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MAINS 2017 · GS III · AGRICULTURE & FOOD SECURITY
How do subsidies affect the cropping pattern, crop diversity and economy of farmers? What…
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GS Paper III
15 marks
250 words
Agriculture & Food Security
Question
Write from the prompt.
Syllabus link: GS III – Subsidies & PDS: Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions; economics of animal-rearing.
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