Rice, Rail & Ruin
Freight corridors, procurement, and the farmers left waiting.
Punjab·By Asha Verghese·Delhi desk
Grain sat at procurement centres for a median of 34 days before movement. Interest on the delay was borne, in every case we examined, by the farmer rather than the buyer.
What it changed
Procurement payment window shortened by statute.
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