I have come to my village... and had conversations with family members engaged in farming. Mr. Sujit Kumar While there's lot of fury and fire over government's historic (!) price hike for procurement of farm produce, the reality is heart wrenching. Farmers have actually resigned themselves to their sorry fate. There is simmering anger in youth, who are un/under employed in farming, for lack of better opportunities. I asked them what they feel about recent increase of MSPs would do to their well-being. They answer: not much as most of their produce get sold to private intermediaries at well below MSPs as govt remains largely absent or does token purchases from marginal and small farmers. Farmers in Western Bihar/eastern UP grow two staple crops a year: Paddy and Wheat. A conversation about cost in farming is revealing. How remunerative is staple farming: A cost-benefit analysis Land : 1 acre 1) Crop: Kharif (Paddy) Seed: Rs 350 Rent: Rs 70...