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Minimum Support Price should be made legally mandatory, says KC Tyagi

Janata Dal-United (JDU) leader KC Tyagi on Saturday said it is very unfortunate that the 9th round of talks between farm unions and the Central Government remained inconclusive

Punjab's real problem: The loss of its entrepreneurial impulse

Punjab, once India's richest state, has slipped and fallen behind. It needs to get off the paddy-wheat-MSP high and rediscover its entrepreneurial impulse

Govt-farmers meet: 9th round ends with date for 10th round of talks

Unions stuck to their main demand of a complete repeal of the three Acts

Farmer leader opts out of SC panel on agri laws; next talks on Friday

Centre to hold 9th round of talks with protesting farmers today

Farm laws: Supreme irony

Apex court offers a face-saver

Road to nowhere

Time for the Opposition to pull back on farm laws

Farmers' protest: MSP distorting cropping patterns, says WTO report

The practice of procurement from certain states has also resulted in regional disparities in production

Govt procures 52.15 mn tonnes of paddy so far at MSP, costing Rs 98,457 cr

The Centre has procured 52 mn tonnes of paddy so far during this kharif marketing season from nearly 6.8 mn farmers at MSP costing Rs 98,457 crore

Explained: How the Punjabi diaspora is influencing farmer agitation

The agitation is a massive alliance of unions - as many as 472 unions are associated with the movement, of which 32 are leading it upfront, and at least 40 involved in the talks with the governments

A dead end

Govt cannot accept extreme demands of farmers

Govt should include MSP in farm laws or take back legislations: Owaisi

The NDA government at the Centre can amend the new farm laws and incorporate MSP or withdraw them to end the over a month-long agitation by farmers, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi said

Imperative to counter a false narrative

The laws specifically provide layers of protection to our farmers, giving them legal safeguards to counter any unwarranted claims of corporations

Govt buys 46.28 mn tonnes of paddy this kharif season for Rs 87,392 cr

The government has procured 46.28 mn tonnes of paddy worth Rs 87,392 crore at minimum support price (MSP) so far this kharif marketing season.

Farmers' protest: Over 1,500 telecom towers damaged in Punjab, services hit

Power supply to towers that relay telecom signals was snapped and cables cut in several parts of the state as farmers vented their anger on the infrastructure owned by Mukesh Ambani's firm Jio

Statsguru: 6 charts explain why Punjab stands out on India's agrarian scene

A new study on agricultural markets that goes deeper into the realities of farm marketing in India offers timely insights

Ready for talks based on facts; vested interests to blame for deadlock: PM

Reacting to the PM's allegation, the protesting farmers' unions alleged that it was an attempt to "divide and mislead" the farmers and said they wanted a legal guarantee on MSP

Centre writes to protesting farmers, invites them for talks again

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi along with leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad met President Kovind

Farm solutions

States will be forced to pay attention to farmer needs

Govt sends fresh invite to farmers for talks, says MSP demand not on agenda

Govt, however, made it clear that it would not be "logical" to include in the agenda any new demand related to minimum support price (MSP)

For farmers, MSP is like salary while competing markets are variable pay

The dilemma is that if farming is to be efficient, farmers will be worse off - and if farmers are to be better off farming will be worse off