Delhi pollution: Paddy most profitable crop; farmers reluctant to shift
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Delhi pollution: Paddy most profitable crop; farmers reluctant to shift

Hindustan Times  

Paddy or rice, a water-guzzling crop partly responsible for heavy winter pollution in northern India, continues to be the most subsidised and profitable crop, which has thwarted a shift to alternatives such as pulses and maize, experts have said. Agricultural subsidies Since subsidies are heavily skewed towards rice, it will be “difficult” to push dedicated paddy farmers towards other crops unless “agricultural subsidies are re-purposed”, said Gulati of the New Delhi-based think-tank, the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, states. Delhi's toxic winter smog triggered by fires to clear paddy residue has also been intensified by the Punjab Subsoil Water Act, 2009, designed to conserve groundwater by delaying paddy sowing. Farmers prefer paddy also because of a guaranteed minimum support price, a floor rate, which makes it a high-income crop The government buys out paddy and wheat at MSP rates. “This assurance is absent for other crops, leaving them vulnerable to the whims of the market,” economist Gulati said, adding paddy subsidies needn’t be eliminated but repurposed.

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Damaged paddy due to untimely rain affecting farmers ahead of purchase in Odisha's Ganjam
1 week, 1 day ago

Damaged paddy due to untimely rain affecting farmers ahead of purchase in Odisha's Ganjam

New Indian Express  

BERHAMPUR: Even as paddy procurement in Ganjam is scheduled to begin in a few days, farmers of the district are in dire straits as most of their stock have been rendered damaged due to unseasonal rain. Sources said paddy cultivation in the district was initially affected by inadequate rains compelling most farmers to leave their land barren. Apprehending that they …

Recycling crop stubble is the simplest solution for Delhi’s annual smog problem
1 week, 6 days ago

Recycling crop stubble is the simplest solution for Delhi’s annual smog problem

Hindustan Times  

Even as Delhi and the rest of India’s National Capital Region continues to be covered by thick smog, with Air Quality Index still in dangerous zones, we are yet to find a sustainable solution to this annual and largely man-made disaster. An estimated three-fourth of this are used as fodder for cattle and as fuel for a wide range of …

Farmers clash with police near New Delhi as protests over crop prices escalate
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Farmers clash with police near New Delhi as protests over crop prices escalate

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Indian police on Friday used …

Untimely rain threatens harvested paddy in Odisha
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Untimely rain threatens harvested paddy in Odisha

New Indian Express  

ROURKELA: Untimely rain under the impact of cyclone Fengal has emerged as a threat to harvested paddy stacked on farmlands and standing ripe crops, sparking panic among farmers of the tribal-dominated Sundargarh district. Farmers said the unseasonal rain, especially during the harvesting season, has become a cause of concern as harvested paddy crops stacked on fields have become soggy. A …

Telangana govt's announcement of Rs 500 bonus on fine paddy pushes cultivation up by 61 per cent
1 month ago

Telangana govt's announcement of Rs 500 bonus on fine paddy pushes cultivation up by 61 per cent

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a remarkable achievement, fine variety paddy cultivation in Telangana has gone up by 61 per cent to four million acres this kharif season compared to 2.5 million acres during the same period last year, government sources said on Sunday. On the other hand, the cultivation of non-fine variety paddy declined significantly, dropping from 4.1 million acres to 2.63 …

Govt. delaying paddy purchase to avoid bonus payment: Bandi
1 month, 1 week ago

Govt. delaying paddy purchase to avoid bonus payment: Bandi

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: Union minister of state for home and Karimnagar MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar alleged that the state government is intentionally delaying the purchase of paddy from farmers to avoid paying the Rs 500 bonus promised by the Congress party. When the Central government is covering the full cost of paddy, including interest, why isn’t the Congress-led state government purchasing grain …

Farmers Blamed for Delhi's Air Pollution: A Call for Direct Action
2 months ago

Farmers Blamed for Delhi's Air Pollution: A Call for Direct Action

Firstpost  

The article highlights the issue of air and water pollution in Delhi and the role of farmers in the problem. It proposes a direct benefit transfer of Rs 2,500 per acre to paddy farmers to incentivize them to adopt sustainable practices and reduce stubble burning. The government should also promote organic farming to address the root causes of pollution.

