Farm-gate prices are down but demand is showing a small turnaround
Except in the case of paddy and wheat, minimum support price has yet to offer remunerative prices
The Union Cabinet had on June 7 approved the minimum support price of 14 kharif (summer-sown) crops
He adds, no govt can meet the Swaminathan formula for calculating the cost of production
The earnings of rural households over the last few years have been impacted by modest hikes in Minimum Support Prices
NDA government believes steep hikes in MSPs without taking into account market conditions and requirement of the country is counter-productive