1 Original Paper Agricultural Economics – Czech https://doi.org/10.17221/113/2022-AGRICECON Te impact of digitalisation on the agricultural wholesale prices to aid agrarian income S C*, P K S Delhi School of Management, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India *Corresponding author: one.sanjay@gmail.com Citation: Chaudhary S., Suri P.K. (2022): Te impact of digitalisation on the agricultural wholesale prices to aid agrarian in- come. Agric. Econ. – Czech. Abstract: Te paper analyses the efect of electronic-trading (e-trading) on the wholesale prices of select commodities in agricultural marketplaces to aid agrarian income levels. Post a literature review, the researcher performed a feld survey to get the opinions of 371 farmers and traders. Te researcher also conducted the descriptive statistical analysis, the diference in diferences analysis, and the t-test analysis to show the wholesale price improvement after the e-trading platform implementation. Te feld survey fndings and the statistical analysis suggest an increase in average wholesale prices of select agri-commodities in select markets of India due to the National Agriculture Market (eNAM) e-trading platform efect. Te suggestions to practitioners and social policymakers highlight an improvement in the functioning of e-trading in terms of better prices for farmers, lowering transaction costs, increased transaction speed, reduced ad- ministrative hurdles, improved infrastructure and eventually higher income for a farmer. Te knowledge base developed in this paper will help researchers reduce the knowledge gap in agricultural pricing. Keywords: e-marketplace; electronic trading; income improvement; national agriculture market; wholesale pricing Social policymakers across the globe are also in- terested in increasing the income level of the citizens involved in agriculture. In most developing countries, the agricultural sector remains the major contributor to the economy and employs the majority of the work- force. Te increase in the efective farm produce prices is one of the policymakers' main components of the farmers' agricultural income improvement initiatives. So far, most research has focused on productivity in- crease and cost reduction in this space. Not much re- search is done on price improvement, resulting in the net income increase equation. Te agriculture sector is undergoing a massive trans- formation due to digitalisation. Te digitalisation efect is not only on the technology side but also has economic fallout. In India, the positive impact of digitalisation [electronic trading (e-trading) and information portals] is augmented by the policymaker's interest in reducing the farmer's over-reliance on subsidies and price sup- port mechanisms (Chand 2016; Chatterjee and Kapur 2016). Digitalising the procurement stage of the agri- cultural supply chain is a vital initiative in this direction. Information and communication technology (ICT)- -based digital solutions help the buyer (trader/corpo- rate/exporter) in terms of transparency, speed, and efcient transactions. Te seller (farmer) benefts from better market access and detailed information (GSMA 2020). Consequently, in procuring agricultural commodities in the agricultural marketplace, sales are progressively shifting from an oral auction mode to a digital e-trading mode. Empirically, the positive efect of digitalisation, in- cluding e-trading, is well documented in the reduced transaction cost sides (Auramo et al. 2005; Francois et al.