-Newsclick.in The demolition of houses and displacement of about 5,000 people stem from the BJP government’s plan to start an ‘agricultural project’ in Gorukhuti. As we publish this article, there are reports that the eviction of Muslim families in Gorukhuti in Darrang District by Assam Police took an ugly turn on Thursday with reports of police firing claiming at least three lives. Unconfirmed reports said the death toll could be higher. The...

-NetworkIdeas.org Though not featuring in any of the three farm laws, the Minimum Support Price (MSP) at which the government promises to procure 25 different commodities through different agencies, is a central issue in the standoff between the government and protesting farmers. The latter fear that the implementation of the three laws will end the MSP regime, with the government withdrawing from procuring output at a remunerative cost-plus price. The response...

-Foundation for Agrarian Studies blog The announcement on September 8, 2021 of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for the upcoming Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) will be seen as adding insult to injury by thousands of protesting farmers who have sustained their agitation against the three anti-farmer Farm Acts for over a year. This is because the procurement prices offered are not merely grossly inadequate but also because the package comes dressed in...

The Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households and Land and Livestock Holdings of Households in Rural India (NSS 77th Round), which was released recently, informs one about farm households' income in the crop year 2018-19 and indebtedness in 2019 (as on the date of survey), among other things. Prior to the recent report, Land and Livestock Holding Surveys (LHS) and Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of Agricultural Households used to be...

-TheWire.in The detailed socio-economic data set provides insight into a farmer’s investment behaviour, level of indebtedness and income earned from various activities. The recent release of the decennial NSS 77th round Situation Assessment of Agricultural Households (SAS) is a welcome development for agriculture and allied sectors. The detailed socio-economic data set provides insight into a farmer’s investment behaviour, level of indebtedness and income earned from various activities. An analysis of these and other...