What is Causing Farmer Distress | The Express Economist

Exactly six years ago, on February 28th, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that by 2022 Indian farmers' incomes will be doubled. Far from doubling, these six years have seen a considerable deepening of farmer distress. What are the origins of India's farmer distress? Why have repeated farm loan waivers not helped? And why has the situation worsened in the past decade? Prof Himanshu of the Jawaharlal Nehru University explains in this episode of The Express Economist.

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