Currently, the Centre fixes the MSPs for 22 crops and the fair and remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane every year. Amid the on-going farmers’ protest over legal guarantee of the minimum support price (MSP), a group of farmer organisations led by V M Singh and Raju Shetty under “MSP Guarantee Kisan Morcha” has also sought expansion of the crops covered under the legal framework of the benchmark rates. Currently, the Centre fixes the MSPs for 22 crops and the fair and remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane every year. While the FRP is mandatory only for the sugar mills and not for jaggery or other producers, the MSPs of 22 crops are voluntary for the buyers. https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/farmers-demand-legal-guarantee-of-msp-expansion-to-horticulture-crops-transparency-in-discussions-with-the-centre/article69290241.ece
Farmers’ group demands expansion of MSP to milk, fruits and vegetables
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