Selected Tag: MSP
Selected Tag: MSP

Budget 2026

Budget Must Rescue Indian Agriculture From Drift and Denial

India’s farm crisis needs more than MSPs and subsidies. Budget 2026 must pivot to outcomes, technology and accountability, or risk surrendering food security and farmer incomes.

G. Chandrashekhar

January 21, 2026 at 12:09 PM IST

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Prune the List of Major Oilseeds and Sharpen Policy Focus  

India needs a rethink on its oilseed strategy, with four of the nine “major” oilseeds no longer meriting MSP support. A sharper focus on crops like sunflower could cut import dependence and boost self-reliance.

G. Chandrashekhar

November 7, 2025 at 11:47 AM IST

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Self-Sufficiency Will Need More Than Just Pulses Mission 

Missions are okay, but India must modernise the whole production and marketing ecosystem to become self-sufficient in pulses.

G. Chandrashekhar

October 8, 2025 at 7:26 AM IST

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Raising Wheat’s MSP is Easy. What the Crop Needs is Real Reform

MSP hikes cannot mask wheat’s real troubles like heat stress, yield gaps, land limits and policy distortions. The crop demands bold, lasting reform.

G. Chandrashekhar

October 2, 2025 at 11:48 AM IST

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India’s Cotton Advantage is Slipping Through Policy Gaps 

A once-proud cotton sector is shrinking under policy drift, falling yields, and rising imports. Unless reversed with urgency, India risks surrendering its edge. 

G. Chandrashekhar

September 10, 2025 at 8:35 AM IST

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Making Markets Work: India’s Urgent Need for Farm Sector Reform

India’s agriculture policy needs to move from reactive controls to market-based reforms that boost farm incomes and price stability.

K L Prasad

July 11, 2025 at 4:40 AM IST

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