CACP suggests MSP rise for kharif crops

To encourage shift in cultivation towards oilseeds and pulses from foodgrains, the Commission for Agriculture Costs and Prices has recommended a significant rise in minimum support price of major kharif crops. However, how far that would impact the actual market rates is not clear because experts feel that much of the MSP recommendation is just notional, barring wheat and rice wherein government procures almost 80 per cent of total annual production.