New Delhi, May 26 -- Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, while emphasizing direct aid to farmers, said today, "There will be a real uplift in farmers' income when every form of assistance reaches them directly. In the United States, the income of a farmer's family is higher than that of an average household. One key reason for this is that farmers receive direct government support. In our country, there is a large subsidy on fertilizers, and many other significant subsidies too - but these are indirect. If all of these are given directly to farmers, my estimate is that each farmer would receive at least Rs.35,000 annually. I believe that the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) will take note of this and release a comprehensive pap...