Hooda Calls for Minimum Support Price for Stubble, Urges Govt to Buy It from Farmers
2 months ago

Hooda Calls for Minimum Support Price for Stubble, Urges Govt to Buy It from Farmers

Hindustan Times  

Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda suggests that the government should fix the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for stubble and buy it from farmers. He argues that the government's anti-farmer decision to burn stubble is ineffective and that the government should find a more sustainable solution to address the issue.

Amid boycott by arhtiyas, labourers, 730-tonne paddy procured on Day 1
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Amid boycott by arhtiyas, labourers, 730-tonne paddy procured on Day 1

Hindustan Times  

Amid strike by arhtiyas, labourers and rice mill owners, the Punjab government announced the beginning of the paddy procurement from Tuesday that saw about 1,000-tonne freshly harvested grain reaching the over 1,800 mandis of the state. Muktsar district mandi officer Ahaypal Brar said the authorities have made ample arrangements to purchase 9 lakh tonnes of paddy. “The government may store …

Just 5 days to go for procurement to kick off, bumper paddy yield may spell more trouble for Punjab
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Just 5 days to go for procurement to kick off, bumper paddy yield may spell more trouble for Punjab

Hindustan Times  

Punjab is expecting a bumper yield of 230 lakh tonne paddy this kharif season, with harvesting starting in some patches of the state and freshly harvested produce expected to arrive in the mandis by October 1. A total of 175 lakh tonnes of food grain is still stored in the godowns of four state procurement agencies, Pungrain, Markfed, Punsup and …

Skewed subsidies make paddy most profitable
5 months ago

Skewed subsidies make paddy most profitable

Hindustan Times  

Massive subsidies for growers of paddy, a water-guzzling cereal that has ecologically ruined Punjab and Haryana, along with state-guaranteed purchases,have made it the most profitable crop in the country, the reason why farmers don’t want to shift to scarce items such as pulses, a new study has said. However, given that subsidies are heavily skewed towards rice, it will be …

Monsoon Impact: Vegetable prices soar due to heavy rains across Delhi-NCR | ABP News
5 months, 1 week ago

Monsoon Impact: Vegetable prices soar due to heavy rains across Delhi-NCR | ABP News

ABP News  

In recent weeks, residents of Delhi have faced a significant surge in vegetable prices, driven by a supply shortage exacerbated by the impact of monsoon rains across various states in India. The major wholesale vegetable markets in Delhi, such as Azadpur Mandi, Ghazipur Mandi, and Okhla Sabzi Mandi, have witnessed sharp increases in the rates of essential vegetables. The disruption …

Kerala Assembly: Recent climate vagaries caused loss of ₹110 crore in paddy sector, says Agriculture Minister
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala Assembly: Recent climate vagaries caused loss of ₹110 crore in paddy sector, says Agriculture Minister

The Hindu  

Climate change-induced weather vagaries inflicted a cumulative loss of around ₹110 crore to paddy farmers in Kerala in the just-concluded summer season, Agriculture Minister P. Prasad has said. Replying to a Calling Attention motion in the Kerala Assembly on July 1, Mr. Prasad said the combined effect of heatwave-like and drought-like conditions that persisted in Kerala from February to May …

Rise in paddy support price: farmers wary of Kerala’s move
6 months ago

Rise in paddy support price: farmers wary of Kerala’s move

The Hindu  

Farmers here are wary of the benefit they might get after the Central government announced an increase in the support price of paddy from ₹21.81 a kg to ₹23 a kg. “We are worried whether we would actually get the benefit of the Centre’s move because of the policies being followed by the State government,” said paddy farmer Vinunath M.S. …

Farmers’ demand timely supply of agricultural inputs
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers’ demand timely supply of agricultural inputs

