# Govt needs to encourage more remunerative cropping patterns, while addressing farmer anxieties | The Indian Express

> An opinion piece argues that India's wheat supply and demand mismatch stems from decades-old procurement and public distribution policies. It calls for more remunerative cropping patterns and consistent export policy instead of stop-go export controls. The piece is tied to the farmer protests.

- Date: 2020-12-08 · published 2020-12-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49610-govt-needs-to-encourage-more-remunerative-cropping-patterns-while-addressing
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Stop-go export controls on wheat and rice create volatility in world supply, and a steadier export policy would make Indian exports more predictable for buyers. Prices are not directly moved by this commentary.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-16 | [Explained: How can Punjab achieve crop diversification? \| Explained News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49612-explained-how-can-punjab-achieve-crop-diversification-explained-news-the-indian.md) | +0.7% | +6.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-28 | [US, Japan urge India to address export restrictions in farm sector \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18288-us-japan-urge-india-to-address-export-restrictions-in-farm-sector-economy-and.md) | -1.0% | +2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2017-12-26 | [Narendra Modi government has not overlooked farmers’ concerns - Opinion News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67449-narendra-modi-government-has-not-overlooked-farmers-concerns-opinion-news-the.md) | +0.3% | +3.0% |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-16 | [Why low stocks of rice, wheat and sugar shouldn’t push India to curb exports \| The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39563-why-low-stocks-of-rice-wheat-and-sugar-shouldn-t-push-india-to-curb-exports-the.md) | +5.9% | -8.9% |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-15 | [Express View on stockholding limits on wheat: Cap doesn’t fit \| The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35455-express-view-on-stockholding-limits-on-wheat-cap-doesn-t-fit-the-indian-express.md) | +4.2% | +0.3% |
| RICE | 2020-12-16 | [Explained: How can Punjab achieve crop diversification? \| Explained News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49612-explained-how-can-punjab-achieve-crop-diversification-explained-news-the-indian.md) | +0.3% | +4.6% |
| RICE | 2026-07-28 | [US, Japan urge India to address export restrictions in farm sector \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18288-us-japan-urge-india-to-address-export-restrictions-in-farm-sector-economy-and.md) | +3.9% | +6.6% |
| RICE | 2018-04-12 | [Madhya Pradesh’s Basmati claim \| India News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65584-madhya-pradesh-s-basmati-claim-india-news-the-indian-express.md) | +2.9% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- indianexpress.com: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/fields-of-the-future-7097184/

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