They get by because the whole family finds jobs off the farm and / or
massive subsidies from the government setting prices and subsidizing crop insurance.
Not exact matches
While the WTO rules are very valuable, they were formed two decades ago and have failed to catch up with the times and realities of the global economy, such as
massive government subsidies that create overcapacity and competition
from state - owned enterprises.
Justice Agbim noted that «the fuel
subsidy fraud involved corruption and fraud on a very
massive scale»; that it involved many oil companies and officials of
government's regulatory agencies «looting and stealing of trillions of naira from the Federal Government of Nigeria and threatening the security and economy of Niger
government's regulatory agencies «looting and stealing of trillions of naira
from the Federal
Government of Nigeria and threatening the security and economy of Niger
Government of Nigeria and threatening the security and economy of Nigeria.»
From, 2010 to 2020 roughly, the federal
government would have to supply about 420 billion dollars in
subsidies to get these
massive scale [s] of production for, you know, all the mix of photovoltaic systems, solar power systems, the compressed air systems, the direct current system.
Photovoltaics now benefit
from economies of scale, as well as
from massive government subsidies and investments that solar - thermal technologies do not have, says Mugnier.
And then the bubble bursts and the wind - scam reality is exposed... «When you're trying to sell a «product» with no commercial value, the «business» — for want of a better word — can only be about what you can extract
from gullible / compliant
governments (and unwitting power consumers), in the form of
massive and endless
subsidies.»
George Osborne demands
massive cuts to windfarm
subsidies PM's «greenest
government ever» claim undermined by chancellor's move, which follows pressure
from Tory MPs
Solyndra was facing, in particular, Chinese companies that received
massive subsidies from the Chinese
government.
«Three of the airlines that have been targeted for these measures — Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways — have long been accused by their US competitors of receiving
massive effective
subsidies from their
governments,» they write.