Should Agricultural Subsidies be stopped?

Hii friends.

I also want to share my views, Agricultural sector is the prime sector of any country. Without agricultural sector, its impossible to run any big brand like Basmati Rice or Ashirvad Aata or any food company. These companies are earning huge profit but what actually farmers are earning. Nothing in comparison to these big firms. They must get their share as they are the only origin of their huge profits.

Life of agricultural person is full of uncertainties. We can see that by recent effect of demonization, In local market, 1kg of apples were selling at 40rs instead of 70 or 80rs. Because they don't have any other option. Its the only earning option they have. And if are government will not provide any subsidies to them, then it will definitely turn the agricultural persons to find alternative path of earning or can also force them to suicide.

We cannot give them direct support or thanks them for their huge contribution in our nation but I think subsidies are the medium by that they feel safe and secure.

In my opinion, the agricultural subsidies shouldn't be stopped. Because as we know around 75% of people in our country are directly and indirectly dependant upon agriculture and we also know howthe most of the farmers in our country live in miserable conditions. Getting two times of food is very difficult for them. Then how can we want them to work in field in difficult situations and produce food for us if they have don't money to invest. Atlest. The government Should help them by giving them subsidies.

Farm subsidy is essential for the development of rural India. Indian economy is dependent on agriculture for employment which also employs a lot of population both directly and indirectly.

Subsidies are direct instruments to give impetus to agricultural growth. The subsidies on power and seeds also lead to their misuse and loss to the nation. The government should rather create market for agriculture products, raise minimum support price, give cheap credits to farmers, revamp land laws and work for transfer of technology from lab to the fields. Subsidies will not kill the root problem that farmers are facing but will make them excessively dependent upon Government to rescue them in bad times. The Government Should create forward linkage for the farmers and food processing industries should boost the marketing of agri products.

Again the subsidies do not reach the ultimate land worker. The landlords who usually remain absent from farm and are not directly engaged in farmers or not at all concerned take away the benefits of the subsidy. The poor farmers remains deprived.

Subsidies are a burden to the national Finance as these are not investment. The subsidies on agriculture should be abolished in a phase manner. Also marginal farmers in tribal belt and North east should have alternate arrangements for subsidies and in time the subsidy should be replaced by cheap loans or insurance.

Hi friends. According to me giving subsidies to farmer is very important, but you know subsidies are given for the economical development of farmers. But in India farmer make miss use of those subsidies. The main reason behind the miss use of subsidies is illiteracy. Hence farmers are illiterate they do not know how to use those subsidies for their development. Result of this farmers depends on the person who provides subsidies from the Government and those people takes bribe from the farmers against providing the subsidy. So farmers are unable to get the complete subsidies given by the government By this corruption occur. Subsidy is imp. But government Has to find the right person who really need that and also had to propose the different ideas by which a farmer make himself economically stable. And as the time goes the subsidies has to be reduced one by one.

Hi friends.

First of all I thank to giving this type of topic. Should agriculture subsidy be stopped?

Definitely no is my answer. Because india's economy is more importantly depends on the agriculture production and simply say it's like an backbone of human. But one thing I would like to suggest that government should have clear idea or information about the former's those who are being get by subsidized. Because some rich farmers also show their poor financial background and there by they get more subsidies and poor farmers will get less than enough. And also I would like add one more point that the government should distribute the subsidy according to farmer status and their real need. If the former really wants subsidy in cash should be provided and some may want in other formats like good quality seeds, electricity etc.

Finally I want to conclude that whatever development is being going on in India like education, industries etc. Agriculture should not be stopped at any time and at any cost mainly due to lack of subsidy. Just remember this always it leads to agriculture always in top position in development. "Anything can wait but not agriculture".

Hi friends,

Agriculture is a backbone of our nation. The subsidies are important to our farmers, most of the farmers depend on of subsidies. If our govt has stopped to giving subsidies the death of farmers will be increased. Our country mainly depends on agriculture. Still, in our country, most of the farmers are using an olden type of agriculture.

Agricultural subsidies should not be stopped.

Indian Agricultural Sector has many challenge on its field. Brilliant Brains of India don't involve them in this sector as it is not so worthy to them. Larger percentage of Indian farmers have less land and are basically illiterate or less educated -these are the obstacles to understand and apply the technology. Moreover the 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. Due to gambling on monsoon and for less use of Alternative methods like Crop Rotation have made it riskier whereas Crop Insurance facility to the farmers are not so wide. In the case of Irrigation, they are more dependent on Underground Water and lesser in Canal Water -which is more costly. The Infrastructure of Storing Crop, like Cold Storage are not available on every area -this is why 30% of Yearly Production of Vegetables in India are rotten.
Marginal Farmers can't sell their product directly in the Market -this is how they run themselves in loss and gradually take steps toward suicide. 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 should be accelerated and a Large Chain of Cold Storage should be created and most importantly, Low Rate Loans and Crop Insurance Facility should be provided to every marginal farmer. The Govt should also Inspect the Proper Distribution of Subsidy. This is how the Government should meet the challenges and ensure the Farm Productivity beside protecting the Farmers Life.

No, agricultural subsidies should not be stopped because more than 2/3rd of the population depends on it.

Farmers are struggling with the problems like low income, less crop per hectare, the low selling price of their corp etc. If we stop the subsidies the situation will get more worse. But the govt should also try to find out the root cause behind this. Why we are providing subsidies to farmers answer is clear because of low income and low MSP. Then what is the reason behind low income? Clearly due to old traditional method of farming. This is the root cause. I think if some part of subsidies is transferred to this problem. We definitely get better results.

As we all know India is a agriculture based country. More than 66% of population depends upon agriculture. And farmers are the only people who is taking care of our resources. So that's our duty to provide help by giving subsidies. By doing this government increase their moral and they take more interest in agriculture as its a good source of income for them. And also it directly helps our economy and we are able to keep your resources safe.

I agree with all of you. In my point of view, I would like to say something to those who are all against agriculture subsidies. Everyone know that agricultural is the backbone of our country. But the people who are all doing agriculture activity are not getting proper price for their products. So it is not fulfilling their basic needs. In this situation, if any nature disaster like floods, cyclone happen in their cultivation, it Will completely affect the survival of agriculture based people. So agriculture subsidies are essentially for them.