Context: The ongoing farmer's protest against farm acts is not limited to a specific issue of Minimum Support Price (MSP), it is rather a reflection of this sector’s structural crisis. Farmers protests in recent years from Maharashtra to Madhya Pradesh are privy to this crisis only.
Issues highlighted by the ongoing Farmers protest
Way forward:
Conclusion: Government may consider making MSPs a legal guarantee (like Food Security Act 2013) which will help in ensuring remunerative prices for farm produce. This is also necessary to generate demand in the country’s economy, given that agriculture still provides livelihood to almost half of India’s working population.