PROBLEMS FACED BY

FARMERS
BY PEEHU SHARMA
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 FARMERS CONCERNS

LACK OF CAPITAL
The lack of financial resources affects not
only productivity but also affects the quality
of agricultural produce. Farmers in some
developing countries do not have access to
adequate funds to invest in better
technologies, machinery and equipment
which results in poor-quality agricultural
produce.
SOIL EROSION

Soil erosion decreases soil fertility,

which can negatively affect crop
yields. It also sends soil-laden water
downstream, which can create heavy
layers of sediment that prevent
streams and rivers from flowing
smoothly and can eventually lead to
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The main problems that farmers have around
irrigation are:
1. Lack of mechanization.
2. Climate change.
3. Surface water overexploitation.
4. Increased demand for water.
5. Old irrigation infrastructure.
6. Inadequate drainage.
7. Inadequate lighting.

The following are symptoms of poor quality seeds: 

low germination, mixed varieties, low plant vigor,

diseased plants, or the introduction of weeds.

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 FARMERS SUCIDING

Farmer suicides account for 11.2% of all

suicides in India. Activists and scholars have
offered several conflicting reasons for farmer
suicides, such as anti-farmer laws, high debt
burdens, poor government policies, corruption
in subsidies, crop failure, mental health,
personal issues and family problems.

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 EVIDENCES STATING THE FARMERS SUCIDE

The National Crime Records Bureau of India reported that a total of 296,438 Indian
farmers had died by suicide between 1995-2014. Out of these, 60,750 farmer suicides
were in the state of Maharashtra since 1995 and the remaining in Odisha, Telangana, 
Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh, all states with loose
financial and entry regulations.
Earlier, governments had reported varying figures, from 5,650 farmer suicides in 2014
to the highest number of farmer suicides in 2004 of 18,241.  The farmer's suicide rate in
India had ranged between 1.4 and 1.8 per 100,000 total population, over a 10-year
period through 2005. However, the figures in 2017 and 2018 showed an average of
more than 10 suicides daily or 5760 suicides per year. There are accusations of states
manipulating the data on farmer suicides, hence the real figures could be even higher.

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 Statistical analysis on Farmers’ Suicides in Indiaover the past 2-3 decades

The farmer's suicide rate in India had ranged between 1.4 and 1.8 per 100,000 total
population, over a 10-year period through 2005. However, the figures in 2017 and 2018
showed an average of more than 10 suicides daily or 5760 suicides per year.

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