India is one of the foremost countries that can bask in the glory of ‘bumper production’ year after year.
The advance estimates released by the agriculture ministry depict that total production of horticultural produce including: fruits; vegetables; spices; and flowers until July this year will be 314.67 metric tonnes, against the 311.71 metric tonnes last year. And yet, we hear a lot of news on subsidised irrigation water, power, seeds, and fertiliser to grow crops that often give surplus yields. Consequently, it will not be unfair to wonder why our farmers still need subsidies whereas their counterparts abroad, despite producing only a part of the ‘bumper production’, are more self-reliant. Despite the rosy future, we are circumspect whether it will augur well for the farmers or will be yet another year of struggle for prices. In my interactions with farmers, few issues, and aspects of mobilising their crops have come up year after year. Discussing them, in brief, may give you an idea where we are lacking.
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This story is from the March - April 2019 edition of Business Of Agriculture.
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