National Rural Affairs & Agriculture Editor
Harish Damodaran is the National Rural Affairs & Agriculture Editor at The Indian Express. With over 33 years of experience in agri-business and macroeconomic policy reporting, he specializes in topics such as Sustainable Agriculture, AgriTech, and Farming Equipment, while also covering themes related to Finance and Financial Markets. Harish's work has been featured in The Indian Express, Jansatta, and MSN.
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Harish Damodaran's articles predominantly focus on agriculture and farming in India, with a significant portion of his coverage attributing to data and government announcements. To effectively reach out to him, consider providing insights or commentary backed by credible data related to Indian agricultural policies, crop production trends, or the impact of government initiatives on farmers.
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By: Harish Damodaran
The Iran crisis-induced supply shock in fertilisers and a below-normal monsoon may give a boost to bajra, moong and other pulses. MSP procurement by government can also help.
By: Harish Damodaran
The total bill, which includes import of inputs used in domestically manufactured fertilisers, was over $27 billion in 2025-26 and may cross the 2022-23 record of $33.4 billion this fiscal on account of the Iran war.
By: Harish Damodaran
India was a beneficiary of ultra-low interest rates and quantitative easy by major global central banks. That era is over now.
By: Harish Damodaran
This is substantially lower than the winning landed price bids of $935-959 per tonne for an earlier tender by Indian Potash Ltd (IPL) for import of 2.5 mt.
By: Harish Damodaran
The West Asia conflict, along with the government's proposed easing of approval procedures, can give a leg up to next-generation fertilisers with higher nutrient use efficiency than urea or DAP.
El Niño conditions have developed and are expected to become a 'very strong' event, causing dry weather in India, Southeast Asia, and Australia, and heavy rains and flooding in Latin America and the US.
By: Harish Damodaran
Short maturity period, low water and fertiliser requirement, and good fodder yields works to the millet crop's advantage
By: Harish Damodaran
30-35% water savings over traditional transplantation route pushes up demand for herbicide-resistant paddy varieties/hybrids from IARI and Savannah Seeds
By: Harish Damodaran
India has experienced a significant increase in imports of vegetable oils and raw cotton in 2025-26, with expectations for even higher amounts due to the effects of El Niño.
