One of the prime inputs to reviving Agriculture in India-- must be to teach all
school classes-boys/girls -about the need to delicately preserve the soil.
They should be taught the basics of life through delicately enriching the soil
with
Human and animal dung
Humification ofall agro/food-wastes
Doing something like a National mission to gather P & K from anywhere-India has
none. Swaminathans cannot help.
We in Assam will help India with all their missing P & K--but first set us free.
Ambanis' Zillions cannot help India . Assam can. We have it all. And India
drivers do not know what/when.
Force them to.
mm
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 16:16:02
+0900Subject: [WaterWatch] Ageing Agriculture
Ageing AgricultureThe 300th issue of Alive (Oct 2007), one of the Delhi Press
Publications' quarterly magazine established in 1940 as Caravan, interviewed
Sudhirendar Sharma (your host) for its introspection of Indian agriculture in
the 60th year of country's independence.How do you rate the growth of
agriculture sector in India during the 60 years of independence?Poor or should
I say `very poor'. The irony is that the sector that fed the country cannot
feed itself anymore. With farmers' suicides more of a norm than exception, the
parliament was informed about over 100,000 farmers' suicides in the last ten
years, what more can be said about growth of agriculture?How much successful
have been the land reform programmes of the government so far?Land forms! Heard
of this term after a long time. Literally, no significant progress has been
made. Interestingly, however, what the government could not move forward in 60
years has an interesting parallel. It is called SEZ, the Special Economic Zone.
The government has now advised states to acquire 30 per cent land for SEZ.Why
there is so much disparity found among various states in terms of agriculture
development?Farmers have been lured through loan waivers, free power, cheap
rice - all electoral gimmicks. Nothing serious!What is the future of
agriculture in India? Will India conitnue to be an agricultural country (Krishi
Pradhan desh)?A million-dollar question! National Sample Survey (NSS) shows
farmers are losing interest in farming; demographic trend indicates rural:urban
population will be 40:60 in next 15 years; urban industrial growth is pulling
people out of farming; no let down in farmers' suicides; and corporate
agriculture gaining precedence. It may remain `Krishi Pradhan' sans
farmers.What are the main problems facing the Indian agriculture today?Simply
put, a skewed input-output ratio with no social protection scheme for
farmers.Does the government keep the promises made to the farmers?The problem
is that the `problem' hasn't been diagnosed properly.Is opening up of
agriculture trade as per the WTO norms beneficial for the Indian farming
community?Not really, because WTO is not a level playing field. While we have
reduced farm subsidies, EU has high subsidies. The farm prices cannot
compete.Can't ground level agriculture be promoted as a lucrative career option
for the youngsters? Currently, there are various courses in agriculture and
rural development. But all of them aim to produce managers, not farmers. Cannot
we encourage our youths to take up farming as a career?Retailing in farm
products, yes! It suits urban lifestyle of the young. Taking up farming as a
career. a big NO - so I think.After the Green Revolution of the 60's and 70's,
there are now talks of second similar revolution. Why?It will be even more
disastrous as the focus will be on serving the market'.India is importing food
grains once again. What is or who is responsible for this condition?Policies of
the State! Lal Bahadur Shastri had resigned following a train mishap, when he
was the minister incharge during the 60's. Today, Agriculture Minister Sharad
Pawar informs Lok Sabha about 100.000 farmes' suicides and then proceeds to
attend the all important BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India, of which
he's the current President) meeting. The ethos and values are gone!Interview by
Chandrshekhar Shrivastava__._,_.___
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