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Centre hikes copra MSP by ₹250-300 hike per quintal for 2024 season

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Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Vibhu. H The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), which met here on Wednesday, has decided to increase the minimum support price (MSP) for copra. The new MSP for milling copra will be ₹ 11,160 per quintal — an increase of ₹300 per quintal than the 2023 season. The…

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Why India’s Green Revolution isn’t a blueprint to feed a hungry planet

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Feeding a growing world population has been a serious concern for decades, but today there are new causes for alarm. Floods, heat waves and other weather extremes are making agriculture increasingly precarious, especially in the Global South. The war in Ukraine is also a factor. Russia is blockading Ukrainian grain exports, and fertilizer prices have surged because of trade…

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Centre rules out an increase in MSP for cotton, but farmers seek more

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The MSP for medium staple cotton for 2022-23 kharif season is ₹6,080. | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal While cotton farmers in several States have demanded an increase in the minimum support price (MSP) of the crop, the Centre has said that it is “watching” the cotton production scenario and decide accordingly. A senior official of…

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