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Toh bhaiyo aur behno, sarkar ne bade dill se faisla liya hai. 2026-27 marketing season ke liye 14 khaas kharif faslon ka Minimum Support Price (MSP) badha diya hai. Aur is baar, focus oilseeds aur cotton pe zyada hai.
Sunflower seed ke liye ₹622 per quintal ka sabse bada absolute jump hai, aur cotton ke liye ₹557 per quintal ka. Nigerseed pe ₹515 aur sesamum pe ₹500 ka hike hai. Matlab, ab farmers in faslon ko ugakar accha kama sakte hain.
Ye sab ek policy ka hissa hai jo 2018-19 se chali aa rahi hai - ki MSP production cost ke kam se kam 1.5 guna ho. Isse farmers ko production cost pe minimum 50% profit margin milta hai. For example, moong ugane wale farmers ko 61% tak ka margin mil sakta hai, aur bajra aur maize pe 56% tak. Tur/Arhar pe bhi 54% ke aas paas rahega. Poore desh ke farmers ko is procurement se lagbhag ₹2.6 lakh crore milne ki ummeed hai.
Ab ye sab kyun ho raha hai? Kyunki duniya bhar mein, khaas kar Middle East mein chal rahe tensions ki wajah se fertilizer supply chain ki bohot badi waat lagi hui hai. Urea ke prices toh lagbhag double ho gaye hain, aur phosphate fertilizers ke liye $900 per ton se bhi zyada ke bids lag rahe hain. India jo ki imports pe dependent hai, usko shipping mein dikkat ho rahi hai (Strait of Hormuz ke paas se) aur price shocks ka saamna karna pad raha hai. India saal mein $12 billion se zyada kharch karta hai fertilizer imports pe.
Iss situation ko dekh kar hi sarkar ne oilseeds aur cotton ka MSP badhaya hai. Aim ye hai ki domestic production sasta aur viable bana rahe, global price swings ka asar kam ho, aur edible oils jaise cheezon ke liye import pe nirbharta kam ho.
Ye ek bada strategy hai ki India ki kheti sirf anaj (cereals) tak seemit na rahe, balki pulses, oilseeds aur 'Shree Anna' jaisi cheezon pe bhi focus kare. Sarkar pulses mein 2027 tak self-sufficiency ka target rakhe hue hai.
Pichhle das saal mein crops ki kharidari aur farmers ko diye gaye MSP mein bhi kaafi izafa hua hai. Indian agriculture sector mein acha growth aane wala hai, jismein govt support, digital platforms aur export markets ka role hoga. Haalat ye hai ki Union Budget 2026-27 mein bhi technology aur AI-driven advisories pe zor diya gaya hai.