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MSP
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- 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.
- Policy & trade, IndiaFarmers dismiss Centre’s offer to put the farm laws on hold for a yearFarm unions under the Samyukta Kisan Morcha rejected the Centre's offer to put the farm laws on hold, repeating their demand for full repeal and a law on MSP.
- Policy & trade, IndiaA brief timeline of the meetings between the farmers and the governmentTraces the rounds of talks between the Centre and protesting farm unions from October 2020 to January 2021, none of which broke the deadlock over repeal of the farm laws.
- Policy & trade, IndiaA brief history of the farmers’ agitation in Delhi, 2020: is the capital city a solution to farmers’ grievances?Sets out the three 2020 farm laws, the government's case for them, farmers' fears over MSP and mandis, and the Delhi Chalo march that left protesters camped at Delhi's borders.
- Policy & trade, IndiaStill no resolution to farmers’ grievances; next round of talks on December 5Talks between the Centre and farm unions on the new farm laws ended without agreement after about eight hours, with unions holding out for repeal and another round set for December 5.
- Policy & trade, IndiaReliance Industries denies any immediate plan of contract farmingReliance Industries says it has no plans to enter contract farming or buy farmland, and has asked the courts in Punjab and Haryana to protect its staff and property from vandalism.
- Markets, IndiaRise in paddy procurement under same MSP for kharif marketing season 2020-21Government agencies bought over 84.46 lakh tonnes of paddy from 7.38 lakh farmers early in kharif marketing season 2020-21, and approved procurement of pulses, oilseeds and copra.
- Policy & trade, IndiaFarmers’ distrust of the Modi-led government during this pandemic is irredeemableFarmers camped in Delhi against the three farm laws say they do not trust the government's assurances on MSP, and unions have called a Bharat Bandh on December 8.
- Policy & trade, IndiaAn impending call of doom for a nation of farmers?The President's assent to three farm bills was followed by protests, a Bharat Bandh and rail blockades, as farmers voiced fears over MSP, APMCs and contract farming.
- Policy & trade, PunjabPunjab government to give MSP by means of direct bank transferPunjab will pay MSP directly into farmers' bank accounts in the coming procurement season after the Centre refused the state another exemption from direct benefit transfer.