India’s agricultural crisis has been caused by the state. Farmer leader Gunvant Patil of the Shetkari Sanghatana joins Amit Varma in episode 86 of The Seen and the Unseen to explain the many ways in which Big Government has created our agricultural crisis. (Note: This episode is in Hindi.)
Also see:
‘We Must Save Our Farmers’ — Amit Varma
‘Free the Farmers’ — Barun Mitra
‘The Crisis in Indian Agriculture’ — Brainstorm discussion on Pragati
‘Entry and Exit in Agriculture’ — Episode 1 of The Seen and the Unseen
‘The Farmer Rolls the Dice’ — Episode 12 of The Seen and the Unseen
‘The Unseen Effects of Farm Loan Waivers’ — Episode 25 of The Seen and the Unseen
Down to Earth — The collected writings of Sharad Joshi