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Are crop price thresholds a failure?

Government notified minimum support prices are aimed at ensuring that every farmer gets a fair price for his crop. However is the system working? Why is the farmer suffering despite these pricing thresholds? As part of our series 'what's ailing rural India?', Farah Bookwala Vhora finds out if MSPs were serving their purpose.

first published: Mar 24, 2015 04:48 pm

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