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Jennifer Holleis
Ukraine War: Will the Wheat Crisis Bring More Food Independence?
19 Apr 2022
Middle Eastern countries are boosting their food independence to counter the coming wheat shortfall. But despite some encouraging initiatives, existing challenges make food sovereignty almost…
Ashutosh Pandey
How Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Rocked Commodity Markets
24 Mar 2022
The war in Ukraine has wreaked havoc on the global economy as the world reels from high energy and metal prices. As the war rages, DW looks at the fallout on commodity markets since the February 24…
Klaus Ullrich
Ukraine's Economy is More Than Just Wheat and Commodities
16 Mar 2022
Following independence in 1991, Ukraine's economic development was hamstrung by corruption, capital flight and a lack of reforms. Recent improvements are now being threatened by Russia's war in the…
Dario Sabaghi
Middle East Faces Severe Wheat Crisis Over War in Ukraine
09 Mar 2022
Middle Eastern and North African countries rely heavily on wheat imports from Russia and Ukraine. The current war could lead to a severe food crisis in a region already under pressure.
Subodh Varma
UP Polls: Farmers Most Deprived of MSP in Double Engine State
06 Feb 2022
Just 15% of wheat and 32% of rice was procured by the government at MSP rates. The rest was sold below MSP to traders.
Subodh Varma
MSP Without Procurement? Unlikely to Work
02 Dec 2021
Past record shows that farmers are facing bankruptcy because there is hardly any procurement for produce other than wheat and rice.
Mohd. Imran Khan
Bihar DAP Shortage Delays Sowing of Rabi Crops, Farmers Fear Loss in Quality
27 Nov 2021
The crisis has exposed the Nitish Kumar government’s failure in ensuring the supply of fertilisers from the Central quota.
Kashif Kakvi
MP: Wheat, Rice Procurement Doubled in 18 Months, Farmers see Flaws in Sauda Patrak App
19 Nov 2021
"What if a trader purchases 20 tonnes and shows 5 tonnes in the App. Is there any mechanism to check?...Above all, MSP is the key, and Sauda Patrak does not guarantee it."
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Housewives, College Girls Line up in Rewari to buy DAP Fertiliser
22 Oct 2021
The acute shortage of wheat fertiliser has forced farmers to ask their families to line up at sale counters.
Subodh Varma
Rice-Wheat Stocks at Record High, Govt Clueless
04 Sep 2019
Offtake from the Public Distribution System is stagnating although there are millions who need more food.