Welcome to the third episode of The Undismal Paradox Season 2! 

In this episode, Prof. Ashish Kulkarni chats up with Dr. Pradeep Apte on the future of Indian agriculture.  

Dr. Pradeep Apte is a professor of economics at Ferguson college and a visiting faculty  at GIPE. He specializes in Operations Research, Econometrics, International trade and Agricultural economics. He has published several research papers and books over the span of his academic career and has been a part of various committees including the '13th finance Commission Expert Group on State Finance Commission' and the 'Kelkar Committee Report'. 

Dr. Ashish Kulkarni is an Assistant Professor at Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, specializing in Macroeconomics, commodities and derivatives.   

They talk about the state of Agriculture in India, a need for better application of technology and wise management principles, why agricultural economics is an essential field in itself and having faith in the domestic enterprise of the farmer.  

Links and references: 

1) https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/lessons-from-bihar-s-abolition-of-its-apmc-system-for-farmers-11600962615201.html

2) https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bihar-junked-apmc-act-in-06-but-it-hasnt-benefited-farmers/articleshow/80078630.cms

3) https://www.orfonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Farm_Laws_Reference.pdf

4) https://dontwastethecrumbs.com/the-different-types-of-wheat-and-what-theyre-used-for/

5)https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/punjab-farmers-protests-farm-laws-7094357/

6) https://www.epw.in/journal/2003/07/perspectives/reform-agenda-agriculture.html

7) https://www.amazon.in/Agricultural-Environmental-Degradation-Institute-Economic/dp/0195633431/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&qid=1614932881&refinements=p_27%3AC.+H.+Hanumantha+Rao&s=books&sr=1-2 

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