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Farmers receive MSP worth Rs 2,356 crore during 2022-23 Kharif season

In the ongoing Kharif marketing season in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Tamil Nadu, farmers have benefitted with minimum support price value of Rs 2,356.30 crore

Chhattisgarh gets approval for pulses procurement at MSPs in kharif season

The Bhupesh Baghel government had announced in July procuring arhar, urad, and moong at MSPs. Farmers will get Rs 6,600 per quintal for moong and urad, and Rs 7,755 per quintal for arhar.

As farmers return to Delhi, here is what they are protesting about

Apart from unemployment, the withdrawal of the Electrical Reform Bill and implementation of the minimum support price (MSP) on commercial crops were among the major demands of the farmers

Kisan Mahapanchayat: 19 farmers detained at UP's Ghazipur border

Meanwhile, the Samyuktha Kisan Morcha has written to President Dropudi Murmu in connection with their protest

SKM rejects August 22 meeting of Committee on MSP, says no hopes from it

Samyukta Kisan Morcha leaders on Tuesday opposed the upcoming meeting of the committee on Minimum Support Price, calling the panel a farce and said nothing conclusive will come out of the talks

Self-sufficiency in foodgrain shows India can reduce imports: PM Modi

Government encourages farmers to diversify crops, but doing away with imported oilseeds and pulses challenging

Bhagwant Mann demands MSP for farmers, says happy with NITI Aayog meeting

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, who attended the NITI Aayog's governing council meeting on Sunday, said that he raised the issues of farmers including MSP while adding that he was happy with the meeting

Cost to crop: What it will take for effective, transparent delivery of MSP

MPS's effective and transparent delivery has been part of multiple committees and reports. Many recommendations have been implemented and others put in cold storage

Time for an accommodation

SKM should join the govt-appointed panel to shape agri policy

SKM leaders question composition of MSP panel, may give it a miss

Farmers' grouping has also been roiled by factional disputes since year-long agitation was called off

Govt forms panel to make MSP more transparent and effective after 8 months

The government has notified a committee to make "more effective and transparent" Minimum Support Price (MSP), eight months after it promised to set up such a panel

Eight months after rolling back farm laws, Centre sets up MSP panel

Representatives of agriculture universities and institutions have also been included in the panel. Joint secretary (crops) in the Ministry of Agriculture will be the member secretary in the panel

Tikait warns of 'agriculture hartal' in India to press for MSP guarantee

Tikait, who is on a three-day tour of Bihar, also urged Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to restore the system of "mandis" and rued the absence of strong farmer bodies in the state.

WTO MC12: Piyush Goyal backs people-first approach to world trade

Seeks a permanent solution to the issue of public stockholding for food security

Kharif MSP hiked 4-9% for 2022-23 season, largest spike in pulses, oilseeds

Biggest hikes were reserved for pulses, oilseeds

Wheat procurement under MSP likely to be lowest in last 10 years

India was till last week headed to a record production but the heat wave that started in March and continued in April over northwest India is set to affect produce, especially in Punjab and Haryana

Export opportunity

India can become a reliable grain exporter

New farm group to press for MSP law, months after govt repealed reforms

After the agitation to repeal farm laws, a group of farmers on Tuesday floated a new front to press for their demand for a law for guaranteeing minimum support prices for farm produce.

Raw jute MSP hiked by Rs 250 to Rs 4,750 a quintal for 2022-23 season

Jute Corporation of India will continue as central government nodal agency to undertake price support operations and the losses incurred, if any, in such operations, will be fully reimbursed by Centre

Ukraine crisis: Farmers registering to sell wheat at MSP in MP down by 17%

Around 1.98 million farmers have applied to sell wheat to govt agencies this year, against around 2.4 million during the same period last year