Should Agricultural Subsidies be stopped?

My dear friends.

India is an agrarian country. Agriculture is the main occupation. Many people depend upon agriculture. Due to tough competition and the increased number of intermediaries, farmers are not getting their minimal value of production. So in order to support the farmers subsidies are really useful. If not provided what is the effect of remaining in the same field where they does not get even earnings for their daily bread. So these subsidies should not be stopped. As it bridges the gap between large capital intensive and poor farmers. By providing subsidies to the needed category govt giving justice to them by providing an hope that one day they will be also become a competent force by attaining equality. Thank you.

According to me, rather than completely stopping Agricultural Subsidies, it should be reduced to certain individuals. India is a land of farmers, hence utmost consideration should be given to them. This doesn't mean that the Richer ones benefit at others behest. A scheme should be introduced where Farmers should compulsorily declare their income for the year. A limit should be set up henceforth and farmers falling below the prescribed limit should be provided with necessary financial aid.

This scheme would not only help the real in need farmers but also would declare the inflow of money present with farmers. The circulation of Black money via farmers can also be curbed through this.

I agree India is an agriculture-based country and most of the farmers are either small and marginal but from my point of view providing subsidies on every product is not the permanent solution. Friends our government is providing subsidies since independence but what is the result. Nothing. The situation is the same as earlier. Also, it is giving the wrong messages to persons who are involved in other sectors other than agriculture and also it is creating an extra burden on our GDP. So in spite of providing subsidies if the government ll focus on proper planning and management, proper crop insurance schemes, proper facilities for a loan to each and every farmer it would be more better.

In my view, these subsidies should not be stopped. As most of our population depends on agriculture, these subsidies will enable them to do agriculture, thereby we can increase agriculture productions. Food is the basic need of every man, so if there is no agriculture how can we survive. Also by increasing the production we can top up our exporting, and thereby we can increase our foreign cash reserves. This will boost up an economy.

I'm my opinion providing subsidies to farmers is a trick used by politicians to attract farmers to get maximum votes in elections. Because the subsidies provided by the government does not reach the farmers.

On the part of me agriculture is the backbone of India, so that we should give subsidies to those farmers who really need and we distribute this facility to farmer according to their requirement. So subsidies are good as well as bad so that it depends on the situation.

Hello,

Basically, India is agricultural dependent & may be more than 50% national income due to agricultural. As we say Farmer's are backbone of our country but in today situation he is in trouble. Instead of top, he is the last. In some parts of our country may get the rain sufficiently, that part of farmers grow the crop but what about the others so I suggest to give subsidy to everyone from government and NABARD, but the subsidy is not meet the farmers due to a lot of corruption, so make proper way for that.

I don't think that agriculture subsidies be stopped because we are agriculture based country and just because of agriculture our GDP is growing, if we don't give him subsidies then our state going to be troubled, our farmers can't do anything, then they also want a good salary job and it's a requirement for there own Life because they have a family.

In my view, agricultural subsidies are required to some extent, and that too for needy farmers only! Because more and more granting of subsidies may lead to over gain by farmers. And also the absence of subsidies may lead to a decrease in inequity between the rich and poor in case of their purchasing power. Hence government must take proper reforms to allocate subsidies only to needy people and they should ensure that there are no middlemen or intermediaries who may reap some profits from the subsidies. Therefore subsidies can be given in some correct proportion to the farmers.

Hope this answer is helpful!

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.