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Cabinet approves new procurement policy to ensure MSP to farmers

A decision in this regard was taken in the cabinet meeting, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Most agricultural commodity prices well below minimum support price

The central govt is believed to be in an advanced stage of announcing a 'Bhavantar' (price differential) scheme, to directly pay growers the difference between the current price and MSP

How Maharashtra APMC amendment could push traders away from markets

The amendment has also done away with the process of the requirement of separate licenses considering the entire state as a single market

A promise on paper

MSPs mean nothing without a procurement system

BJP and Opposition battle it out for the affections of the rural voter

Hiking paddy MSP by almost Rs 200 per quintal, as against Rs 80 per quintal last year, is of electoral value in major parts of eastern India

MSP revision for 14 kharif crops to benefit farmers, says India Ratings

In the analysis, Ind-Ra looked at the agricultural gross value added in MSP for rice and wheat as a proxy for agricultural growth

Unwise counsel

A right to MSPs for farmers is impractical

Statsguru: Sharp hike in minimum support prices likely to up CPI

NDA government fulfils its budget promise of providing MSP at 1.5 times cost

Stagnant farm wages a drag on minimum support prices

Farm wages have been stagnant, contracting by 1.5% in 2015-16 and growing 1.7% in 2016-17

Government to soon announce new mechanism to ensure farmers get MSP

The minister said the government has increased the MSP of Kharif (summer-sown) crops substantially and farmers community are now happy with this decision

How will this double-digit MSP hike impact consumer goods and rural sales?

A third of FMCG and durable sales come from rural areas and an uptick in rural consumption augurs well for these FMCG businesses, analysts tracking the market said

With the new MSP, Chhattisgarh to pay its rice-growers highest in country

The new MSP for paddy had been fixed at Rs 1,750 per quintal. With the bonus, farmers in Chhattisgarh would be eligible to get Rs 2,050 for a quintal of yield that they would sell to the government

MSP hike boosts Yogi govt's agenda of promoting less water intensive crops

Sugar industry hoping cane acreage to settle at comfortable levels to prevent glut

Modi govt hikes MSP, but lack of funds, storage space may limit benefits

During election campaigning in 2014, Modi promised steep hikes in MSPs and the doubling of farmers' income soon after becoming prime minister

Higher MSPs a welcome step, but more actions needed, says Swaminathan

Swaminathan said the economic and ecological health of agriculture was not good, and that was clear from the massive protests by kisan organisations and the re-occurrence of farmer suicides

MSP hike: Cotton, oilseeds to take over pulses' acreage this kharif season

MSP hike insufficient for pulses; Centre's procurement may decide sowing prospects next season

MSP hike to destabilise macroeconomic variables, financial math: Experts

The government hiked the minimum support price for paddy by a record Rs 200 per quintal for 2018-19. It will cost the exchequer over Rs 150 bn

CCEA may hike MSP of paddy by Rs 200 a quintal, pulses by Rs 400

Coarse cereals MSP may see big rise, ragi MSP to rise by 900/qtl

MSP formulation based on outdated methodology, inadequate sample size

The sample size of 8,100 farmers across 19 states has not changed in the last three decades, and the methodology of the sample survey too remains unchanged

Centre, states to discuss minimum support price procurement models

The new guidelines for organic farming will come up for discussion