Farm policies pro-urban consumers, says M.S. Swaminathan -- `Huge imports of pulses, oilseeds defy logic'

TitleFarm policies pro-urban consumers, says M.S. Swaminathan -- `Huge imports of pulses, oilseeds defy logic'
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2008
AuthorsSwaminathan M.S.
JournalBusiness Line
Date Published07/2008
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THE country's present-day agricultural policies are focussed more on the urban consumer rather than the farmer, the eminent crop scientist, Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, has said.
Speaking to presspersons on the sidelines of a function announcing the details of the proposed 88th Indian Science Congress (ISC) to be held early next year, Dr. Swaminathan warned against framing policies that were targeted mainly at meeting the short-t erm interests of domestic urban consumers.

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