Farmers need credit mainly because of

the long gap between sowing a crop and selling itCorrect answerYour answerthe very high wages paid to workers on their farmsCorrect answerYour answertaxes on every crop they growCorrect answerYour answerthe ban on selling crops in marketsCorrect answerYour answer

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Income comes only after harvest, but seed, fertiliser and family expenses must be met long before. This gestation lag creates the need to borrow.

Concept: Need for rural credit
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Farmers need credit mainly because of

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