The Supreme Court has requested a response from the government regarding a PIL urging the implementation of the M.S. Swaminathan-led National Commission on Farmers recommendations. These recommendations propose that the minimum support price (MSP) for farmers should be at least 50% more than the weighted average cost of production. The petition also calls for negotiations under the World Trade Organization or Free Trade Agreements, considering the impact on Indian farmers livelihoods.
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Farming is one of the world's oldest and most far-reaching endeavours. Meeting the growing food demands of the global population amid accelerating climate change presents an unprecedented high-wire act that requires human ingenuity, good governance, and technology.
ROME Farming is one of the world’s oldest and most far-reaching endeavors. Meeting the growing food demands of the global population, projected to reach ten billion by 2050, amid accelerating climate change presents an unprecedented high-wire act that requires human ingenuity, good governance and technology.