Higher MSPs a welcome step, but more actions needed, says Swaminathan

Increasing MSPs is a welcome first step in the process of overcoming the agrarian crisis but it has to be followed by more action, especially in terms of procurement and storage, says M S Swaminathan, the father of India's green revolution.

The government has approved a substantial increase in the Minimum support price (MSP) of most kharif crops, which will cost the exchequer more than Rs 150 billion.

Swaminathan said the economic and ecological health of agriculture was not good, and that was clear from the massive protests by kisan organisations and the re-occurrence of farmer suicides.

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