“Paddy is a cash crop for farmers because 90 percent is procured by the state.if you want them to shift then give them the right kind of the price,” an agriculture expert said on Wednesday.
Large figures to the tune of Rs 10-18 lakh crore have been floated as the cost of the guarantee. Most of these assumptions are based on a poor understanding of agricultural markets or the role of MSP in stabilising prices
Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait has called for a law guaranteeing Minimum Support Price (MSP) to be the first announcement from the new Parliament building. He criticized the BJP-led government for not fulfilling its promises, including providing free electricity to farmers.
A large portion of the Ghazipur border would be vacated on Sunday, though it will be fully vacated by December 15, tikait said. Rakesh Tikait, Bharatiya Kisan Union, BKU leader Rakesh Tikait, Tikait, farmers, Ghazipur border, Farmers protest, farmers protest end, farm laws protest, law on msp, farme