Teach the political economy of contemporary Indian agriculture.
A single analytical account of Indian agricultural policy from 2014 to 2026, organised into seven thematic journeys that map onto a teaching module.
Courses the book serves.
Core or supplementary reading across economics, policy and management programmes.
Agricultural economics
Income, prices, credit and markets beyond production.
Public policy
The design, delivery and evaluation of large-scale schemes.
Political economy
Reform, federalism, protest and the farmer as voter.
Development studies
Welfare, inclusion and structural transformation.
Rural management
FPOs, cooperatives, value chains and enterprise.
Digital governance
Direct benefit transfer, AgriStack and digital public infrastructure.
Food systems
From food security to diversification, processing and exports.
Indian economy
Agriculture’s place in growth, employment and Viksit Bharat.
Everything you need to put the book on a syllabus.
Free for faculty considering the book for a course or reading list.
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Chapters grouped by journey, theme and course topic.
Discussion questions
Seminar questions for each of the seven journeys.
Suggested course modules
A seven-week module and shorter two- and three-session options.
Author lecture information
Guest lectures and seminars, in person or online.
Review-copy request
An inspection copy for faculty assessing adoption.
Seven weeks, seven questions.
One way to teach the book: a week per journey, each organised around a single seminar question.
- Week 1Journey I
The Inherited Question
Why did record harvests not guarantee farm incomes? What should agricultural policy measure?
- Week 2Journey II
Building the Floor
Does direct income support change how farm households invest and take risk? What evidence would show it?
- Week 3Journey III
Building the Market
Where is value lost between the field and the final buyer, and which institutions recover it?
- Week 4Journey IV
The Digital Turn
Who is made visible by AgriStack, and who could be excluded by incomplete land records?
- Week 5Journey V
From Farmer to Enterprise
Is diversification mainly an income strategy or a risk strategy for smallholders?
- Week 6Journey VI
The Political Economy
Was the 2020 farm-law episode a failure of design, of process, or of trust?
- Week 7Journey VII
The Road to 2047
What would a farm economy consistent with Viksit Bharat 2047 need to look like?
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