Why India is a long way off from a common agri market

There is a shortage of regulated markets for farmers to sell their produce

After many failed attempts by previous regimes, the Narendra Modi government is again working towards a common national market for agriculture commodities through multiple ways.

The Electronic-National Agriculture Market platform (e-NaM) and the new model APMC Act are together meant to realise the ultimate objective of a national market where farm commodities can be sold and purchased without any restriction and barrier. 

A common pan-India agriculture market is envisioned as one where price discovery would be purely on the basis of demand and supply and will not be held hostage to the numerous cartels and groups that currently operate to