Is legal assurance of MSP for farmers viable? What are its implications?

Consumer-centric approach by the government has had a considerable impact on farmers

Mustard prices continue to stay below MSP; industry body urges government intervention

Farmers fear that prices will slip further with arrival of new mustard crop by next month, as they expect record harvest

Himachal Pradesh budget announces green development scholarship scheme, boost to natural farming

Provisions worth Rs 582 crore for farmers; MSP for wheat, maize, milk increased

Two years on, what has been the progress on Committee on MSP? I follow up

 The Committee has not produced any interim report yet; critical that government focuses on farmers’ well-being

Farmers in at least 65 countries rose up in protest since January 2023. Here’s why

Producers in South America, Europe, India, Nepal demand better prices and policies

Farmers reject Centre’s new MSP proposal; demand guarantee for all 23 crops

Offer limited to pulses, maize and cotton crops, key demand on MSP calculation left out

Agriculture, fisheries take spotlight at WTO meet in Abu Dhabi

India backs permanent solution for public stockholding of food grains even as developing nations attack it

Simply put: Minimal MSP hike

Simply Put: Farm Bill 2020

Parliamentary panel recommends MSP for timber

Committee acted on idea by TERI to encourage aforestation 

Yogi's gift to Uttar Pradesh farmers: loan waiver, higher MSP, guaranteed procurement

The decision comes as a huge relief for about 20 million small and marginal farmers

Simply Put: Minimum support panel

Dairy farmers want at least Rs 30/ltr for cow milk

Farmers seek MSP since surplus skimmed milk powder is lowering demand and prices

Centre again revisits minimum support prices of key minor forest produce  

Latest guidelines have fixed MSPs that favour traders rather than the forest gatherers

MSP calculations still continue with old formula & not on comprehensive cost

If the recommendations were followed, the MSP of the six crops would be higher

Govt hikes Rabi crops’ MSP minimally

Increase in MSP of wheat is the lowest in the last six years

Kisan Mahapanchayat to be organised at Ramlila Ground today; participation from Punjab to be affected

Samyukt Kisan Morcha submits a number of demands to Centre ahead of the Mahapanchayat

Minimum support price: Centre forms panel to consider legal guarantee

Committee to look into zero-budget farming, cropping pattern 

Deadlock: Centre asks farmer unions to get back within a day on proposal to ‘hold’ laws

Farmers to decide on next step as government puts ball in their court

Why rich and poor farmers demand MSP, government intervention in market

Agriculture not possible without government support, rue farmers 

Kisan Mukti March: Farmers from across India take to Delhi roads

This is the fourth farmer protest in the Capital in the last 18 months

Farmers, Dalits, ex-servicemen call for ‘Jail Bharo’ and ‘BJP Quit India’ movements

All of them launch a protest today to make their demands heard

After excess rainfall, now poor prices leave Marathwada cotton farmers in debt

Excess rainfall has caused a loss of about 50 per cent across the cotton belt region

Low MSP for cotton may ruin many Maharashtra farmers

Untimely rains have damaged cotton and soyabean crops all over the state

‘Union Budget should address Telangana farmers’ woes

In the past two months, about 50 farmers have reportedly ended their lives in the state