In agri-credit, small farmers are still outside the fence
Updated: January 25, 2021 00:56 IST The agriculture sector’s performance has not been commensurate with the increasing subsidised credit it receives Share Article AAA The agriculture sector’s performance has not been commensurate with the increasing subsidised credit it receives Farmers on the warpath would mean that agriculture reforms have again occupied centrestage not just in the minds of the politicians but also policymakers. To enable small farmers to diversify their crops or improve their income they must have access to credit at reasonable rates of interest. This has been an age...