Assignment Question

Project Name – Agri Job Opportunities platform in Rural Areas

1 Do a short interview with Parent / Farmer about the Farm Labourer?

Ask him / her the following questions

a. Since how long the Farm Labourer is staying with them?

ANS: 15Years

b. Are they dependent on Temporary or Permanent Labour?

ANS: Permanent Labourer

c. Is there a necessity of labourer when Farm Machines are

available?

ANS: Yes

d. How much of money is paid to Labourer as the Salary?

ANS: 600/-

e. Is Labourer from local area or foreign states?

ANS: Local Area

2) Search on the internet about the Firm providing hiring service to the Farm Land Owner and
the Farm Labourer..??

a. Name such firm in India if available

ANS: Hindustan Lever Ltd (HLL)

b. Is there any such firm in foreign countries..?

ANS: Yes

c. Name the firms providing such services in foreign countries..?

ANS: Canada Agriculture associatives

d. Can such firm solves the issue associated to Farm Labourer / Owner\

ANS: Yes

3) If you were given a role of District Commissioner for a day to solve Agriculture Labourer
issue. How would you address the issue..?Discuss on the following….!!

a. Measures taken to identify the Agri Labour Demand and Supply issue

ANS: Recover the loans of landless workers, built houses for landless labourers,listen to
grieveances of farmers and approach government to seek for solutions.
b. What policy will you implement to limit exploitation of farm labourer by the farm owner

ANS: Food security policy, to get rid of poverty especially in rural areas.

c. What policy will you implement to make sure farm labourer works with best efficiency

ANS: As per the study, many of the forms wasted due to poor management so there is need for
planning and working rural infrastructure, electricity, health facility, labour management etc..

4) Do a short interview with nearby Garmernts / Industrial Worker about the Labour issue.. Ask
him / her the following questions

a. Are they the agriculture labourer before working in industry..?

ANS: Yes

b. How many acres of agriculture does they own in their hometown..?

ANS: 4 Acres

c. What made them to leave agriculture land and start

working in the industry..?

ANS: Monthly Income

d. Is labour issue in Industry and Farmland – the same..??

ANS: No

e. Now a days Demand for labourer is more inspite of

machinery introduction in farming. Does he/she agree
with this..?

ANS: No

5) Do a short search on the internet to answer the following about agriculture from 2011 Census
a. How many acres are in India..?

ANS:812 Million Acres

b. How many aerable / agriculture acres are in India..?

ANS: 396.4 Million Acres

c. How many Farm Labourers are in India..?

ANS: 106,957

6) Government is coming up with the policy to save exploitation of Farm Labourer but
introducing the Farm Machinery to make farm owner independent of the Farm Labourer

a. What is your perspective on this...?

ANS: This is a good initiative taken by the government to save exploitation farmers, but
introducing farm machinery is not a good decision as by this the farmers may face difficulties as
there wouldn’t be any work for them.

b. Is government creating more distance between the Farm Labourer and Owner…?? If so –
Why..?

ANS: Yes, because it creates un employment

c. Is government favouring only farm labourers on policies..??? If so – Why…?

ANS: NO,As there are still many policies which are benefit to farmers.

7) Government too have employees. If so Government becomes employer and the staff
becomes employee

a. Has government ensured right policies to its employees.?

ANS: Yes

b. Has government succeeded in extracting the efficient work from its staff..?

ANS: 30-40 Ti

c. Is there no any issues in Govt Staff and Govt Management..?

ANS: Yes

d. If so – Why strikes happen from Govt Staff..?

ANS: For hike/rise in salary

f. If everything is smooth in govt firm, why are such firms are in loss till today..?

ANS: The main Reason behind this issue is workers

8) Is labourer – Owner issue existing from Ancient period itself…?

Justify your answer. Include the following in your justification

a. Why employee always plans to deceive employer…?

ANS: Due to superiority in human beings

b. Why employer always plans to find mistake in employee..?

ANS: In one way of thinking to make faster work

c. Why is there not a trust between employee and employer..? ANS: Money is the one of the

reason

d. Is this a unsolvable issue…?

ANS: No, it cannot be resolved

e. Have you experienced any such issue in your career..?

ANS: None.

9) Farmers and Agriculture Labourers are leaving the Agriculture segment and Rural areas as the
segment itself is uncertain and cannot assure the fixed income for the life

a. Is this true from your perspective...?

ANS: Yes

b. Justify with 5 reasons from your perspective...?

ANS: Monthly income, job security, unpredictable weather condition, youngster are not
interested in agriculture.

c. Is this true from farmer perspective...?

ANS: Yes.

e. Justify with 5 reasons from Farmer perspective...

ANS: Failure in selection of crops, lack of guidance, assurance of investment, unpredictable

weather condition.

10)Let it be any innovation and struggle, No one can uplift the Farming and make it a profitable
for the Farmers. The Farming sector is itself a loss segment.

a. Is this true from your perspective

ANS: No.

b. Justify with 5 reasons from your perspective ANS: Dedication matters a lot, selection of crop.

c. Is this true from farmer perspective

ANS: No.

d. Justify with 5 reasons from Farmer perspective

ANS: Irrigation facilities, government assurance, selection of crops, nourishment and enrichment
of soil by ploughing instantly.

