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Why farmers will not abondon Sugarcane  despite massive arrears? Returns from cane most attractive for farmers Farmers stick with the water-guzzling crop despite massive arrears as alternatives are far less remunerative. By:  FE Bureau  | New Delhi Farmers in Uttar Pradesh, the largest producer of sugarcane and sugar, had average net returns of Rs 62,116/hectare between 2012-13 and 2014-15. (Reuters) For years, farmers have protested against massive cane arrears and yet they have not shunned cane. The reasons are not far to seek. As the Cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) prepares to decide on the benchmark prices of Kharif crops, an FE analysis of key cane-growing states suggests net returns from key competing crops are only a fraction of what farmers earn from cane, in some cases less than a tenth. Data by the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) show the average net return of farmers in Maharashtra from sugarcane was as...

MSP hike to cost Rs 15,000 Cr, is inflation a worry? Our guests talk about the approval in MSP hike for 14 Kharif crops and how it will impact the fiscal deficit and inflation. MSP hike to cost Rs 15,000 Cr, is inflation a worry? To watch the discussion,  Click Here :  http://www.btvi.in/videos/watch/27588/msp-hike-to-cost-rs-15-000-cr--is-inflation-a-worry-

Analysis and Discussion on MSP annouced for the farmers for Kharif Season Click here: https://youtu.be/UPLiVtk8Vtg For detailed analysis in text and tables,  pl. click here: https://sardanavijay.blogspot.com/2018/07/new-msp-and-its-impact-on-tip-of-india.html

Will New Minimum Support Price (MSP) impact Trade, Investment & Politics(TIP) of India? By: VIJAY SARDANA International Agribusiness & Trade Law Expert Email: sardana.vijay@gmail.com Blog: Vijay Sardana Online The agriculture sector in India is vital to provide food security and meaningful employment in rural India. In the recent years, the developments in marketplace clearly indicate that policies like MSP, eNAM, etc have little significance on farmers welfare and market is government appearing helpless in front of vested interest by vested interested created and operating under APMC Act in various states. They have no consideration or desire to follow the rules and policies created by the government of India for farmers welfare. Most of the AMPC market yard under the control of government does not respect MSP and not willing to trade on eNAM platforms. This, on one hand, making government interventions ineffective and on the other hand force inflation on t...