{"product_id":"mountains-of-labour-currents-of-change-copy","title":"Getting Agricultural Markets Right","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFarmers in India are vulnerable to price fluctuations due to price-production cobweb pattern, climatic vagaries and lack of post-harvest infrastructure. Small farmers with less than 2 ha. of land, who form the 86 percent of Indian farmers, are particularly vulnerable to these risks, often leading to distress sales. This book presents a comprehensive analysis of India’s agricultural marketing system through 14 chapters. It begins with an overview\u003cbr\u003eof the evolving marketing landscape and the role of agricultural commodity derivatives in price risk management. Subsequent chapters examine the market structures and efficiencies of various commodities categorized based on government intervention: regulated crops (rice, wheat, sugarcane), semi-regulated crops (maize, cotton), and non-regulated crops (turmeric, potato). For each commodity, the book evaluates spatial and temporal marketing efficiency, the value-chain structure in major producing states, and the role of commodity futures and alternative marketing channels including FPOs for better price discovery and risk management. The book also underscores the transformative potential of technology and innovation in agriculture. Case studies on agri-tech start-ups, blockchain applications, and digital trading platforms like e-NAM illustrate how these tools can enhance market access, reduce transaction costs, and improve price realization for farmers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\/ Editors \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Ashok Gulati\u003c\/strong\u003e is currently Distinguished Professor at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi. Prior to this, he was a Chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), Government of India (2011-14). He is currently a Member of the Eleventh Audit Advisory Board of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, and an Independent Director of the Board of Directors of Kotak\u003cbr\u003eMahindra Bank Limited (KMBL) and Godrej Agrovet Limited. He has 20 books to his credit on Indian and Asian Agriculture, besides numerous research papers in national and international Journals. He did his M.A. and Ph.D. from Delhi School of Economics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Raya Das\u003c\/strong\u003e is currently a Fellow at ICRIER, New Delhi. Her research focuses on public policy in agriculture, with special emphasis on agricultural markets, credit, land relations, technology adoption, and the livelihood sustainability of farmers. In these domains, she has published 11 peer-reviewed journals, one book, working papers, policy briefs, and op-eds. Dr. Das earned her Ph.D. from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, with a thesis titled “Agrarian Dynamics and Organisation of Production in West Bengal.” She also holds an M.Phil. from the Centre for the Study of Regional Development,\u003cbr\u003eJNU on “Variation in Productivity, Farm Income and Subsistence among Agricultural Households in India,” based on the Situation Assessment Survey of Farmers 2012–13.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Tirthankar Patnaik\u003c\/strong\u003e is Chief Economist at the National Stock Exchange of India. He has over two decades of experience in the Indian capital markets, academic research, credit research in macro and sector strategy, quantitative finance, and consumer banking. At the National Stock Exchange, he leads research efforts in macroeconomics, financial markets, corporate governance \u0026amp; ESG and market microstructure. Tirthankar has a PhD from the IGIDR, Mumbai, where his area of research was high-frequency finance and market microstructure. He also has an MSc in Statistics, and a BSc in Mathematics, both from the University of Madras.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eContents In Detail\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction Ashok Gulati, Raya Das, Tirthankar Patnaik Dynamics of Agriculture Marketing in India: Role of Macro Policies and Institutional Reforms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaya Das, Ashok Gulat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Getting Agriculture Derivatives Markets Right\u003cbr\u003eHarsh Wardhan, Ashok Gulati\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Getting Rice and Wheat Markets Right\u003cbr\u003eRaya Das, Ashok Gulati \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Getting Sugarcane Markets Right\u003cbr\u003eRanjana Roy, Sabarni Chowdhury, Ashok Gulati\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Getting the Maize Markets Right\u003cbr\u003eRanjana Roy, Harsh Wardhan, Sabarni Chowdhury, Ashok Gulati\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Getting Cotton Markets Right\u003cbr\u003eRaya Das, Harsh Wardhan, Bidisha Chanda, Ashok Gulati\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Getting Potato Markets Right\u003cbr\u003eRaya Das,  Ranjana Roy, Ashok Gulati\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Getting Turmeric Markets Right\u003cbr\u003eRaya Das, Bidisha Chanda, Ranjana Roy,\u003cbr\u003eAshok Gulati\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeepening Farmers’ Engagement in  Commodity Derivatives through FPOs\u003cbr\u003eNiraj Shukla, Priya Arora, Ashok Gulati\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRole of Innovations in Getting Markets\u003cbr\u003eRight\u003cbr\u003eManasi Phadke, Bhusana Krandikar, Ashok Gulati\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransforming Agricultural Trading and Commerce in India Role of e-NAM and the potential of Digital Trade\u003cbr\u003eRaya Das, Bidisha Chanda, Gowri Krishna, Ashok Gulati\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Augmenting Farmers’ Income through\u003cbr\u003eBlock Chain\u003cbr\u003eSanjeev Vohra, Raya Das, Bidisha Chanda, Ashok Gulati\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to Get the Agricultural\u003cbr\u003eMarkets Right – The Way Forward\u003cbr\u003eAshok Gulati, Raya Das, Tirthankar Patnaik.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100.707%; height: 110.938px;\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 21.25px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6172%; height: 21.25px;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0327%; height: 21.25px;\"\u003eAF Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 29.25px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6172%; height: 29.25px;\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0327%; height: 29.25px;\"\u003e2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 21.25px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6172%; height: 21.25px;\"\u003eNumber of Pages\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0327%; height: 21.25px;\"\u003e630\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 39.1875px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6172%; height: 39.1875px;\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0327%; height: 39.1875px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9789332706941\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Ashok Gulati (Ed.), Raya Das (Ed.), Tirthankar Patnaik (Ed.)","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover \/ ENG- English \/ agriculture","offer_id":51707738718529,"sku":null,"price":2495.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/9067\/5009\/files\/GETTINGAGRICULTURAL_FRONT.png?v=1778234878","url":"https:\/\/www.academicfoundation.com\/products\/mountains-of-labour-currents-of-change-copy","provider":"Academic Foundation | AF Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}