The Hindu  

The Bangaaru Vaickal Neeradhara Koottamaippu, a water users’ association, has sought the intervention of the Lt. Governor to ensure timely supply of agricultural inputs to farmers during the Sornavari season. In a memorandum to Lt. Radhakrishnan and other officials, V. Chandrasekhar, president of the association, said that though the harvesting of paddy had commenced, the Department of Agriculture had not …

Telangana: Government to Buy Paddy Damaged in Rain at MSP
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana: Government to Buy Paddy Damaged in Rain at MSP

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Civil supplies commissioner D.S. Chouhan assured that the department would purchase damaged paddy owing to adverse weather conditions at the minimum support price. He said, “In instances where paddy has been damaged by unseasonal rains, the government reassures farmers that irrespective of the loss, the government will purchase the paddy and its priority remains to protect the livelihoods of …

Odisha: Will make paddy purchase clean & transparent says Manmohan Samal
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha: Will make paddy purchase clean & transparent says Manmohan Samal

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal on Thursday alleged irregularities of over Rs 1 lakh crore in paddy procurement in the state and assured transparency will be restored if his party came to power. Describing the BJD government in the state as anti-farmer, Samal said if BJP comes to power, all paddy grown by farmers will be procured. Alleging the …

Indian farmers reject government offer and say they will carry on marching to New Delhi
10 months ago

Indian farmers reject government offer and say they will carry on marching to New Delhi

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Indian farmers who have been protesting for a week to demand guaranteed crop prices have rejected a proposal from the government, and say they will continue their march to the capital New Delhi. The protesting farmers began their march last week, but their efforts to reach the city have been blocked by authorities, who have barricaded highways …

Farmer leaders reject Centre's MSP proposal, say they will march towards Delhi on Wednesday
10 months ago

Farmer leaders reject Centre's MSP proposal, say they will march towards Delhi on Wednesday

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Farmers leaders taking part in the 'Delhi Chalo' agitation on Monday rejected the Centre's proposal of procuring pulses, maize and cotton at MSP by government agencies for five years, saying it was not in farmers' interest and announced that they will march towards the national capital on Wednesday. In the fourth round of talks with farmer leaders, a panel …

‘Delhi Chalo’ protests | Why farmers are marching to Delhi?
10 months, 1 week ago

‘Delhi Chalo’ protests | Why farmers are marching to Delhi?

The Hindu  

Police fired teargas on February 13 at hundreds of farmers and supporters during their protest march to New Delhi to demand better prices for their produce. The Modi government also aims to prevent a repeat of a year-long protest in 2020-21 when the farmers forced the government to scarp three farm laws. The government announces support prices for more than …

Thousands of Indian farmers are marching to New Delhi to renew their demands over crop prices
10 months, 1 week ago

Thousands of Indian farmers are marching to New Delhi to renew their demands over crop prices

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Indian authorities Tuesday deployed heavy …

AP: Will purchase paddy, minister assures farmers
1 year ago

AP: Will purchase paddy, minister assures farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: Civil Supplies minister Karumuri Venkata Nageswara Rao on Wednesday assured farmers that the government would purchase inundated paddy without considering that it contains moisture and the farmers need not worry about their damaged paddy. Jagan Mohan Reddy has given instructions to officials to shift the paddy to rice mills and added that the Chief Minister would prevent farmers from …

AP farmers told not to worry about paddy caught in rain, compensation promised
1 year ago

AP farmers told not to worry about paddy caught in rain, compensation promised

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: Civil supplies minister Karumuri Venkata Nageswara Rao and BC Welfare Minister Chelluboyina Srinivasa Venu Gopalakrishna visited the paddyfields in their constituencies where the harvested paddy was heaped on the grounds, on Monday. Nageswara Rao said the harvested paddy has been carried to the nearest rice mills on a war-footing. The paddy in Krishna district would be sent to the …

