# Ashok Gulati writes: To help farmers, right approach is through Farmer Producer Organisations, not APMC mandis

> An economist writes that India's agricultural producers have been implicitly taxed by export controls, stock limits and mandi restrictions. He argues that farmer incomes would improve through Farmer Producer Organisations rather than APMC mandis. He calls for negotiators to find a compromise on the farm laws.

- Date: 2020-12-29 · published 2020-12-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49611-ashok-gulati-writes-to-help-farmers-right-approach-is-through-farmer-producer
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Liberalising Indian grain export and marketing rules would over time add supply to world markets. The commentary itself does not change current prices.

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## Sources

- indianexpress.com: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/farm-laws-2020-famers-protest-msp-apmc-mandi-system-7125406/

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