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The Indian government’s renaming the Ministry of Agriculture as the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, along with its promise to double farmers’ income by 2022, signal a clear shift in the nation’s agricultural policy. (Photo credit: Melissa Cooperman/IFPRI)
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