agricultural subsidies
Government farming support
Agricultural subsidies are government payments or price supports given to farmers and agribusinesses.
They may guarantee minimum crop prices, provide direct cash payments, subsidize insurance, or pay farmers to leave land fallow.
Proponents argue subsidies stabilize food supplies and protect farmers from market volatility; critics contend they distort markets, favor large operations, and harm farmers in developing countries: The farm bill renewed agricultural subsidies for corn and soybeans.
- grantsAwarded funds for purposes
- agribusinessCommercial farming sector
- income supportGovernment aid for subsistence
- farm incomeEarnings from agriculture
- family farmsKin-run agricultural operations
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