# Unshackle Indian agriculture

> An opinion column calls for removing export restrictions, monopoly procurement, Essential Commodities Act controls and stocking limits in Indian agriculture. It uses the 2016-17 pulses glut and import surge as an example of policy distortions that crashed prices.

- Date: 2017-12-12 · published 2017-12-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67450-unshackle-indian-agriculture
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Policy volatility in India's pulses and grains can swing import demand and export availability, which feeds into world prices.

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## Sources

- livemint.com: https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/MdNr3wzEfWRJpYXScgMOAO/Unshackle-Indian-agriculture.html

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