Farmers Protest, increasing MSP will only be a balm but farming needs surgery, you will understand from these data – increasing MSP will only be bandaided but farming needs surgery, you will understand from these farm data – 2024-02-17 17:34:55

2024-02-17 17:34:55

New Delhi: Whenever farmers protested in the country, their demand always remained the same – increase the purchase rates of crops. The prices of fertilizers, seeds, electricity etc. should decrease and the prices of crops should increase, this often remains the basis of farmer movements. But now the time has come that we cannot move ahead on these issues. Actually, this is not the real solution to the problems of farmers. If we look at some figures, we will understand what actually needs to be done to improve the condition of agriculture in the country.

Increasing MSP will only be a balm but farming needs surgery, you will understand from these figures.

Profit in farming is decreasing

Do you think grains are cheap in the country?

If farmers’ demands are met, grain prices will skyrocket

Due to restrictions on trade in agricultural products, many grains become more expensive in India whereas those grains can be purchased at cheaper rates from other countries.

Relation of employment and population to agriculture

The contribution of agriculture in the country’s economy is a little more than 17% while half of the workforce is engaged in it. On the other hand, in countries with advanced economies, very little population is involved in farming.

We are far behind in production rate

The average production of major crops in the country is lower than the global average. Only in groundnut does India produce more than the global average. If we talk about maximum production in the world, then we are far behind.

This is the condition of farmers in the country

The top 7% farmer families own 46% of the land under cultivation. More than 80% of the families have less than 1 hectare of land and such families own 30% of the land.