Agriculture in FY21 budget: Paying farmers keeps them poor
The finance minister, in her FY21 budget speech, announced a 16-point agenda to kickstart growth in agriculture and farmers’ income. While the agenda makes sense, following the money presents a disconcerting prospect. Less than 10% of the Rs 2.2 lakh crore budgeted for agriculture will support capit...
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| description | The finance minister, in her FY21 budget speech, announced a 16-point agenda to kickstart growth in agriculture and farmers’ income. While the agenda makes sense, following the money presents a disconcerting prospect. Less than 10% of the Rs 2.2 lakh crore budgeted for agriculture will support capital formation or R&D. Economies can’t grow without investment and innovation. This budget provides money for neither. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1432702024-10-25T07:58:41Z Agriculture in FY21 budget: Paying farmers keeps them poor Kishore, Avinash income investment farmers farm income research agriculture subsidies cash transfers poverty The finance minister, in her FY21 budget speech, announced a 16-point agenda to kickstart growth in agriculture and farmers’ income. While the agenda makes sense, following the money presents a disconcerting prospect. Less than 10% of the Rs 2.2 lakh crore budgeted for agriculture will support capital formation or R&D. Economies can’t grow without investment and innovation. This budget provides money for neither. 2020-02-27 2024-05-22T12:12:50Z 2024-05-22T12:12:50Z Opinion Piece https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143270 en Open Access Indian Express Group Kishore, Avinash. 2020. Agriculture in FY21 budget: Paying farmers keeps them poor. Financial Express. Published online on February 28, 2020. https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/agriculture-in-fy21-budget-paying-farmers-keeps-them-poor/1883459/ |
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