What would happen if agriculture was stopped in India?

If agriculture stopped or banned in India then many people will be unemployed. Most percentage of India is dependent on agriculture. Many people will not be able to earn their livelihood. Not only the people who do the work of agriculture but the whole country will die without food.

What is price support policy in agriculture?

The Price Support Policy of the Government is directed at providing insurance to agricultural producers against any sharp fall in farm prices. The minimum guaranteed prices are fixed to set a floor below which market prices cannot fall.

Who decides the minimum support price MSP for agricultural crops in India?

the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
Based on the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, the Department of Agriculture and Co-operation, Government of India, declares Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for 22 crops before their sowing seasons.

Are Mandis abolished?

Myth 2: APMC Mandis will be abolished Only the farmers have the freedom to not go there. The APMC regulates the mandi (marketplace) where farmers bring their produce, and therefore, guarantees that they receive the promised minimum support price (MSP). The Modi government has assured that APMCs will continue to exist.

What would happen if agriculture is stopped in our country?

If agriculture was stopped then it will hard hit the consumers, their diet would become less balanced. Our country would have to depend on other countries for food and we will have to import food from other countries. We would have to change our diet and depend on other sources of food.

What would happen if there was no agriculture?

Without an Agricultural Revolution, there would be much less movement of plants and animals across the globe, supporting a higher degree of biodiversity due to less competition from particularly robust, well adaptive species capable of driving out other, less competitive species.

Is MSP a public investment in Agriculture?

The correct answer is 2 3 and 6 only. Fixing Minimum Support Price for Agriculture for agricultural products of all crops and free electricity supply to farmers are subsidies, hence they are not categorized as public investment in agriculture. hence it is not considered as public investment in agriculture.

Why does the Indian government believe in fixing the support price for crops give reason?

MSP is price fixed by Government of India to protect the producer – farmers – against excessive fall in price during bumper production years. The major objectives are to support the farmers from distress sales and to procure food grains for public distribution.

Does the farmers Bill remove MSP?

No. Barely 12\% of paddy growers, for example, benefit from procurement at MSP. But the bill for the procurement is picked up by the Centre. In Punjab, more than 95\% of paddy growers benefit from MSP, whereas in UP only 3.6\% of farmers benefit.

Why did Bihar abolished APMC?

APMC mandis were abolished in Bihar with the expectation that it will drive private investment in the agriculture sector which will improve the condition of farmers, however, the findings of NCAER are not in conjunction with the expectations.

What would happen if farmers stop growing crops?

If farmers will stop growing crops, the food sources will not be available and people, animals will die because of starvation. Moreover, growing same kind of seeds and crop on the same land will extract the same minerals from the soil each time and a result the soil will be deprived of these minerals.