State subsidies for farmers are fine, given their instrumental role of their profession. It's necessary to encourage them, so we can assure a standar food productivity in times of need.

The problem is that they usually don't match reality, because of the state's inefficiency and the temptation on behalf of unscrupulous politicians to gain their approval. To give you an example, sometimes farmers prefer to adopt low quality/ great quantity varieties, which they don't even sell (instead they dump them), so they can get more money.

It's a terrible waste, that is responsible for the collapse of entire agricultural markets and severe environmental degradation (e.g. Cotton, which demands excessive amounts of water, is cultivated in barren areas, due to the extremely high subsidies EU provides). What we need is better educated farmers, who are aware of their long-term interests and a more efficient co-operation between the State and the agronomists.


Also, subsidies make the Queen of England significantly wealthier.