Is legal assurance of MSP for farmers viable? What are its implications?
Consumer-centric approach by the government has had a considerable impact on farmers
Farm Laws: Is MSP guarantee really the elixir that Indian agriculture needs?
Concept is unreasonable and will be detrimental for country’s agricultural system, feel experts
Why is Dilli Chalo 2018 a unique protest march by farmers?
P Sainath, noted grassroot journalist and founder editor of People's Archive of Rural India, talks about why this farmer protest is unique? About …
Two years on, what has been the progress on Committee on MSP? I follow up
The Committee has not produced any interim report yet; critical that government focuses on farmers’ well-being
Farmers in at least 65 countries rose up in protest since January 2023. Here’s why
Producers in South America, Europe, India, Nepal demand better prices and policies
Simply put: Minimal MSP hike
Farmers’ protests increased five times in India from 2017-2021: CSE
The number of protests rose to 165 across 22 states in 2020-21 from 34 across 15 states in 2017
Why MSP will not provide even minimum support to farmers
With a projected 5-25% rise in input prices of fuel, agricultural rentals and agrochemicals, the new MSPs for kharif crops will not lead to any gains
Simply Put: Farm Bill 2020
Parliamentary panel recommends MSP for timber
Committee acted on idea by TERI to encourage aforestation
A legal guarantee means that there will be legal provisions for farmers to get the MSP for all 23 crops when they sell them
Simply Put: Feeding the world
Farmers’ Protests 2.0: DTE reports from ground zero Shambhu border
DTE video journalists, Prabhat Kumar & Dhruval Parekh, at Shambhu border as Haryana Police fired tear gas on farmers crossing from Punjab
Indian agriculture is under an invisible emergency
At a time when farmers strive to get the right price for crops, more money in their hands can help reignite the country's economy
Continued low expenditure in 'Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Produce' scheme
The MSP for MFP scheme was launched in 2013-14, aimed at improving the financial condition of forest-dwelling communities living in the …
For India, the fight at WTO will be about food security
India needs to find a permanent solution to the problem of public stock holding, as it is a matter of survival for hundreds of millions of people
As Rajasthan government stops buying mustard, farmers resort to distress selling
Rajasthan contributes 50 per cent of total mustard production in India, but Centre-State dispute is hurting farmers' interest
Farmers reject Centre’s new MSP proposal; demand guarantee for all 23 crops
Offer limited to pulses, maize and cotton crops, key demand on MSP calculation left out
Simply Put: MSP road block
Wheat Crisis: Government procurement goals not met, food security risk increases
Wheat is being purchased at a higher rate than the MSP despite the export ban
Yogi's gift to Uttar Pradesh farmers: loan waiver, higher MSP, guaranteed procurement
The decision comes as a huge relief for about 20 million small and marginal farmers
Simply Put: In a foreign land?
Farmers need support, period
It is time we talked about the real cost of our food, about how to benefit farmers who grow our food
Climate change in India: Either adapt or perish in Rajasthan
As desert receives more rains, big farmers experiment with cash crops and small and marginal farmers abandon farming
Two seasons of separation and a deep political desperation
It feels good that agriculture features high in political discourse but, again, it is misdirected