Procurement of Crops at MSP
The total production of crops, procurement of these crops at MSP and number of farmers benefitted on procurement of notified crops at MSP during the years 2017-18 to 2020-21 is at Annexure-I. Government procurement intervention through MSP operation also benefits those farmers who are not covered under MSP operations as overall market also response to declaration of MSP and Government’s procurement operations which results in private procurement on or above the MSP for various notified crops. Therefore, accurate number of farmers availing the benefits of MSP operation is difficult to assess
The Year-wise details of registered warehouses with capacity as on 17.03.2021 under Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority (WDRA) and state wise details of Cold Storage under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) Scheme upto 31.12.2020 are at Annexure-II & III.
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Rajya Sabha today.
