Assertion (A): Removing fertiliser subsidies at once could hurt poor farmers.
Reason (R): Poor farmers may not be able to afford fertiliser at the full market price.

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Without the subsidy, fertiliser costs more; farmers who cannot pay use less and lose output.
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Assertion (A): Removing fertiliser subsidies at once could hurt poor farmers.Reason (R): Poor farmers may not be able to afford fertiliser at the full market price.

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Assertion (A): Removing fertiliser subsidies at once could hurt poor farmers.
Reason (R): Poor farmers may not be able to afford fertiliser at the full market price.