Close to half of the India’s land area is fertile for agriculture as compared with less than quarter in China and the US, according to US central intelligence agency factbook . Yet 40% of Indian farmers want to quit Agriculture , a 2005 studies by the Indian Agriculture Ministry shows.
Despite having good potential for even apple farming, younger generation is looking for government job. why? The government has not been able to motivate young generation for adoption of farming. Our apple yield is the lowest in the world. It appears ,when we look at farming methods, we still live in ancient times. Horticulture departments is having demonstration and progeny Farms, but there is nothing to be demonstrated. Mistakenly, if any farmer visits these farms, he will immediately quit to adopt farming.
Government has huge plans for infrastructure development, under Din Dayal Krishi samridhi Yojana They have not worked for marketing strategy. They have also not come up with growing plans. I fear if most of the green house growers start growing Colour capsicum, the farmers will never be able to meet out even their production costs, The clientele for which is limited. It had happened ,and ,it is going to happen very shortly again.
In Pandit Din Dayal Upadhyay Krishi samridhi Yojana the stress is given to the water structures only, (apart from green houses) for only those who have water sources available. The main source is indeed RAIN, but rainwater harvesting is missing from the scheme. Any farmer thinking to create water storage tank, out from rain water is not going to get any benefit under the scheme. Field functionaries are insisting upon the tartima to get any benefit under the scheme,but neither Patwari visits sites nor agricultural officers are in a position to read the tartima,infact Nakal jamabandi is enough to acertain the title of land holding of the proposed beneficiary.In most of the cases tartima is baseless.After the computerisation of revenue department one may take two or more months to obtain tartima from patwari that too not free of cost.
Despite having good potential for even apple farming, younger generation is looking for government job. why? The government has not been able to motivate young generation for adoption of farming. Our apple yield is the lowest in the world. It appears ,when we look at farming methods, we still live in ancient times. Horticulture departments is having demonstration and progeny Farms, but there is nothing to be demonstrated. Mistakenly, if any farmer visits these farms, he will immediately quit to adopt farming.
Government has huge plans for infrastructure development, under Din Dayal Krishi samridhi Yojana They have not worked for marketing strategy. They have also not come up with growing plans. I fear if most of the green house growers start growing Colour capsicum, the farmers will never be able to meet out even their production costs, The clientele for which is limited. It had happened ,and ,it is going to happen very shortly again.
In Pandit Din Dayal Upadhyay Krishi samridhi Yojana the stress is given to the water structures only, (apart from green houses) for only those who have water sources available. The main source is indeed RAIN, but rainwater harvesting is missing from the scheme. Any farmer thinking to create water storage tank, out from rain water is not going to get any benefit under the scheme. Field functionaries are insisting upon the tartima to get any benefit under the scheme,but neither Patwari visits sites nor agricultural officers are in a position to read the tartima,infact Nakal jamabandi is enough to acertain the title of land holding of the proposed beneficiary.In most of the cases tartima is baseless.After the computerisation of revenue department one may take two or more months to obtain tartima from patwari that too not free of cost.
Jain irrigation had been working for long time and installing the irrigation systems efficiently but after the big agri scheme launched,they shifted their attention to the more profitable venture,green house fabrication work. It is our personal experience that today they have almost nil staff for irrigation systems in the field.
Despite subsidies ,farmers are continue to struggle with the risk of unpredictable monsoons and climatic conditions. Fortunately if they succeed to grow vegetables or fruits, They get only 20% of the retail price. They also have no site of final consumers because of the long chain of middleman. Govt must plan for the removal of these middleman and should try to make farmers access with the consumers.
Huge subsidies for chemical fertilizers, transport subsidy for industries promotions (for raw material) but no transport subsidy if mushroom compost is transported from private farm by mushroom grower.
Marketing boards are working, but with no new strategy, only photo copying the old marketing yards. Providing platform (like railway platforms) for traders, the middleman, nothing for farmers. Yes, if farmers take their produce to the nearby market , they impose production tax. Northharvest, an SSG promoted by karsog Valley Farmers Group are paying at the crossing of Mandi-Shimla border at Tattapani @Rs10/box which carries vegetables worth Rs 100-200, but for an apple box (cost 1000- 2500) this fee is Rs 3/box(Though In other districts this fee is Rs 2/box) , so different rules for different districts.
In the name of marketing committee ,Farmers know only one marketing person-tax collector at TattaPani.
Despite subsidies ,farmers are continue to struggle with the risk of unpredictable monsoons and climatic conditions. Fortunately if they succeed to grow vegetables or fruits, They get only 20% of the retail price. They also have no site of final consumers because of the long chain of middleman. Govt must plan for the removal of these middleman and should try to make farmers access with the consumers.
Huge subsidies for chemical fertilizers, transport subsidy for industries promotions (for raw material) but no transport subsidy if mushroom compost is transported from private farm by mushroom grower.
Marketing boards are working, but with no new strategy, only photo copying the old marketing yards. Providing platform (like railway platforms) for traders, the middleman, nothing for farmers. Yes, if farmers take their produce to the nearby market , they impose production tax. Northharvest, an SSG promoted by karsog Valley Farmers Group are paying at the crossing of Mandi-Shimla border at Tattapani @Rs10/box which carries vegetables worth Rs 100-200, but for an apple box (cost 1000- 2500) this fee is Rs 3/box(Though In other districts this fee is Rs 2/box) , so different rules for different districts.
In the name of marketing committee ,Farmers know only one marketing person-tax collector at TattaPani.
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