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 Public Affairsª¤ 

The Worm Bankª¤ 

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TEXT F 
First read the question.ª¤ 

32. The author¡¯s main argument is that ___.ª¤ 
A. most farmers in developing countries face unemploymentª¤ 
B. developing countries need agricultural aid to boost economyª¤ 
C. agricultural aid hints the economy in developing countriesª¤ 
D. a well-developed agricultural sector provides a domestic marketª¤ 

¡¡¡¡Now go through TEXT F quickly to answer question 32.ª¥ 

¡¡¡¡Ours is an agrarian economy. We must become serf-sufficient in food to feed a rapidly growing population at an annual growth rate of more than 3 million pe ople. A well-developed agricultural sector would offset the need for food import and play an important role in the development process by providing a home marke t for the products of the industrial sector. This implies that the rate of indus trialization itself depends upon how fast agricultural incomes are rising. Devel opment in the agricultural sector in our country means a rise in the income leve l of 70 percent of the population who are related to this sector. Their increase d income in turn will give us mere voluntary savings and investment and thus a s ource of revenue through taxation and potential capital formation by the governm ent plus reduction in income inequalities between the urban population and rural masses. In this sense, aid received in the form of agricultural commodities hur ts the developing countries and benefits developed countries mere than proportio nately. Because most of the farmers in developing countries are already at a mer e subsistence level with a high rate of unemployment, disguised-unemployment and underemployment.