Food Corporation Of India

Farms Acts necessary for Green Revolution 2.0; transparency, income support, incentives and communication are key

India's Farm Acts are a much needed step to get us to Green Revolution 2.0, which in turn will ensure food security at an environmentally appropriate cost. But the laws need transparency, appropriate incentives, and good communication to happen right.

New farm laws essential for long-term sustainability of agriculture, promoting private participation in farming

The Centre needs to convince the farmers of the short and long-term benefits of these new laws, and ensure that reforms in the agriculture sector are here to stay

Protesting farmers fear dismantling of MSP system, creation of large monopolies: Agri expert Ajay Vir Jakhar

Jakhar said that the bills will result in a trickle-down model, which will only benefit large companies, not farmers or small traders

Govt plans to incentivise contract farming: Centre should encourage large firms to be part of plan; decision will bring transparency of purchases and sales

At one level, contract farming is like any other contract to purchase goods of a quality and quantity within a specified time period

Narendra Modi govt is mixing up its fiscal arithmetic; consequences may not be pleasant five years from now

The purpose of government spending is about providing finance for those areas that only the government can provide, and not leave them at the mercy of the market.

Farm distress: Govt addressing issues through piecemeal measures; need to integrate all schemes to make sector more resilient

It is clear that we are not really looking for a permanent solution and addressing the problem through piecemeal measures that have a good announcement impact.

Minimum support price: Poll gimmicks cannot alleviate farm distress, government steps woefully inadequate

Over the past decade, the MSP seems to have become the prime political tool of the party in power to woo the farm vote.

Minimum support price: Unkept promises on cost mitigation, bad formula to determine MSP compound farm woes

The cost of purchasing inputs like seeds, pesticides, fertilisers and machinery among others falls under the ‘A2’ cost category, while the cost of family labour is reflected in the ‘FL’ component.

Parliamentary panel asks government to contain rising food subsidy bill

The food subsidy is estimated to be Rs 1,38,123 crore in the 2018-19 fiscal as against the actual expenditure of Rs 1,04,901 crore in 2017-18.

Narendra Modi govt approves hike in MSP for Kharif crops; support price for paddy up by Rs 200 a quintal

The government has hiked the MSP of paddy (common variety) by Rs 200 per quintal