Know Your Kisan – A Peek into the Financial Lives of Indian Farmers through the NAFIS Survey 2021-22

In this blog, we will highlight some interesting facts about agricultural households from the survey through a set of questions that can help contextualise the financial lives of farmers and their families.
Agriculture Finance in India: A Landscape Review of Challenges & Opportunities

How can finance be designed and structured for agriculture, farmers, agricultural households, agrarian communities and the larger economy so as to ensure economic equity, social well-being, and environmental sustainability?
How to protect farmers against risks
Offering affordable derivative products that will help them hedge against price and weather risks is vital
Well-functioning crop insurance crucial for reducing farmer’s vulnerability
It is an important tool for agrarian families to manage and mitigate their risks
The Road Ahead for Farmer Producer Organisations in India
On issues faced by Farmer Producer Organisations and recommendations on how to address these issues.
Agricultural Markets: Five Opportunities for Innovation After Demonetisation
Due to the demonetisation of currency and recall of the currency notes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 denominations announced by the government there was some panic in the initial days and the mandis were closed for some days.
Taking Stock of Weather Insurance in India
This blog post discusses the concept of weather-indexed insurance in India, its advantages over traditional yield-based insurance schemes and the institutional and infrastructure requirements for successful implementation of weather-indexed schemes.
Why don’t Indian farmers grow more fruits and vegetables?
In India, rice and wheat comprise 70 percent of agricultural produce by area, but less than 25 percent by value.
How markets can serve farmers
Agriculture incomes in India are volatile because of a number of unforeseen factors, such as weather, disease/pest infestations and/or market conditions.
Professor T. N. Srinivasan on the importance of integrating finance, management and development
Considered alone, development, finance and management is each a vast field, albeit with substantial overlaps among them.