Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday (September 24, 2025) said the government needs to support farmers, who do not receive fair prices for their produce, as they are determined by global factors.
Addressing the '2nd Edition of India Bio-energy & Tech Expo', he said the sugar price is determined by Brazil, the oil price by Malaysia, the corn price by the U.S., and the soybean price is influenced by Argentina.
"We are facing problems of poverty and unemployment in rural and tribal India because farmers are not getting good prices in the global economy," the Minister said.
Mr. Gadkari said that 65% of India's population is engaged in agricultural activities but their contribution to the country's GDP is only 14%.
"So, in this scenario, to protect our rural agriculture and tribal economy, we need to support agriculture...which is very important for the consumer, for the country and for you," he noted.
