-Down to Earth Western UP farmers say they have become aware of their rights due to the protest and will vote on them The year-long farmers’ protest against the three farm laws and on granting a legal status to Minimum Support price (MSP) is likely to play a role when farmers from western Uttar Pradesh (UP) cast their votes February 10, 2022. The 2020-21 protest and several mahapanchayats during that time saw a...
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Will form committee on MSP after assembly polls: Tomar tells RS
-PTI/ ThePrint.in New Delhi: The government is committed to forming a panel on Minimum Support price (MSP) and the Election Commission has said it can be done after the polls are over, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said in the Rajya Sabha on Friday. While announcing the repeal of three farm laws in November last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised to set up a committee to discuss the farmers’ demand...
More »Lucrative rabi: Mustard farmers may reap good prices despite bumper output -Shagun
-Down to Earth Higher MSP, dearer imports expected to keep rates firm for local oilseeds India looks set for a bumper mustard harvest this rabi season, which raises the question: Will those growing the oilseed reap enough compensation for their effort? Increased supply generally suppresses prices, but experts are optimistic that mustard farmers will duck that trend this time. The country has already achieved its mustard acreage for 2025-26 this rabi...
More »Centre may reduce moisture content limit for wheat, paddy. Why this will hurt farmers -Shagun
-Down to Earth The government is trying to gradually withdraw from procurement operations, MSP regime with this move, feel farmers A recent draft proposal by the Union government to change the moisture content limit for wheat and paddy has farmers worried ahead of the rabi procurement season that begins April 2022. The ideal moisture content in wheat may be reduced to 12 per cent from 14 per cent and in paddy to 16...
More »Low yield boon for Haryana farmers, cotton sells 60% above MSP -Deepender Deswal
-The Tribune In Sirsa, private players are buying cotton at up to Rs 9,700 per quintal whereas the government has fixed the MSP at Rs 5,925 Sirsa: The low cotton yield this season due to excessive rain and pink bollworm attack has resulted in the crop selling at over 60 per cent higher than the Minimum Support price (MSP). In Sirsa, private players are buying cotton at up to Rs 9,700 per...
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