Mohali: Despite flood fury, paddy procurement rises by 26%
1 year, 1 month ago

Mohali: Despite flood fury, paddy procurement rises by 26%

Hindustan Times  

With the state heading towards bumper paddy production this Kharif season, Mohali district alone has procured 44,694 metric tonnes more produce this year as compared to last year. Despite floods destroying the crop initially sown in July, farmers eventually had better yield this year. Explaining the reasons behind better yield this year, deputy commissioner Aashika Jain said the crop this …

Paddy gambit may hold the key to power in Chhattisgarh
1 year, 1 month ago

Paddy gambit may hold the key to power in Chhattisgarh

Hindustan Times  

On Friday afternoon, two days before campaigning for the first phase of the crucial assembly elections were to end, BJP leaders across the central plains of Chhattisgarh watched their television screens earnestly. And they heard what they were waiting for: a guarantee to Chhattisgarh’s farmers that a future BJP-led government would acquire paddy at ₹3,100 per quintal per acre. In …

Paddy purchase declines as farmers hold back in run-up to elections
1 year, 1 month ago

Paddy purchase declines as farmers hold back in run-up to elections

Live Mint  

Government procurement of paddy has fallen as farmers hold back on selling their crop, hoping for sops ahead of Assembly elections in five states this year. The union government, through the federal Food Corporation of India and state agencies, has procured 14.7 million tonnes of paddy in the ongoing kharif marketing season that started on 1 October, as against 15.9 …

Paddy Politics Heats Up in Chhattisgarh Ahead of Polls
1 year, 3 months ago

Paddy Politics Heats Up in Chhattisgarh Ahead of Polls

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: A minister in the Bhupesh Baghel government on Thursday declared that farmers would get a price of Rs 3,600 for a quintal of paddy if Congress returned to power in Chhattisgarh in the year-end assembly elections, triggering a political row here. State parliamentary affairs minister Ravindra Choubey, who is also spokesman of the Chhattisgarh government, said that the paddy …

The Unrecognised Urban Farmers of Delhi Are Caught in Conflict Over Land
1 year, 11 months ago

The Unrecognised Urban Farmers of Delhi Are Caught in Conflict Over Land

The Quint  

“The agricultural activity is continuously declining in Delhi to rapid urbanisation and growth in other economic activities of trade and industry. “Farmers in Delhi villages have been exploited, and land ownership has decreased over the years,” says Tyagi adding that more than 97% of farmers own less than 0.5 hectares of land. There are no financial incentives or subsidy support …

Farmers in Andhra Pradesh are facing ‘untold hardships’ under YSRCP tenure, alleges TDP leader
2 years ago

Farmers in Andhra Pradesh are facing ‘untold hardships’ under YSRCP tenure, alleges TDP leader

The Hindu  

Telugu Desam Party Polit Bureau member Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy has alleged that farmers in Andhra Pradesh are facing untold hardship as the YSR Congress Party government has ‘failed’ to come to their rescue. He took strong exception to Agriculture Minister Kakani Govardhan Reddy’s suggestion to farmers to switch over from paddy to commercial crops including cotton and said that the …

Middlemen offer 100 less than MSP to paddy in AP\'s Godavari districts
2 years, 1 month ago

Middlemen offer 100 less than MSP to paddy in AP\'s Godavari districts

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: As the Khariff crop in Godavari districts is getting ready for harvest, middlemen have entered the scene and are offering a lower rate -- Rs 100 less than the MSP of Rs 1540 per bag of 75kg paddy. Further, if farmers take paddy to Rythu Bharosa Kendras or other purchasing centres, they have to face hassles. During the harvesting …

27mn Ton Paddy Straw, Short Sowing Window: Farmers Race Against Time for Harvesting - News18
2 years, 2 months ago

27mn Ton Paddy Straw, Short Sowing Window: Farmers Race Against Time for Harvesting - News18

News 18  

As winter approaches, Delhi is bracing itself for plummeting air quality, made worse by stubble burning in neighbouring states. Part 4 of 5 As the long rainy spell finally comes to an end over North-west India, paddy harvesting has gathered steam with farmers now racing against time to reap paddy sown on nearly 46 lakh hectares of land across Punjab, …

