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Ruchit G Garg

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4 Feb

What smallholder farmers need is handholding in this new world order.. where they ARE going to be competing with likes of Amazon’s , Reliance and more..

Government/opposition might be able to delay/reduce competition a bit but they will not be able to stop it from happening

Farmers faces issues in three broad categories :

(1) Access to market
(2) Access to quality affordable inputs
(3) Access to financial services

But there is one underlying issue which creates all the above issues and that is ...

‘Information Asymmetry between farmers and other stakeholders in the value chain’

Simply put farmers are not getting accurate info on what consumers want, what price they are going to pay, what they can do differently to get better pricing

Most of them are stuck ...

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Ruchit G Garg

@ruchitgarg

13 Dec 20

Ever wondered how MSP for crops is calculated ?

Below is an attempt to present a simplified view, followed by some pertinent questions (just to have better understanding, not taking sides)&

The MSP is usually based on the recommendations by the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP

This estimation is usually done based on three types of calculation methods. These are A2 method, A2+FL method and C2 method.

As per the A2 method, MSP is set 50% higher than the amount farmer spends on farming including spending on seeds, fertilisers, pesticides, and labour.

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Ruchit G Garg

@ruchitgarg

12 Dec 20

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By Dr Deepak Acharya @patalok 👇

पहले बच्चों को सूजी, मैदा और आटे में भेद करना सिखाइये

पहले बच्चों को मूंग, मसूर, उडद, चना और अरहर पहचानना सिखाइये

पहले बच्चों को मख्खन, घी, पनीर, चीज़ के बीच अंतर और उन्हें बनाने की जानकारी सिखाइये

पहले बच्चों को सोंठ और अदरक, अंगूर और किशमिश, खजूर और छुहारे के बीच का अंतर सिखाइये

पहले बच्चों को दालचीनी, कोकम, राई, सरसों, जीरा, अजवायन और सौंफ पहचानना सिखाइये

पहले बच्चों को आलू, अदरक, हल्दी, प्याज और लहसुन के पौधे दिखाइये

पहले बच्चों को मेथी, पालक, चौलाई, बथुआ, सरसों, लाल भाजी में फर्क सिखाइये

पहले बच्चों को फलों से लदे पेड़ों, फूलों की बगिया दिखाइए

पहले बच्चे को गाय, बैल, सांड का फर्क सिखाओ, गधे, घोड़े और ख़च्चर में अंतर समझाओ

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