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Agnes Quisumbing

Agnes Quisumbing is a Senior Research Fellow in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit. She co-leads a research program that examines how closing the gap between men’s and women’s ownership and control of assets may lead to better development outcomes.

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Agriculture in FY21 budget: Paying farmers keeps them poor (Financial Express)

February 29, 2020

Financial Express published an op-ed by Senior Research Fellow Avinash Kishore. The op-ed analyzes the 16-point agenda to kickstart growth in agriculture and farmers’ income. Kishore questions the viability of the scheme. “PM-Kisan is not an agricultural subsidy; it is an income support [subsidy]. I do not expect PM-Kisan to lead to agricultural intensification.” Republished in Yahoo India.

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