Minimum Support Price (msp)

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, "..MSP has been approved by the Cabinet for the Kharif marketing season 2025-26. The total amount is estimated to be around Rs 2,07,000 Crores. For every crop, cost plus 50 percent has been taken into consideration."

NITI panel report backs MSP, higher duties as rising edible oil demand poses 'challenge' to self sufficiency

India is a significant player in the global edible oil space, ranking fourth after the USA, China, and Brazil, accounting for 9-10% of total worldwide consumption.

Signals from MSP hikes for the FY25 Kharif season

It comes in the backdrop of a slow start to the monsoon, with all eyes on whether farm output will give a boost to rural income in the current fiscal

BJP-led government has helped sugarcane farmers recover crores of rupees in dues, says PM Modi

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on February 22, approved the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane for Sugar Season 2024-25 at Rs 340 per quintal at sugar recovery rate of 10.25%

Delhi Chalo March: Centre offers farmers 5-year plan to buy crops at minimum support price

The 'Delhi Chalo' agitation, which enters its sixth day on February 19, also involves farmers advocating for the implementation of the Swaminathan Commission's recommendations, pension for farmers and farm laborers, and the withdrawal of police cases

MSP can be legalised, but at crippling cost to economy, environment

Making the MSP for crops a legal guarantee will distort India’s agriculture market, increase prices of crops by 25-30%, hurt government finances and lead to indiscriminate use of resources, experts said, adding it will be a regressive policy move

JCI raw jute procurement may jump 50% in FY'24

The JCI is mandated by the government to carry out Minimum Support Price (MSP) operations for raw jute from farmers. This year, the average MSP price is Rs 5,050 per quintal.

MSP hike raises inflationary risk, but look skywards for clarity

A sharp increase in MSP rates due to rising costs raises the risk of higher food inflation but much depends on how the El Nino risk plays out during the monsoon season

India’s farm policy needs to focus on creating robust commodity supply chains

Efficient agricultural commodity value chains powered by online platforms with transparent price discovery mechanisms will empower the government to deliver on the promise of doubling farmers’ income without stirring inflationary forces 

Farmers stage protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, demand legal guarantee for MSP

The Congress’ unit for farmers also accused the BJP-led central government of not cooperating with farmers and reneging on its promises made to them following which, the year-long stir at Delhi borders was suspended.

Govt forms panel to look into ways to strengthen MSP system

It includes farmer representatives, state government representatives and central government officials

Government’s resolve on agriculture reforms will be tested in 2022

From working out the modalities of a floor price for agricultural produce to tackling rising commodity inflation while balancing the needs of end users and farmers, ensuring high productivity to contain food prices and putting in place a robust supply chain infrastructure, the government has its task cut out

"Why no decency to compensate farmers who died in protests?" Rahul Gandhi asks Centre

Gandhi's comments came in the backdrop of Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar's recent response in Parliament saying there is "no” record of the deaths of farmers who died during protests against three farm laws.

A comprehensive MSP is impractical, so what’s the solution then?

Experience so far shows guaranteeing an MSP causes havoc on the ground. The solution to making farming viable lies elsewhere

Winter Session of Parliament | Opposition to discuss boycotting entire session or continuing protests

The meeting comes a day after the bill repealing farm laws was passed in both the Houses of Parliament without debate and suspension of 12 Opposition Rajya Sabha members for ‘misconduct’ in the last session.

Centre hikes MSP for Rabi crops, wheat price raised by Rs 40 per quintal

The highest absolute increase in MSP over the previous year has been recommended for lentil (masur), along with rapeseeds and mustard (Rs 400 per quintal each), followed by gram (Rs 130 per quintal).

Chart of the Day: This year’s MSPs have been fixed with one eye on inflation

Even with the pressure of farmer agitations, the government has not pressed the MSP pedal too hard this year. Capital markets may be happy but farmers, not as much

Can we have a better agricultural policy please?

To make India’s farm effort weather proof, the urgent need now is for a more fine-tuned policy which does the right thing by allowing full play to market forces but also carefully designs incentives

Consumer comes before farmers, freeing pulse imports proves it again

The government’s move has prompted the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, the farmers’ union affiliated to the RSS, to demand a rollback

With Punjab farmers, the government stoops to conquer

The government’s procurement programme indicates it’s going out of its way to appease agitating farmers. Will it work?

How to make the most of farm laws? Answer lies in farmer producer organisations

These bodies can handhold their members through the maze of marketplace so that the farmers remain profitable

Legal Matters | Is Supreme Court trespassing beyond its remit?

The Supreme Court has a well-defined role under the Indian Constitution. Its excursions beyond those boundaries have far-reaching, and counter-productive, consequences

By staying the implementation of the three farm laws, the SC has sent out the wrong message

Why is the apex court taking upon itself the burden not cast on it by the Constitution? Even if the court is moved by the plight of the farmers, it could exhort them to abjure their obstinacy in taking to the streets with alacrity

Farmers' Protest: Here are the highlights of Supreme Court order staying the implementation of farm laws

The court said that it is passing the order with the hope and expectation that both parties will take this in the right spirit and attempt to arrive at a fair, equitable and just solution to the problems.

Govt wants all farmers get MSP benefit: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath

According to a press release, the chief minister directed that farmers’ produce be procured without any delay and, if required, additional arrangements should be made for it.