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Food Security in India — Social Studies STD 9 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9Social StudiesFood Security in India3 Marks
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Minimum support price
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Minimum Support Price
  1. The Food Corporation of India (FCI) purchases wheat and rice from the farmers in states where there is surplus production.
  2. The farmers are paid pre-announced price for their crops. This price is called Minimum Support Price (MSP).
  3. The MSP is declared by the government every year before the sowing season to provide incentives to the farmers for raising production of these crops.

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