India, Sept. 25 -- Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday 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 US, 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. Gadkari said that 65 per cent of India's population is engaged in agricultural activities, but their contribution to the country's GDP is only 14 per cent.
"So, in this s...