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MSP system should be reformed, less govt intervention crucial to agri growth: NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand

Chand batted for deferred deficiency price payments (DPP) as an alternative to the existing procurement based MSP structure.
Opinion | GDP data shows pain points in farms; economy in slowdown mode

High inflation hurts people’s buying power, while low levels can indicate poor demand and weak economic activity. Currently, it is the latter that seems to be playing out in the rural economy.
Avoid onslaught of heavy taxation on tobacco: Farmers to govt

The non-profit organisation representing farmers across the states, including Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Gujarat, appealed to Finance Minister Arun Jaitely, to avoid "the onslaught of heavy taxation on legal cigarette industry" and help bring stability in farm prices of tobacco.
How India can boost its distressed agriculture sector

Agriculture, as a percent of GDP, has fallen from 30 percent in 1990 to 18 percent now but the number of people depending on the sector hasn't fallen at the same rate. In a CNBC-TV18 interview, experts dissected what is wrong with the sector.

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Farm Prices

MSP system should be reformed, less govt intervention crucial to agri growth: NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand

Opinion | GDP data shows pain points in farms; economy in slowdown mode

Avoid onslaught of heavy taxation on tobacco: Farmers to govt

How India can boost its distressed agriculture sector