Will new reforms in agriculture lead to a better deal for farmers?
b'The recent reforms announced by the government for agriculture \\u2014 removing certain foodstuffs from the Essential Commodities Act and thereby deregulating them, opening up inter-state trade to farmers to sell their produce beyond the APMC\\xa0mandis\\xa0in their States and coming up with a legal framework for contract farming \\u2014 have generated some debate about whether they represent a watershed moment for Indian agriculture and if it would help farmers get better prices and access to more equitable markets.\\nIn this episode we look at the reforms from the perspective of both domestic and international trade and whether the reforms are a step in the right direction or if there are further structural problems that need to be addressed first.\\nGuest:\\xa0 Dr.\\xa0Biswajit Dhar, professor at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning,\\xa0Jawaharlal Nehru University.\\nFind the In Focus podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. Search for In Focus by The Hindu.'