Some bitter truths related to agriculture
At present, a subsidy of about 2.2 trillion rupees is being given to farmers by fertilizer, power, crop insurance, and many other ways. With this, we have fixed a long-cherished program for the purchase of the product. A huge subsidy is being given to 75 percent of the rural population in food items. A 150-day employment guarantee scheme is being run in the villages. Free LPG connections are being provided through the Ujjwala scheme. Free education is being provided to children up to 14 years of age. And now Ayushman has also been expanded in India through health services.
Despite this seven-decade journey, the farmers are not taking the name of the end of discontent. Why is it so, and what should be done for it?
After four decades of independence, India has ruined it by creating crude policies. This is the reason why per capital income so far has been so low.
Growth speed in agriculture has been very slow in comparison to all the industries and services throughout this period. From 1951-52 to 2016-17, the average annual growth rate of industries was 6.1 percent, 6.2 percent of services and only 2.9 percent of agriculture. Due to this inequality of growth rate, the percentage of agriculture in GDP has dropped to 15.2 percent in 2016-17 compared to 53.1 in 1951-52.
This kind of growth rate is the trend in the world. This is not uncommon. The countries which have increased their per capital income greatly, the percentage of agriculture in the GDP of those countries is low; Like - 2 percent in Korea, 1.6 percent in Taiwan and 1 percent in the US and Japan.
The irony with India is that we have not reduced the dependence of employment on the GDP as well as the dependence of employment on it. Agricultural countries in Korea, such as Korea, employ only 5 percent, 3.5 percent in Taiwan and 2 percent in the US. This dependency in our country is still 45 percent.
Therefore, per labor farming in the country's agricultural sector, only one-third of the country's gross domestic product per worker. It is very low in itself.
The size of the fields has become smaller. It is clear to reduce the labor output per labor force from these small farms.
Efforts to improve the marketing system have failed. There can be nothing from some wealthy traders to redistribution between many farmers.
There is no benefit from increasing production. There is adequate food storage in India. Increasingly, the challenges of marketing and storage will stand up. Prices will have to be reduced in the country for consumption. On export, due to subsidy like Minimum Support Price, duty has to be paid.
Attempts can be made to diversify. But fruits, vegetables, and animal husbandry can be saved only a small number of farmers. Even after processing and export, the farmers will not get much profit.
Farmers can not solve their problems by overflowing in the delusion of debt waiver. The harsh reality is that there are many who share a little produce, and there is no such solution which can remove the misery of farmers together and immediately.
Despite this seven-decade journey, the farmers are not taking the name of the end of discontent. Why is it so, and what should be done for it?
After four decades of independence, India has ruined it by creating crude policies. This is the reason why per capital income so far has been so low.
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| Some bitter truths related to agriculture |
Growth speed in agriculture has been very slow in comparison to all the industries and services throughout this period. From 1951-52 to 2016-17, the average annual growth rate of industries was 6.1 percent, 6.2 percent of services and only 2.9 percent of agriculture. Due to this inequality of growth rate, the percentage of agriculture in GDP has dropped to 15.2 percent in 2016-17 compared to 53.1 in 1951-52.
This kind of growth rate is the trend in the world. This is not uncommon. The countries which have increased their per capital income greatly, the percentage of agriculture in the GDP of those countries is low; Like - 2 percent in Korea, 1.6 percent in Taiwan and 1 percent in the US and Japan.
The irony with India is that we have not reduced the dependence of employment on the GDP as well as the dependence of employment on it. Agricultural countries in Korea, such as Korea, employ only 5 percent, 3.5 percent in Taiwan and 2 percent in the US. This dependency in our country is still 45 percent.
Therefore, per labor farming in the country's agricultural sector, only one-third of the country's gross domestic product per worker. It is very low in itself.
The size of the fields has become smaller. It is clear to reduce the labor output per labor force from these small farms.
Efforts to improve the marketing system have failed. There can be nothing from some wealthy traders to redistribution between many farmers.
There is no benefit from increasing production. There is adequate food storage in India. Increasingly, the challenges of marketing and storage will stand up. Prices will have to be reduced in the country for consumption. On export, due to subsidy like Minimum Support Price, duty has to be paid.
Attempts can be made to diversify. But fruits, vegetables, and animal husbandry can be saved only a small number of farmers. Even after processing and export, the farmers will not get much profit.
Farmers can not solve their problems by overflowing in the delusion of debt waiver. The harsh reality is that there are many who share a little produce, and there is no such solution which can remove the misery of farmers together and immediately.
We have to make systemic changes in the lives of the farmers. The marginal farmers have been brought out of this employment by some policies. It must continue. Along with this, labor-based industries and services have to be expanded in such a way that the farmers can be given employment in this manne
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