Agricultural price policy has come under serious attack recently for recommending support prices higher than what the costs of production warrant, supposedly leading to a distortion of the market, and, therefore, to food deprivation.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/agricultural-price-policy-farm-profitability-and-food-security
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/s-mahendra-dev-0
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/n-chandrasekhara-rao
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/economic-and-political-weekly
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agricultural-inputs
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rice
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wheat
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-prices
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/trade
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/globalisation