Is Farming a major challenge in future ????????

India in which majority of the population lives on agriculture is now battling for years to uplift the living standards of agrarian families. Hundreds of farmers had committed suicides owing to the huge debts they incurred for many seasons this is clubbed with poor monsoon seasons, unhealthy corp promotion by Agricultural institutions. 

Cash corps like cotton, tobacco are cultivated in huge spans in Andhra, Telengana etc just to earn a bit higher in one corp and make their livelihood better. Initially cotton and tobacco generated wealth; this initial euphoria didn’t stay long as it got wiped off by constant drought seasons clubbed with adulterated seeds that sucked the life out of farmers. If the Govt of India does a reality check it can realize a shocking truth that majority of farmers in India are Below Poverty Line

NO one has identified a major crisis that is creeping slowly into this industry i.e the farm labour. The daily farm labour got enticed to attractive industrial daily wages due to which farm community are leaving farming and relocating to the headquarters or capital cities. A medium farmer or a landlord is making sure that his next generation gets meticulous grinding in academics to join the MNCs companies that look miraculously glossy. Is our GOVT going to do anything to retain the farm labour.

The bare truth is that no one is ready to accept the truth that India used to be one of the major producers of pulses but now in India we are not even meeting the average demand. We are importing pulses from countries like Canada. Pulses rate had almost doubled in the last three years with no sign to reduce in near future. Until there are no definite measures to cleanse the current system a day will come when we will be completely dependent on imports for our basic staple food i.e rice and wheat and pulses.

Shamelessly many of us know that our Indian economy is now dependent IMPORTS in various sectors like Petroleum & Natural gases, Fertilizers, Agri based products like Onions, Sugar etc the more we depend on imports the quicker we sink.

(1) http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/703873_2

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