# India’s millets boom not raising farmers’ incomes

> Indian millet farmers in Rajasthan are earning around Rs 1,700 per quintal for bajra, below the government's Rs 2,625 MSP. The article says the millet promotion push has not lifted farm incomes.

- Date: 2024-09-18 · published 2024-09-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28367-india-s-millets-boom-not-raising-farmers-incomes
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Millet is a minor feed grain in global trade, and the story describes local farm incomes with no clear effect on international feed grain prices.

## Sources

- thehansindia.com: https://www.thehansindia.com/hans/opinion/news-analysis/indias-millets-boom-not-raising-farmers-incomes-907714

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