View: The clamour…and silence…over MSP in the farm bills

The MSP system, in place since the mid-1960s, was part of the country’s drive to reduce dependence on food imports. It was an integral part of a package that included subsidized inputs meant to incentivize farmers to adopt new technologies and enhance farm productivity. The MSP was meant to protect...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Roy, Devesh, Meenakshi, J. V.
Format:	Opinion Piece
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Times Group 2020
Subjects:	imports minimum prices market prices technology farmers crops rice agricultural and rural legislation subsidies food prices wheat governance
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142152