Farmer fair price, MRPs could be new way forward

Marketing boards of each state could seek recommendations from an empowered body to decide on FFP for key vegetables to begin with

There is a need for new thinking in the management of prices of agricultural produce beyond the minimum support price and the tweaking of import/export prices/permits, which also is limited to some commodities and not entirely satisfactory in outcomes. Every manufacturer has the right to ask for a reasonable return. However, farmers are the lone category of producers who are being made to feel as if a favour is being done to them by buying their produce. Similarly, there are no maximum retail prices (MRP) for these items or those that are made known in the public domain; consumers never