Why is there stagnation in farmers’ income?
Why is there stagnation in farmers’ income? By: Vijay SARDANA The Budget session 2021 of the Punjab Assembly began on a stormy note with opposition Akali Dal and AAP raising slogans during the address by the Governor, who said the new central farm laws do not address the problem of farmers' "stagnating incomes". Farmers should ask the right questions for a better future. Let me help through this article. Before I go into detail, let us keep in mind ultimately either consumers or taxpayer citizens because of the cost of the wrong decisions. No political party or political leader bears the burden of the wrong decision they make for their political gains. Punjab farmers should keep this in mind and ask the right questions to all because they are also important consumers and citizens of India. There is the scientific as well as the political reason behind the stagnation in income. Let me address both one by one. Scientific Reason: Unscientific Swaminathan MSP formula leadi...