21.   When Finance Minister Manmohan Singh introduced the budget Wednesday, he announced a sharp rise in food and fertilizer subsidies to help the poor and the strong farm lobby.

22.   But powerful farm lobbies have raised strenuous objections to removing internal barriers to food trade.

23.   But powerful farm lobbies in some countries have raised strenuous objections to removing internal barriers to food trade.

24.   Trade in such products is considered sensitive because freeing it up could hurt the livelihood of farmers in importing nations with sizeable rural populations and powerful farm lobbies.

25.   Japan, which has a powerful farm lobby, warned last week that individual concerns had to be addressed to prevent the collapse of the free-trade plan.

26.   The farm lobby, which has already obtained satisfaction from the government, will not let part of its funding be diverted to the military.