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Not going to take off at scale in India (which the article is about). Khapli/Emmer is not included in the MSP schedule - it's Wheat/"Gehoon" that is included [
by alephnerd 2y ago
Not going to take off at scale in India (which the article is about).
Khapli/Emmer is not included in the MSP schedule - it's Wheat/"Gehoon" that is included [0].
Farmers only grow MSP crops at scale because heritage crops don't command the same prices.
But yea, most farmers will grow a mix of traditional crops for personal consumption and MSP crops for money.
My grandfather does the same with "Makka" (heritage corn) versus "Makhi" (mass corn)
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