Should Agricultural Subsidies be stopped?

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

Farm subsidies are always for the short term. The real problem is not money.

Some facts to highlight this view:

1. We can't increase the net sown area more than 11% of land area and we are almost near that avg.

2. Agriculture is dependent on many unpredictable factors like monsoon, climatic variation. Etc.

And we can add many more.

Money cannot at any time can alter this.

And agriculture takes almost 70% of available water and we can't increase the share anymore.

So my view is that we should provide subsidies only for the short term. And we must slowly shift our agricultural practice itself. Move to dry farming, use of genetically modified crops, use of organic fertilizers, plant resistant to climate and drought, use of innovative bio technological ideas, technology transfer, land consolidation, minimum support price so that farmer can apply his proven techniques in new seeds and methods, open up many research universities with farmers participation in experiments and trial tests.

We need to invest in such fields until then subsidy is needed to keep the farming community alive.

I want to convey some ideas known to me. In order to develop a sector particularly weak sector, subsidy is very important. Our govt has various schemes. But it is not implemented properly. Agriculture, which is prone to many risk factor, we need to give various measures to develop the same. But, by recalling the subsidy, we will be against to farmers. Fathers are playing an important role in the society. Regarding gas subsidy, our govt has made an incredible performance like the same.

True farmers to be identified and must be given separate identity to get subsidy. I agree it is waste when the subsidy is not properly given. Farmers are eligible for 3 percent interest subsidy for short term crop loans availed by them. If the govt gives any separate id card to the farmers incorporating the bank account, then the benefit of interest subsidy will be available only to the farmers. Subsidy is available for farmers only. Govt must identify the farmers who are in need of real help. And must be given separate identity. Then only subsidy funds will be effectively utilized.

Hello friends.

Here we are talking about the subsidies provided to the farmers.

Technically it should not be stopped because our country's economy is dependent on the agriculture and also, our country is said to be a land of fields.

Here, more than half of the population is farmer and being an Indian, we should think of them. This subsidy is provided to them so that they can take care of their fields and can get better facilities.

BUT what happens in India is that the thing do never reach to them, who are actually have right of that thing. That is also true in the case of subsidies.

The real amount don't reach to the farmers and instead of them, the middle persons (politicians and those who are involving in providing the subsidies) get the profit of that.

Providing subsidies will be helpful only if it reaches to the right hands which cannot be happen in India.

Therefore I would say that subsidies should be stopped because by providing these subsidies we are actually help the politicians to enjoy the subsidy and our farmers are suffering because of them.

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.

No matter how great our country is in the agricultural field, still the people of our country perish and even die of hunger. For providing poor people with basic necessity such as food, government has introduced "SUBSIDY". But these subsidies are not beneficial for the long run.

In fact, former UN secretary general Kofi Annan warned India against populist subsidies as it would be difficult to end such relief once granted. The government should review it's policies instead of providing subsidies.

India exports bulks of agricultural goods but instead, if these goods are sold out to the public, the prices (inflation) would be under control and nobody will have to sleep with an empty stomach. For some, subsidies is a dire need (although it should be temporary) but for some, it is a way to save some bucks. One should not create a situation where people do not value it.

The best choice would be to first reform the policies, grant people food at an affordable and bearable price and then stop the subsidy. Hope the government is listening!

As we all know that in India the benefits do not reach to the needy person hands and same in agriculture sector. Indian are goods in planning but not in execution. Subsidies are mainly for the poor farmers. But in reality they do not get the the benefits and if somehow they get they are not in state to afford everything for an example a farmer is getting subsidies for buying a tractor but he can't afford the rest amount and maintenance and other necessary thing like water pump, electricity, etc, so they pass the benefits to the reach farmer.

And in most cases the rich farmers manipulated the his financial statement and manage to get the benefits. So my point of view here is that Govt should work hard to make a list of actual needy farmers and must ensure that poor farmers are enjoying the benefits and Govt should work to ensure that farmers can utilize the subsidiary or not, for an example free electricity is given but farmer does not have the money to get a water pump so what's the point of giving this type 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.

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.

Developed countries are granting enormous subsidies to their agriculture sector. In the USA the lobby of corn growers influenced the Government to continue with the subsidies. Countries like US and other developed nations have a plan to produce more and export more, thereby making the developing countries as dumping grounds for cheap agriculture produce. It has many implications- One the imported food grains will become cheaper in the developing countries, two- farmers in the developing countries, in the absence of farm subsidies, will not be able to compete with the imported food grain prices; three: developing countries suffer from current account deficit and balance of payments due to more imports; four: developed countries can recover the subsidy costs through export taxation, and increasing the foreign currency reserves. Therefore, in countries like India, we should increase farm subsidies from the current levels and make our farm produce more cheaper than in the developed world.