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As farmers plan another protest in Delhi, experts call for market reforms

Farmers to protest falling price of farm commodities, many of which are selling almost 20-30% below mandated MSP for kharif 2018

Farm labourers making bunches of paddy saplings to plant at a field on the outskirts of Guwahati | Photo: PTI
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Farm labourers making bunches of paddy saplings to plant at a field on the outskirts of Guwahati | Photo: PTI

Sanjeeb Mukherjee New Delhi
As farmers from several parts of the country are once again planning to stage a big protest in Delhi next month over the falling price of farm goods, experts and academicians called for market reforms and more decision making powers for states on agriculture-related matters to ensure higher income for cultivators.  

At a two-day 'Food Systems Dialogue' organised by Bharat Krishak Samaj, experts said that just announcing higher minimum support price (MSP) wouldn't lead to higher incomes for farmers unless it was supplemented by better and well-functioning markets. 

"The next phase of commodity boom will come from the consumers and