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by bhaskara2 1963 days ago
You can spin in any way as you want, the farm law is a progress in the right direction. People in general are supporting the farm laws and it’s not surprising why
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Genuine question, could you please explain how? Most people in my social circle are strongly against them so I only get views from one side regularly, and I would love to understand the other.
Currently:

- farmers may grow certain crops...

- ...that india doesn't need or want (it has surplus in storage)...

- ...and the government is obliged to pay the farmers higher than market rates (MSP = minimum support price) for doing so.

It's unfortunate that farmers have gotten acclimated to this market distortion... but it's simply not sustainable for a poor country like India. India needs a strong food export sector, and in order for that to happen, India's farmers need a non-distorted view of market-demand.

> People in general are supporting the farm laws and it’s not surprising why

Which people? Those who've never entered a agricultural land and will never do so. If there are so supportive - will they pickup agriculture as their fulltime profession?