Haryana likely to achieve 55 lakh MT paddy procurement target: agri dept
2 years, 2 months ago

Haryana likely to achieve 55 lakh MT paddy procurement target: agri dept

Hindustan Times  

: The Haryana government is likely to achieve the target of procuring 55 lakh MT of paddy on minimum support price despite yield loss due to unseasonal rains and dwarfing disease, the state agriculture department has claimed, amid talks that arrival of rice from neighbouring Uttar Pradesh could help the procurement agencies to accomplish the number. Haryana likely to achieve …

Paddy growers in Nellore upbeat as market remains bullish
2 years, 3 months ago

Paddy growers in Nellore upbeat as market remains bullish

The Hindu  

Farmers in Nellore district are making hay while the sun shines as the market price of paddy has gone up thanks to high demand for non-basmati rice from abroad. The farmers faced problems in selling paddy during rabi due to relatively high moisture content in their produce as the millers took additional 10% more paddy on this count then. A …

Kharif sowing on rise, lower output of rice likely amid patchy rainfall
2 years, 4 months ago

Kharif sowing on rise, lower output of rice likely amid patchy rainfall

Hindustan Times  

The area under most kharif or summer-sown crops critical for the country’s food security rose in the week ended July 29, compared to the same period last year, official data showed on Friday, but experts said they expected lower output of the main staple rice due to a patchy monsoon, potentially pushing up cereal prices. “Since rainfall continues to be …

Trends show 27% dip in paddy sowing
2 years, 5 months ago

Trends show 27% dip in paddy sowing

The Hindu  

Factors such as water scarcity in Punjab and increase in fertilizer prices may have resulted in 27% decrease in paddy sowing till July 1 during this kharif season. Farmers have flagged the high prices of diammonium phosphate, muriate of potash, and nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, key fertilizers used in cultivating paddy. Many farmers have decided to leave their land fallow …

AP government to purchase discoloured paddy
2 years, 7 months ago

AP government to purchase discoloured paddy

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: West Godavari in-charge minister Dadisetty Ramalingeswara Rao assured farmers not to worry about their paddy that has got damaged due to Asani Cyclone. Speaking about roads, the minister Raja said he would try to get funds sanctioned from central government for linking the four main highways of the state with the national highway. Civil supplies minister Karumuri Venkata Nageswara …

Nellore farmers hit by Telangana decision against entry of paddy from other states
2 years, 8 months ago

Nellore farmers hit by Telangana decision against entry of paddy from other states

Deccan Chronicle  

Nellore: BJP alleged that the decision of the Telangana government to ban the entry of paddy from other states is against the rules of the central government. BJP senior leader Midathala Ramesh alleged that the stand taken by Telangana has an impact on the farmers of Nellore district where paddy harvesting is in progress. Ramesh said that paddy procurement centres …

TS farmers lose out on MSP, seek relief
2 years, 8 months ago

TS farmers lose out on MSP, seek relief

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Farmers, who opted out of paddy cultivation following Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao’s statements against sowing paddy in the rabi season, feel betrayed by the state government’s decision to purchase paddy at a minimum support price. After the Chief Minister’s appeal, the paddy cultivation in the rabi dropped to 35 lakh acres from 52 lakh acres in 2021 in …

TS decides to buy paddy at MSP; revokes GO 111
2 years, 8 months ago

TS decides to buy paddy at MSP; revokes GO 111

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao on Tuesday announced that the government had decided to purchase paddy at minimum support price from farmers in the rabi season, which will cost the state about Rs 3,500 crore. For that reason, we have decided to purchase paddy on our own although it may put an additional burden of Rs 3,500 crore on …

Telangana Cabinet To Buy Paddy From Farmers At MSP After Centre's Refusal
2 years, 8 months ago