11)If Agriculture is profitable then the Land Owner can pay a good amount of wages to the
labourer and give him all facilities that the industries can provide with. Labourer are now facing
issue as Farm Land Owner cannot make profit. Hence the reason for the issue of Labourer is the
Government and not the Land Owner

• Is this true from your perspective

ANS: No

• Justify with 5 reasons from your perspective

1) Selection of crops
2) Type of farming also matters
3) Requirement of workers need to be decided so that their wages could be paid on the time
4) Usage of fertilizers
5) Taking help of loans provided by the government

• Is this true from farmer perspective ANS:

No.

• Justify with 5 reasons from Farmer

perspective ANS:

1) usage of less farm machinery

2) usage of fertilizers

3) irrigation

4) Nourishment

5) Enrichment of soil by ploughing constantly.

12)If, Agriculture is made profitable then Consumers has to pay more amount to the vegetables,
cereals and fruits. Hence it is better to push farmers in loss and we consumers to enjoy the
benefit of it.

• Is this true from your perspective

ANS: Yes! It’s True

• Justify with 5 reasons from your perspective ANS:

1)poverty in farmers decreases

2)economic growth

3)farmers can full fill their wishes

4)crop growth development happens

5)I am also a farmer, So my support need to be farmers growth

• Is this true from farmer perspective

ANS: Yes

• Justify with 5 reasons from Farmer perspective ANS:

1)poverty in farmers decreases

2)economic growth

3)farmers can full fill their wishes

4)crop growth development happens

5)I am also a farmer, So my support need to be farmers growth

13)Do a short interview with farmer owning a Machines (Tractor / Tiller / Harvester). Ask him /
her the following questions

• Is Machanized Farming the complete replacement of Agri Labourers..?

ANS: No

• Can he do farming without Skilled Labourers..?

ANS: Depends on situation

• Community Farming is the necessity of era to gain the benefits

of mechanized farming..?? Is this true

ANS: Yes.

• How much has he invested on machines and what are the

yearly maintenance expenses for the machines..?

ANS: For machines about 50000-65000 and yearly maintenance 4000

• Can he get benefits if all 100 machines are available in the village for rental..?
ANS: Yes

14)If you are working as the Agriculture Labourer for one month. What are your expectations..??
Include the following in your answer

• What salary do you expect..?

ANS: 10,000

• What facility has to be provided…?

ANS: Free Hoaspitality

• Are you ready to work in the sunny day, rainy day…?

ANS: Yes

• Do you like to learn skills first or join the job directly..?

ANS: Yes

• Your efficiency influences owner to decide if Agriculture is profitable or not. Do you agree. If
yes…Why..?

ANS: NO

15) Nuclear Families are the main reason to increase the Agri Labourers issue in the world. Is
this true from your perspective..? Justify with 5 reasons from your perspective

ANS:
 1) Genetic modification
2) pest control using sterilization.
3)water usage control are three main areas of nuclear application in
agriculture.
4)highly debated
5) highly politicized issue due to potential contaminations and nuclear waste
management, so it is imperative that we work toward a greener nuclear age,
where these powerful technologies can be implemented to its full without their
challenges and threats.

16) Media is the only medium to reach farmers in India. A movie with the concept of
solving Agri Labourer Issues can give more impact on implementing the solution in Rural
Areas. Is this true from your perspective..?? Justify with 5 reasons from your perspective

ANS:

1) Farmers will get clarification

2) It reaches every where
3) Faster reaching communication
4) No cheating
5) No Farmers exploitation.

17) More engineers are ready to invest even crores of money for the startup of Hotel,
software products but not on the Agriculture Segment Is this true from your
perspective...?? Justify with 5 reasons from your perspective

ANS: Yes

1) NO Profit

2) NO Guaranty

3) Trust issues on farming

4) Requirement of Water 5) No Respect in Farming

18) If Agri-thons were conducted atleast the number of times Hackathons were
conducted, we would have seen improvement in the solutions to Agri problems Is this
true from your perspective..??? Justify with 5 reasons from your perspective

ANS:

1) idea to solve the big problems in agriculture

2) Not just startups, students & youth, but even the giants from the industry, the world's
leading companies, financial institutions & policy-makers — everyone will be here!
3) each one is building solutions, asking big questions, and learning. You will meet the
best of the best people changing the agriculture, business & technology landscape.
4) Supply Chain & Agriculture Logistics

5)Precision Agriculture including applications of sensors, WSN, ICT, Artificial Intelligence,

IoT & drone

19) Do a case study on the Dharmasthala Yantradare Farmer Services. Include following in the
Case Study

• Investment ratio

• Success Ratio

• Hurdles for the rapid development

Ans:- Agriculture is undergoing a gradual shift from dependence on human powerand animal
power to mechanical power because increasing cost for upkeep of animal and growing scarcity
of human labour. Further, there is a more Investment in this service. Thus there is a large
investment ratio but still there is more requirement. So, Agriculture Department the
Government of Karnataka has decided to establish CHSC at hobli-level, with an objective to
assist the farmers to provide machineries at their door steps, This is considered as the success
and hence success ratio is more. Hence, they cannot fulfill the necessity since the requirement
will be more because it is in the doorsteps

20) How can we give dignity to the work of farmers and farm labourers..?? Give answers in your
own perspective in 5 lines

ANS:

1) Support organized labor 2) Include women in

agricultural development 3) Support worker advocacy
organizations 4) Get involved and be aware—locally
and globally. 5) Promote universal education