Punjab farmers should talk to govt with logic, not muscle power.. they need income support subsidy, not MSP, says economist SS Johl

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Stressing that it was “practically impossible and illogical” for the government to procure and dispose of entire produce, globally acclaimed agricultural economist, Padma Bhushan awardee and former World Bank consultant, Sardara Singh Johl (95), says that what farmers need is subsidy under the income support system, not legalized minimum support price (MSP) on all crops. Johl also served as chairman of country’s Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices and was also the consultant to UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). In this interview, he advises farmers not to show their “muscle power” and the government not to treat farmers as...