With reference to “Protecting farmers against low prices” (January 16). The article informs us that the non-price factors and technology are not as effective for Indian farmers as they should be.
These are the very factors in which the government has a direct responsibility via the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and rural infrastructure development. The failure of the government in this avenue is a serious subject for discussion.
When it comes to price support also the government has not been that effective except perhaps for wheat and paddy which account only 10 per cent of the agriculture production. I wonder why
