As per the OECD methodology, net support provided by Indian government to its farmers is negative for the year 2019. However, India's expenditure on agriculture is consistently rising. What explains this conundrum? What are the concerns for India in the price support method of OECD? 10 marks - Civilsdaily

As per the OECD methodology, net support provided by Indian government to its farmers is negative for the year 2019. However, India’s expenditure on agriculture is consistently rising. What explains this conundrum? What are the concerns for India in the price support method of OECD? 10 marks

Mentor’s comment- https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/getting-it-wrong-on-indias-level-of-agricultural-support/article33629376.ece In the intro, mention figures about the support provided to the farmers. In the body, mention how the OECD methodology works by calculating the price difference in the domestic and international markets which is influenced by various factors exclusion of cost incurred for MSP etc . In the next part mention the … Continue reading As per the OECD methodology, net support provided by Indian government to its farmers is negative for the year 2019. However, India’s expenditure on agriculture is consistently rising. What explains this conundrum? What are the concerns for India in the price support method of OECD? 10 marks