Question

What was the fundamental economic problem the new deal attempt to solve for farmers

Answer 1

The fundamental problem was surplus production,
The new deal agricultural adjustment program aimed at reducing supply of agricultural goods in a time that people could not afford buying causing a problem with demand. With this deal, farmers were paid to destroy their crops or simply not grow anything.

Answer 2

The New Deal tried to solve the problem of surplus goods for farmers.

During the Great Depression, farmers continued to produce a significant amount of goods despite the fact that many Americans could no longer afford these foods/goods. This resulted in American society having more goods than the consumer wanted (aka a surplus).

To combat this surplus, President Franklin D. Roosevelt implemented the Agricultural Adjustment Act. This paid farmers not to make any more goods/foods. This would help end the surplus and increase the amount of money that farmers would make off their products.