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No one raises issue of hiking MSP for sugarcane out of fear: Varun Gandhi

He said his party colleagues do not raise such issues as they fear that they will not be given poll tickets

What is Minimum Support Price, or MSP?

After Centre made a U-turn on agriculture laws, farmers hailed the government's decision to look into their demand to legalise Minimum Support Price or MSP. But what exactly is MSP? Let's understand

TMS, Ep68 - Market crash, exports, EV batteries, Minimum Support Price

What are the strategies to ride market uncertainty? What is the road ahead for Indian exports? Will battery swapping catapult EVs into the mainstream? What is Minimum Support Price? All answers here

Rakesh Tikait says bigger issue of MSP persists, questions govt's intention

The bigger issue of minimum support price (MSP) for crops is pending, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait said in Muzaffarnagar

Committee on MSP to be set up 'very soon in near future': Agri Secy

Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Agrawal said on Monday that the committee will be formed soon

Setback for reforms

India needs feasible ways to increase farm incomes

Year-long farmers' stir against three acts finally comes to an end

The SKM leaders said in a press conference that protest sites across the country will start winding up on Dec 11 after holding a victory rally to mark the occasion

Protest sites were like home, will be lifelong memory, say farmers

Preparing to go home, many farmer protesters said that they will dispose of items of daily use and back carrying their personal belongings and vehicles

Govt procures paddy worth Rs 64,000 cr at MSP in 2021-22 mkt year so far

"Till now about 25.94 lakh farmers have been benefitted from the procurement with MSP value of Rs 63,897.73 crore," a statement said

LIVE: Kerala logs 4,557 new cases; 10 mn Covid doses administered today

52 more deaths took the state's Covid-induced toll to 41,439

Best of BS Opinion: Indigenisation costs in defence, reforming MSP and more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Friday

PM-ASHAA and price deficiency payment: Touted at launch, flat in practice

Both were well-intentioned but inadvertently kept several farmers out and in any case had complicated implementation protocols on MSP

Govt seeks five names of farmer leaders for committee on MSP

The move comes a day after both the Houses of Parliament passed a Bill to repeal the three contentious farm laws against which farmers have been protesting for a year

Cost estimates of legalising MSP purely theoretical attempts: Ramesh Chand

States and Centre should jointly work towards ensuring MSP; farm law repeal temporary setback to growth and development of agriculture

Supporting farmers

Govt should find ways to extend income support

After repeal of farm laws, BKU leader Naresh Tikait demands talks on MSP

BKU national president Naresh Tikait welcomed the Union government's move to repeal the three farm laws but demanded that discussions on MSP and other issues

Is legalising MSP a panacea for India's agri-troubles?

The Parliament has passed the Farm Laws Repeal Bill 2021. But farmer unions are demanding a legal guarantee for minimum support price of crops. Is legalising MSP a magic bullet to address farmer woes?

TMS Ep53: Legalising MSP, Noida's Jewar airport, Indian equities, PFvsPPF

Is a law on MSP a solution to all of the farmers' woes? Can Noida's Jewar airport deliver what it promises to? Is the worst over for Indian equities? What is the difference between PF and PPF?

Parliament takes 12 mins to repeal farm laws; Tomar hails PM's generosity

The farmers leading the protest, however, said they would keep up the pressure on their other demands, including a legal guarantee for the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for agri-commodities

Agriculture Minister Tomar's comment on MSP 'unjustified', 'illogical': SKM

SKM said that Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar's comments that a Committee to deliberate on the issues of crop diversification among others, is "patently unjustified and illogical".