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Statsguru: 6 charts explain why Punjab stands out on India's agrarian scene

A new study on agricultural markets that goes deeper into the realities of farm marketing in India offers timely insights

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At the mandi level, the study shows that the market is “closer” to the farm gate in Punjab: Farmers sell their produce at the earliest to the buyer

Abhishek Waghmare Pune

3 min read Last Updated : Dec 28 2020 | 6:10 AM IST

Two weeks ago, as farmers’ protests were intensifying, we showed why Punjab stands out on India’s agrarian scene. Today, as the government is giving mixed signals — ministers holding talks and the prime minister calling it a conspiracy by the Opposition — a new study on agricultural markets that goes deeper into the realities of farm marketing in India offers timely insights.

The research by Shoumitro Chatterjee, Mekhala Krishnamurthy, Devesh Kapur and Marshall M Bouton dwells at the level of an Agriculture Produce Market Committee mandis, which have been the bone of contention as the new farm laws create a

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