Why Do Most Industrialized Countries Subsidize and Protect Their Farmers

Multiple Choice

Why do most industrialized countries subsidize and protect their farmers?

A) Farmers are a politically important domestic interest group.
B) More developed countries want to hurt the economies of less developed countries.
C) Economic theory supports the idea that food should be protected.
D) The countries need lower-priced food to sustain industrialization.
E) The United Nations encourages countries to have a strong domestic agricultural industry.