To frame a model contract farming law, precondition to make it business-friendly (Financial Express)

Devesh Roy and PK Joshi authored an op-ed in India’s Financial Express about the need for new contract farming laws. Model contract farming law can benefit farmers and improve marketing efficiency, but has to be business-friendly. Roy and Joshi argue the main objective is to “assure procurement from farmers at remunerative prices, while mitigating risks arising due to price fluctuations, especially of perishable commodities.”