India, July 30 -- Farmers in Madhya Pradesh called off their protest after the state government agreed to procure up to 60% of the moong crop from eligible farmers, extended the procurement deadline and suspended the e-token system for fertiliser distribution.

The decisions were announced Wednesday night following talks between state government representatives and farmer leaders at the state secretariat, hours after thousands of protesters marched to within about a kilometre of Chief Minister Mohan Yadav's residence after demonstrating outside Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's house.

In an official statement, the government said it had increased the procurement limit for each eligible farmer from 25% to 60% of the moong...