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The proposed new formula is for NCCF, NAFED, and CCI to buy at a contracted MSP for five years. How will this arrangement work, and what have the farmers said?
Large figures to the tune of Rs 10-18 lakh crore have been floated as the cost of the guarantee. Most of these assumptions are based on a poor understanding of agricultural markets or the role of MSP in stabilising prices