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CACP
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Policy & trade, IndiaMSP declared for kharif and rabi cropsThe Centre raised the paddy MSP to Rs 1,940 a quintal for 2021-22 and the wheat MSP by Rs 40 to Rs 2,015 for rabi 2022-23, with bigger rises for oilseeds and pulses.
- Policy & trade, IndiaCACP insists on a review of government procurementThe Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices recommended reviewing open-ended wheat and rice procurement to push farmers towards oilseeds, pulses and nutri-cereals.
- Policy & trade, IndiaMSP set for kharif crops far lower than the cost of production: states write to the CentreStates including Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Maharashtra have told the Centre that kharif MSPs fall well below their cost of production and asked for higher rates.