India must relieve rural distress: Deficient rainfall threatens not just food security but also rural incomes
· livemint.com
This year’s 13% rainfall deficiency has hurt farm output. Uneven rains across the country left some regions worse off than others, multiplying harvest risks. Rising prices and weak farm earnings are a twin shock that policy must address.
Himanshu
Himanshu is Associate Professor in Economics at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University. ...