FARMERS SUICIDES IN INDIA
AGRICULTURE IS THE MAIN OCCUPATION IN INDIA. 60% OF THE INDIA’S POPULATION IS DEPENDED ON AGRICULTURE EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY.WE DEPEND ON THE FARMERS FOR OUR FOOD BUT WE ARE NOT GIVING PROPER SUPPORT TO OUR FARMERS.
IT IS A DISGUSTING SITUATION THAT FOR EVERY 12 HOURS ONE FARMER IS COMMITING SUICIDE IT IS SUCH A PATHETIC SITUATION THAT WE ARE LOOSING OUR PRIDE BY LOOSING OUR FARMERS.
THE WHOLE FAMILY DEPENDING ON THE FARMER IS BECOMING HELPLESS.
IF THIS SITUATION GOES ON i.e. THE FARMERS ARE COMMITING SUICIDES IN THIS WAY IT IS SURE THAT WE ARE GOING TO FACE MANY PROBLEMS.
IT IS NOT ABOUT US BUT ONCE ALL OF US HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE PROBLEMS FACED BY FARMERS AND HOW THEY ARE WORKING HARD FOR US AND THE WAY WE ARE TREATING THEM.
EVERY ONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS.FARMERS SUICIDES HAVE INCREASED FROM THE LAST TEN YEARS.
SUICIDE GRAPH FOR LAST TEN YEARS:
CAUSES:
NO RAINS :
IN SUCH A CASE THE FIELDS SHOULD BE SUPPLIED OF ADEQUATE WATER REQUIRED FOR THE CROP FROM RESERVOIRS AND OTHER WATER SOURCES LIKE LAKES,RIVERS etc,… BY USING MORTORS AND ENGINES . BUT THERE IS NO ELECTRICITY AVAILABLE TO OPERATE SUCH MORTORS.
NO PROPER SEEDS:
FAKE SEEDS ARE BEING SUPPLIED TO THE FARMERS WHICH ARE OF NO USE AND THERE IS NO CROP.
NO PROPER RATES TO THE PRODUCT:
EVEN IF THERE IS A GOOD YEILD OF THE CROP THERE WILL BE NO REASONABLE RATE FOR THE CROP. IN SUCH CASES THE FARMER HAS TO SELL THE CROP FOR LOSSES i.e. THE AMOUNT LESS THAN HE INVESTED TO GROW THE CROP.IN THIS CASE THE FARMERS ARE BURNING THEIR CROPS BECAUSE THEY CANT SELL FOR LOW PRICE AND EVEN THEY CANT BARE THE TRANSPORT COSTS.
NO PROPER YIELD:
THE PESTS AND SOME INSECTS WILL FEED ON THE CROP AND SPOIL THE CROP.
SO THERE WILL BE NO PROPER YIELD. AND THE FARMER CANNOT INVEST FOR THE PESTICIDES AND INSECTICIDES.
NO FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE GOVERNEMENT:
THE FARMER REQUIRE SOME MONEY TO INVEST FOR THE CROP . IN CASE IF THERE IS NO MONEY TO INVEST THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT PROVIDING A SUPPORT . SO THEY ARE TAKING DEBTS AND THE INTERESTS ON THE DEBTS ARE GOING ON INCREASING AND FINNALY THEY ARE COMMITING SUICIDES SINCE THEY CANNOT BARE THE STRESS OF REPAYING THE DEBTS.
LACK OF LABOURERS TO HELP IN FIELDS.
MIDDLE MEN TAKING PROFITS :
THE MIDDLE MEN BETWEEN THE FARMERS AND THE PUBLIC CHARGE HIGH RATES FOR THE CROP AND BUY FROM THE FARMERS FOR LOW COST AND SELL FOR HIGH COST THEY ARE GETTING BENIFITED WITH PROFITS INSTEAD OF THE FARMERS WORKING HARD.
THIS IS WHAT THE TRUE SITUATION HAPPENING IN OUR COUNTRY AND ESPECIALLY IN OUR STATE AND WE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS.
SOLUTIONS:
-PROVIDING ELECTRICITY FOR THE SUPPLY OF WATER TO THE FIELDS.
-PROVIDING BETTER SEEDS AND ALSO INTRODUCING SOME SCIENTIFIC METHODS TO IMPROVE THE YIELD.
-INCREASING STORAGE FACILITIES FOR STORING THE CROP.
-PROVIDING REASONABLE RATE FOR THE CROP.
-GIVING LOANS TO THE FARMERS FOR INVESTING.
-DIRECTLY SELLING THE CROP TO THE CONSUMERS WITHOUT ANY INVOLVEMENT OF MIDDLE MEN.
Concrete buildings, factories, roads and electrical power projects shrinks fertile agriculture land day by day and thousands of farmers are made homeless in the name of development with little compensation we should not forget that agriculture is the back bone of this country and it is the right for every citizen to get food in an affordable price.
So it’s very important to teach the young generation the importance of agriculture and make them interested to do agriculture jobs also and make a platform for farmers to live a decent life for the prosperity and development of our country.
HELP FARMERS AND SAVE THEIR LIVES
BY:
K.NIHARIKA, II-EEE-B,
11H71A0291.
Categories:
GENERAL ARTICLES (Session -1)
