Professor Deepankar Basu and Kartik Misra (UMass Economics Alum) oped for the Hindustan Times. In November 2022, a year-long farmer protest movement forced the Union government to repeal the 2021 farm laws which de-regulated agricultural markets in India. Earlier this month, farmers returned to the streets to demand guaranteed minimum support prices (MSP) for their produce. By rejecting the government’s offer of a five-year guaranteed MSP for farmers who diversify to cotton, pigeon peas, black urad, red lentils and corn, farmers have reiterated their demand for legalised MSP and procurement for all 23 crops. Read more...