Should Agricultural Subsidies be stopped?

If foundation is not furnished well then how can a building perfectly structured. As an agril. Economics student I think that all 3 sectors are vital for economy development and there should be a balance among the growth of these sectors. But according to trends agriculture is still far backward to the other sectors. So obviously its need extra care and nourishment because still more than 60 per cent people live in rural areas and 58 per cent population engaged in agriculture. Subsidy should provide but its channelization should be in a proper manner.

I think agricultural subsidies should not be stopped as 70% of India's population depends on agricultural activities. And it would also increase the price of food for poor. And also very bad for the farmers as the cost of the services would increase.

We cannot think of stopping the agricultural subsidies because India is a developing country where more than 70% population depends on agriculture for its survival. Besides, most of the villagers are poor and illiterate. Subsidies given to them are an aid which reduce their incapability to become self-reliant. Also by giving them subsidies, government can make them satisfied and thus, motivates them to grow more and more so as to fulfill the need of hunger. When farmers get subsidies, they do their agricultural work with comparatively more diligence and thus, we get better produce. So, in our country we should not stop subsidies given to farmers.

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According to my opinion agriculture subsidy should not be stopped as our agriculture contribute 15% to our GDP and 60% of total employment beside it we know that our economy is agriculture dependent and beside it 95% of farmer comes under small land holding farmer who are not able to do cultivation without subsidies. We know that agriculture input is crucial thing for cultivation of land and our farmer can not afford that much of costly input.

I think instead of stopping agriculture subsidy we should focus on.

Agriculture policy which restrict the produce within the state some state not allow to sell or buying the produce in other state which increase the cost and inflation also along with this.

To impose levied duty on essential commodities,

And monopoly condition in procurement of produce (cotton in Maharastra).

All these factor cause huge cost to farmer and less price for their produce.

Along with these farmer can not afford the costly fertilizer which is important factor to increase yield also and if govt will not provide subsidy than how farmer can produce and fulfill the consumption need of India.

Country where each day farmer's are committing suicide because of their inability to pay back the loans taken, there is no reason to stop the subsidies, rather, it should be increased. But I feel these days there is a greater need to get rid of the pesticides and fertilizers based farming hence I feel that MORE SUBSIDIES to be given to farmers doing ORGANIC FARMING.

Obstacles for the farmer.

1. Indian farmers have less land and are basically illiterate or less educated.
2. Obstacles to understand and apply the technology.
3. Government Subsidies don't reach to themselves as the larger part of the subsidies are theft by the middlemen or bought by the rich farmers.
4. Gambling is done during monsoon.
5. The Infrastructure of Storing Crop, like Cold Storage is not available on every area -this is why 30% of Yearly Production of Vegetables in India are rotten.

Government should take appropriate steps to face these challenges.
Providing higher rate of subsidies to the marginal farmers and lower rate to the rich farmers.
Providing appropriate teaching of innovative methods to every farmer.
Growth of Canal and Tank Irrigation.
Low Rate Loans and Crop Insurance Facility should be provided.
The Govt should also inspect the Proper Distribution of Subsidy.
This is how the Government should meet the challenges and ensure the Farm Productivity.

as per my opinion Government Should Give Subsidy on Agriculture but Government need to work on The channel to provide Subsidy to farmer. because the Current Channel to serve the Subsidy is not properly reach to Farmers .only 25% is reach to farmer & remaining 75 % Subsidy is Utilized By the Mediates

Large Percentage of Farmer have less land also illiterate & less Educated ,there are a lot of Obstacles to reach the Subsidy

the Another benefit of Subsidy is that Subsidy in cash basis which Generate More employment as well as increase Satisfactory level in to the beneficiary & also

At percent time Agriculture passing from a challenging way that is to providing the Food all the population which is increasing very fast. we have Limited Source( Agriculture Land),that by we need to farming with modern Agriculture technology

to adopt the Modern technology which is Very Costly for Small & marginal Farmer so they Need Financial(Subsidy) from Government

Agriculture role in Country GDP is 18% So this is the Big Nos & Also need to Boost in The way of Subsidy

According to me the answer to this question is partly "yes" and partly " no"depending upon the type of farmers being talked about. Govt should give subsidies to only the small and marginal farmers who engage in agriculture for subsistence and are really in need of financial assistance to make their ends meet. On the other hands government should refrain from granting subsidies to the farmers engaged in large scale farming and those having huge amount of funds at their disposal. It's a welcome step on part of the govt, to grant subsidies to the poor farmers in order to prevent the gap between haves and have-nots from widening.

In my opinion govt should give subsidy on that items which is used by all marginal/small and big farmers like seeds, fertilizers. In our country big farmers does not means that they are millionaire they are big because they have big land holdings. Govt should not give subsidy on costly technology because it leads to develop corruption and most of the time subsidy won't reached to the farmers, in India if government issue one rupee then. 25 rupees will go to the beneficent account rest. 75 rupees will kept by the people involve in that particular process. Hence in my opinion either Government should not give subsidy to the farmers or govt. Should correct all the channel and make the process transparent. The best option is instead of giving subsidy Govt. Should provide proper market for the agriculture product because agriculture is the only sector where most of the time producer are not getting 1/3 of the cost of production. So govt. Should think about to develop a such market where any farmers can sell their product at the price decided by farmers.

First of all is our government giving subsidy on necessary items what a farmer need. They are giving subsidy on seeds not on fertilizers even they give subsidy for fertilizers they are not readily available 80% goes to black market rest will be distributed to the favorable people. We Indians don't give value to our farmers try to feel the pain of a farmer, they are still doing agriculture is the reason they love it not they are getting huge profits on it.

Think what a farmer really needs and support those even a road side hotel person will feed there family with 3 meals a day which is not happening with farmers. Give them some moral support they are not asking all for free they are ready to pay if it is a valuable item which boosts their productivity, they are paying a min. of 250/- Rs to each labor and they are not able to spend 150 for their family. That is the situation of moderate and small farmers in India, still we can't hear their moaning, media to improve their ratings will go to some farmers, if media is really trying to help farmers Indian farmers will not be in this situation.

Finally subsidy is just like a smile from a child who expects at least a peppermint and the father saying wait for 5years I will give you a 5star.

In an agricultural economy like India, grant of subsidy play an important role in uplifting this sector. Most of the farmers of our country are small and marginal. Indian farmers being poor are not in a position to buy the expensive agricultural inputs like pumping sets, advanced machinery, technologically improved fertilizers, manures, high yielding seeds, tractors and many other inputs to increase their production and productivity. This in turn calls for the urgency of agricultural subsidy to be provided by the government.

As such I feel that agricultural subsidy in no way should be stopped in India. Govt should work at its best to provide farmers with credit facilities and other input facilities at a subsidized rate to enhance their production and protect the interest of the farmers so that they can get adequate commercial value of their produce. To conclude I would like to say that subsidies should be provided in a way that will protect the interest of the farmers and at the same time keep a check on the corrupt and fraudulent practices prevailing in this sector so that rich farmers and intermediaries do not take dew advantage of this facility granted by the government.