There is fear that this will reduce the degree of government subsidies that farmers recieve. Current yields of Indian crops aren't stagnant, but there are fear

There is fear that this will reduce the degree of government subsidies that farmers recieve. Current yields of Indian crops aren't stagnant, but there are fears that water levels are too low to keep them rising fast enough for the coming rise in demand.So too much land on water consuming paddy crops may be bad in long run. Bill tries to push towards diversification by introducing agri markets that may raise investment in nontraditional crops. http://amp.scroll.in/article/821052/punjab-is-set-for-record-rice-production-this-year-but-at-a-heavy-price http://amp.scroll.in/article/821052/punjab-is-set-for-record... Fear is also that this will hit farmers in state of Punjab and Northern UP the most. They rely on a system of guaranteed crop buying by government. Moving to market model may lead to changes that proponents say will raise their income but they believe it will lead to corporations eating away the profits.