Sanjeeb Mukherjee

3 weeks ago | business-standard.com | Sanjeeb Mukherjee

Even as New Delhi and Islamabad reached an understanding amid conflict, one of the things that still remained in the spotlight was the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). India had put the treaty, signed between the two countries in 1960, in abeyance after the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam. The treaty between India and Pakistan was brokered by the World Bank and was considered one of the most durable trans-boundary water agreements signed anywhere in the world.

1 month ago | rediff.com | Sanjeeb Mukherjee

The varieties will take at least 4 to 5 years to reach farmers after they complete the usual cycle of breeder, foundation and certified seeds. Kindly note the image has only been published for representational purposes. In a significant development, India has released two new genome edited varieties of rice for the first time in the world. These varieties promise to boost per hectare yields by up to 30 per cent and may take 15 to 20 days less to mature compared to existing varieties.

1 month ago | rediff.com | Sanjeeb Mukherjee

India’s policy for agriculture trade must move commodity-by-commodity to gain maximum benefits as US President Donald Trump’s 26 per cent tariff on exports from the country take effect, said agriculture economist Ashok Gulati in a recent policy paper. India should rationalise 'outlier tariffs' -- those above 50 per cent -- on agricultural items, said the paper written for the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations.

1 month ago | rediff.com | Sanjeeb Mukherjee

Skymet expects a good monsoon over western and southern India. The southwest monsoon is expected to be 'normal' this year at 103 per cent of the Long Period Average (LPA), private weather forecasting agency Skymet said on Tuesday. The forecast is with a model error of plus and minus five per cent. The LPA for the June-September monsoon months is 868.6 millimetres, according to Skymet. Rainfall between 96 and 104 of the LPA is considered 'normal'.

2 months ago | rediff.com | Sanjeeb Mukherjee

Seafood is one of India's largest agricultural exports after basmati rice and buffalo meat. Kindly note the image has only been published for representational purposes. Even though high reciprocal tariffs levied in the US by the Donald Trump Administration are likely to put a dent on exports of some Indian agricultural products, such as shrimps, going forward, several experts say the fact that the tariffs are still lower as compared to many of India's competitors might signal that all is not lost.