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Podcast: businessline's State of the Economy Podcast
Episode: Why we need a central law to govern inter-state agri-commodities trading
Description: In this State of the Economy episode, Subramani Ra Mancombu speaks to former Union Agriculture Secretary Siraj Hussain on the report of the expert committee headed by him on the promotion of warehoused-based sales with a focus on e-Negotiable Warehouse Receipts. The report was submitted last week to help improve warehouse-based sales of agricultural produce.The committee’s focus is on promoting trade in E-negotiable warehouse receipts (NWRs) through platforms like the Electronic National Agriculture Market (Enam) and other registered online trading platforms.Key recommendations include the proposal to declare warehouses as deemed mandis if th...