21. The federal government still subsidizes farmers, but no longer guarantees a minimum price for their crops. 22. The government will not need to subsidize the farmers if they can sell all their rice, the officials said. 23. The money will be used to distribute tanks of potable water, transport food and subsidize farmers, she said. 24. They backed Agriculture Minister Husnu Yusuf Gokalp when he insisted on subsidizing farmers through state banks, a move seen as a defeat for Dervis and his program. 25. Washington argues the EU distorts prices by subsidizing farmers and distorts world trade by then subsidizing foodstuffs too expensive to be sold at market rates. |