Question

"Middlemen are parasites on farmers", Explain the statement in the present context​

Answer 1

Answer:

the short answer to the question is yes.

Explanation:

farmers work very hard in cultivating the crops. it's the price that determines the value. but due to the middlemen, they purchase the end product for very less price and sell at the high price making the middlemen enjoy the profits.

Answer 2

Middlemen are parasites on farmers because they not only have the farmer but also reduce their profit percentages.

Explanation:

1. The farmers of India are harassed and treated badly by the middlemen.
2. The middlemen not only charge higher rates of products from the consumers but also give the bare minimum rates for the same product to their producers, the farmers.
3. The middlemen also make their unions and decide a fixed price to buy the crop of any farmer. An individual farmer is unable to fight against this union and has to give up and sell their crops at lower prices.