Agriculture sector appears to be adversely affected by the reform process. Why?
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♣ The Economic reforms of 1991 have not been able to benefit agriculture, where the growth rate has been decelerating.
➼ Public investment in agriculture sector especially in infrastructure,which includes irrigation, power, roads, market linkages and Research and extension have been reduced in the Reform period .
➼ Removal of subsidies on fertilizers Pushed up cost of production of agagriculture.This made farming more expensive,there by adversely affecting the poor and marginal farmers .
➼ Since the commencement of WTO,this sector has been experiencing a number of policy changes such as reduction in import duties on Agricultural Products removal of minimum support price and lifting of quantitative restrictions on Agricultural Products .
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♣ The Economic reforms of 1991 have not been able to benefit agriculture, where the growth rate has been decelerating.
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➼ Public investment in agriculture sector especially in infrastructure,which includes irrigation, power, roads, market linkages and Research and extension have been reduced in the Reform period .
➼ Removal of subsidies on fertilizers Pushed up cost of production of agagriculture.This made farming more expensive,there by adversely affecting the poor and marginal farmers .
➼ Since the commencement of WTO,this sector has been experiencing a number of policy changes such as reduction in import duties on Agricultural Products removal of minimum support price and lifting of quantitative restrictions on Agricultural