Should Agricultural Subsidies be stopped?

I think subsidies at the moment for Indian farmers is a must. But, again selective subsidies is the need of the hour. The government has to distinguish between rich and poor farmers, with benefits of subsidies reaching the deserving poor farmers. This will serve a two pronged purpose-reducing both inequalities and strain on government finances. However, the long term vision of India should be to make each farmer economically independent and to away with subsidies altogether.

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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.

For this, one needs to look into the negative effects of subsidies which are far more than the positive effects. Once received, people become dependent on the subsidies. Subsidies make the beneficiaries lethargic. Hence, subsidies are sometimes termed as sweet poison. Misuse of subsidies for political purpose is known worldwide. Subsidies support one industry at the expense of the other. When a person is given subsidy benefit, it imposes burden on some other person in the country. Malpractices have often been noticed in the administration of subsidies.

In my opinion agreecultural subsidies should not be stopped. In India most of the farmers condition is not well. The profit from their production is not apparently much. Many time due to excessive rain or dry summer they faced much loss. And then they are unable to buy seeds. If the govt did not help them by providing the money of their new seeds for next season crops, it will be unable to turn back for them. Beside providing subsidies govt should also be concerned in the distribution system of crops from farmer to market. When a farmer produces vegetables, that will passed in many hands before market, the farmer can't directly sell the crops in market, if they could they would profit much, they sell the crops to the local agent with very few profit, then the local agent and through other people the crops finally come into market and then the price is tripple higher than the price farmer got. So if govt can stop this and make a way to directly selling in the market for farmers, then the farmers will be really helpful.

Hi Everyone, According to me agricultural subsidy could not be stopped. Approximately 70% of people are depend on agriculture. Farmers in India are very poor they couldn't buy expensive instruments to plough fields, so subsidy is must. But some farmers are very rich they are taking advantage of that so government should make the boundry by which only poor people take advantage of that.

I think, subsidies is must for each and every farmer either they are rich or poor. To being a rich farmer is not a crime. If govt provide subsidies along with proper gideline to farmer. Then the food crisis in India will completely end. Also, it is a right of each and every one to eate food and by the help of agriculture subsidies food will become cheap to every it automatically help to the farmer and every people in India.

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.

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 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.

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.