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Ep. 140: India's Agriculture Crisis

Ep. 140: India's Agriculture Crisis

FromThe Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma


Ep. 140: India's Agriculture Crisis

FromThe Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma

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Length:
125 minutes
Released:
Sep 30, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

What exactly is wrong with Indian agriculture? How can we help our farmers? Barun Mitra and Kumar Anand join Amit Varma in episode 140 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss the root causes and remedies of this decades-long problem. Also check out: The State of Our Farmers -- Ep 86 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Gunvant Patil, in Hindi). Entry and Exit in Indian Agriculture -- Ep 1 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Pavan Srinath & Karthik Shashidhar) Futures Markets in Agriculture -- Ep 12 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Karthik Shashidhar) The Unseen Effects of Farm-Loan Waivers -- Ep 25 of The Seen and the Unseen  The Right to Property -- Ep 26 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shruti Rajagopalan) The Delhi Smog  -- Ep 40 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vivek Kaul) Free the Farmers  -- Barun Mitra Where are the Markets? -- Kumar Anand The Crisis in Indian Agriculture -- Brainstorm on Pragati We Must Save Our Farmers -- Amit Varma The Indian State is the Greatest Enemy of the Indian Farmer -- Amit Varma A Tale of Two Satyagrahas -- Amit Varma Down to Earth -- Sharad Joshi The Mystery of Capital -- Hernando De Soto You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcast App on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios
Released:
Sep 30, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

All public policies -- indeed, all actions by humans -- have two kinds of effects: the effects that are intended, and visible; and unintended consequences, which are invisible. The Seen and the Unseen is a podcast that aims to examine both the seen and the unseen effects of our actions. Presented by Amit Varma (a journalist for a decade-and-a-half, and winner of the prestigious Bastiat Prize for journalism in 2007 and 2015 -- the only person to win it twice), the show takes on a specific public policy in every episode, and dissects its seen and unseen effects. For example: the ban on surge pricing by Uber in Delhi. What is seen is that Uber no longer costs so much; what is unseen is that you cannot get an Uber at all, because of the scarcity that is a direct result of the price control. The host explains the economic reasoning at work, and talks to an expert who breaks it down further. The host will have a panel of experts at his disposal, from a variety of disciplines, and will speak to a relevant expert in every episode. Subjects covered will range from broad ones like the state of education in India, to narrower ones like the banning of 'victimless crimes' like prostitution and gambling.