Telangana Cabinet To Buy Paddy From Farmers At MSP After Centre's Refusal

ABP News  

New Delhi: With the Centre refusing to buy paddy from Telangana farmers during the current Rabi season, the state government opt to purchase it on Tuesday, news agency IANS reported. After the Modi Govt failed the Telangana paddy farmers, Hon’ble CM KCR Garu has announced that the state Govt will buy entire paddy at MSP. He guaranteed farmers that the …

Procure paddy or quit as CM: Etala tells KCR
2 years, 8 months ago

Procure paddy or quit as CM: Etala tells KCR

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: BJP MLA Etala Rajendar on Friday asked Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao to step down from his post if his government was not able to procure paddy produced in Telangana. Rajendar said all it took to solve the problem of millers purchasing paddy during the current rabi crop for the state government was to offer some subsidy and allow …

KCR to Modi: Buy all paddy from Telangana
2 years, 8 months ago

KCR to Modi: Buy all paddy from Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to direct the union ministry of food and public distribution to procure the entire paddy from Telangana in rabi season. He also urged Modi to convene a meeting of agriculture experts and Chief Ministers of all states to discuss and debate to formulate a …

Centre can\'t buy all paddy stock, clarifies Goyal
2 years, 8 months ago

Centre can\'t buy all paddy stock, clarifies Goyal

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a setback to Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, the Centre on Wednesday clearly indicated that it is not possible to procure the entire paddy produced in any state on the grounds that procurement depends on multiple factors and not just on production. The Chief Minister earlier on Monday strongly demanded that the Centre procure 100 per cent paddy …

KCR enacted paddy drama to divert attention: Bandi
2 years, 9 months ago

KCR enacted paddy drama to divert attention: Bandi

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: BJP state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Tuesday accused Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao of enacting a fresh drama by demanding that the Centre purchase paddy, instead of rice. It is the state government that said it won’t procure paddy from farmers this season.” “All these days, KCR has been demanding that the Centre purchase parboiled rice from TS, …

Centre must buy state paddy: KCR
2 years, 9 months ago

Centre must buy state paddy: KCR

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao on Monday demanded that the Centre procure 100 per cent paddy for minimum support price and not rice from Telangana in rabi season as was being done in Punjab. Rao warned the Centre of launching an intense agitation like Telangana movement if it failed to procure paddy in rabi from Telangana for MSP adding …

An MSP scheme to transform Indian agriculture
2 years, 10 months ago

An MSP scheme to transform Indian agriculture

The Hindu  

The ongoing struggle of farmers is not for political power. MSP could serve, in principle, three purposes — price stabilisation in the food grains market, income support to farmers, and also as a mechanism for coping with the indebtedness of farmers. The price stabilisation policy for food grains in India evolved over time, first with the Essential Commodities Act in …

Centre explains reason for lower budget estimate than FY 2021-22
2 years, 10 months ago

Centre explains reason for lower budget estimate than FY 2021-22

Op India  

The All India Kisan Sabha, the farmer wing of the CPM, which is also a part of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha that led the demonstration against the three farm laws, slammed the Union Budget, calling it anti-poor, anti-farmer, insensitive to genuine demands of farmers. In fact this is lesser than the allocation of 2.48 lakh crore…"https://t.co/8cYf3bGthN — AIKS February 2, …

TS purchases paddy to fill Centre’s 46LT rice order
2 years, 11 months ago

TS purchases paddy to fill Centre’s 46LT rice order

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana government has completed the purchase of paddy from the farmers to produce 46 lakh tonnes of rice, which the Centre had agreed to purchase from the state in the Kharif season. The government needed to procure 68.65 lakh tonnes of paddy which when milled produces 46 LT of rice, civil supplies minister Gangula Kamalakar said. He said …

MSP is no silver bullet to boost farmers' income
3 years ago

MSP is no silver bullet to boost farmers' income

Live Mint  

Even as the central government has announced its withdrawal of the three farm laws, farmer unions have persisted in their demand to make the minimum support price a legal entitlement. The National Commission on Farmers, headed by eminent agricultural scientist Dr MS Swaminathan, had in 2006 recommended the MSP should be at least 50% more than the weighted average cost …

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