Many farmers selling MSP crops are not aware of the MSP

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Among agricultural households that reported selling the crop, 40.7 per cent of paddy sellers (July–December 2018) and 37.1 per cent of wheat sellers (January–June 2019) were aware of the minimum support price for it, and 30.3 and 27.2 per cent knew of a procurement agency. Evidence confidence: High for 2018-19.

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Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare — Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare · Ministry or Department
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution — Department of Food and Public Distribution · Ministry or Department

Evidence and sources

NSS Report No. 587: Situation Assessment of Agricultural Households and Land and Livestock Holdings of Households in Rural India, 2019 · Official data or datasetNational Statistical Office, September 2021. Highlights and Statements 4.9 (MSP awareness and sale), 4.11 (crop insurance), 4.12 (reasons for not insuring); indebtedness highlights (69.6% institutional, 20.5% moneylenders); technical advice highlights.

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Pulses and coarse cereals are barely sold to procurement agencies
In the same survey, sales to a procurement agency were reported by 1.4 per cent of households selling arhar (tur) in January–June 2019, by 3.5 per cent selling jowar and 2.1 per cent selling bajra in July–December 2018, and by 5.6 per cent selling groundnut. Evidence confidence: High for 2018-19.

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Pulses and coarse cereals are barely sold to procurement agencies