Will agriculture remain a decorative statistic, or will it finally become the centre of national economic policy? Without a legal MSP guarantee, farmers remain at the mercy of volatile markets. Farmers remain trapped in paperwork and loss. If once again farmers remain confined to speeches alone, this will not merely be an agricultural crisis. Author: Dr. Rajaram TripathiAgricultural and Rural Economist &National Convenor, All India Farmers Alliance (AIFA)