succeed?

by admin|02 October 202102 October 2021|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer October 2, 2021 Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I am Ashraf Engineer. We are seeing the increasing use of data across industries – from engineering to aviation and healthcare to marketing. So why not agriculture? To...

Audio podcast: Why India’s agriculture sector is in perpetual crisis

by admin|28 October 202024 May 2021|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer October 28, 2020 “Until the problems of rural India are resolved, the aspirations of urban India will never be fulfilled.” Barun Mitra, respected policy expert, multiple award winner and libertarian, works extensively with farmers at the grassroots level....

Audio podcast: The agrarian crisis and you

by admin|28 September 202024 May 2021|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer September 28, 2020 Podcast transcript Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. Protests against three new farm laws have rocked India. On September 25, highways and railway tracks were blocked and some state borders were sealed as thousands...

Audio podcast: How three new farm laws impact you

by admin|23 September 202024 May 2021|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer September 23, 2020 Podcast transcript Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. Farmers across India are protesting. They are blocking roads, burning effigies of Prime Minster Narendra Modi and setting alight copies of three new laws. These laws...