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David Spielman

David Spielman is the director of IFPRI’s Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit and has been with the institute since 2004. His research agenda covers a range of topics including agriculture and rural development policy; agricultural science, technology, and innovation; plant genetic resources and seed systems; agricultural extension and advisory services; and community-driven rural development.

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When the corporates come marching into farms (NewsClick)

December 24, 2020


NewsClick published an article that stated farmers suspect that with no MSP protection, something might happen once the big players enter the farm sector. One expert stated that “These laws have failed the farmers there. So why are we bringing them here?” The entire script apparently is designed to drastically cut the number of people engaged in agriculture and leave the field open to big farmers and corporates. The ‘move up or move out’ policy, according to one expert, which IFPRI recommended for our farm sector is what is being implemented. 

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