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Do farmers’ demands benefit India’s hungry population? Subsequent press releases by farmers organisations have highlighted India’s performance in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) report 2020 to strengthen their argument for a legal right to MSP. But is there a direct connection between farmers’ demands and the hunger issue? Image courtesy: AFP   “Adopt mechanisms to make remunerative MSP [Minimum Support Price] into a legally guaranteed entitlement for all farmers and all agricultural commodities” is one of the major demands by farmers’ organisations during almost all of the eight meetings with central government officials. Yet, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, on January 3, 2021 said, “The core problem is surplus food and MSP higher than open markets,” inviting the condemnation of many farmer leaders.

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