Farmers are the backbone of our society
Er Taraprasad Mishra
Jajpur, Nove 12 : Well-known Farmers Organization virtually felicitated ‘Life Horizon’Book Writer Columnist Er Taraprasad Mishra for their work as Covid warriors.On this Occasion Er Mishra Said Farmers are the backbone of our society. They are the ones who provide us all the food that we eat.
As a result, the entire population of the country depends upon farmers. Be it the smallest or the largest country. Because of them only we are able to live on the planet. Thus Farmers are the most important people in the world. Though farmers have so much importance still they do not have proper living. Farmers have great importance in our society.
They are the ones who provide us food to eat. Since every person needs proper food for their living, so they are a necessity in society. There are different types of farmers. And they all have equal significance. First are the farmers who grow a crop like wheat, barley, rice, etc. Since the maximum intake in the Indian houses is of wheat and rice.
So, the cultivation of wheat and rice is much in farming. Moreover, farmers who grow these crops are of prime importance. Second, are the ones who cultivate fruits. These farmers have to prepare the soil for different types of fruits.
Because these fruits grow according to the season. Therefore the farmers need to have a great knowledge of fruits and crops. There are many other farmers who grow different other types. Furthermore, they all have to work very hard to get maximum harvesting. In addition to the farmers contribute almost 17% of the Indian economy. That is the maximum of all. But still, a farmer is deprived of every luxury of society
A farmer is one of the most important members of society. He is the giver of food to the people, to all practical purposes. He gets up early in the morning and goes to his fields. Now-a-days, in a number of states, the days of ploughing the fields with the help of oxen are almost over except for the farmers who are too poor to purchase a tractor.
The farmer has many kinds of works to do. He ploughs his fields. He sows the seeds. He waters the fields regularly. He has to take care of the crops. He has to protect them against hail and frost. Farmers are the strength and backbone of the economy of any country. The food we eat and the food that keeps us healthy and strong is provided by the farmers.
We are able to survive on this planet with the help of farmers and thus they are the most valuable and important people of our lives. As per the stats, farmers contribute nearly 17% to the economy of India. Farmers hold great significance in the society, however, despite being so useful, they do not have proper means of living.
In India, farmers do not enjoy the status they deserve and hence every week or month, we hear many cases of suicides by the farmers. They live a very difficult and hard life and still they don’t get the privileges they are actually worthy of. Usually, the middlemen involved in trading of vegetables and fruits get most of the money and the farmers are deprived of their basic rights.
Lately, many farmers are committing suicides because they do not have enough money to satisfy their basic needs of life and hence they resort to doing such heinous things. Many a times their crops get destroyed due to the effects of global warming and they do not get any kind of reimbursement from the government.
This ultimately makes them poor and scarce in resources and makes their life miserable. Recently, government has taken some steps to save farmers and their life. Government has released them from all types of loans and they are also paid Rs.6000 annually so that they can have some extra earning other than their profession.
Also, government has taken steps to reserve seats for their children in various schools and colleges so that they should not be deprived of education. All these measures are taken to help them lead a better and healthy life. Although there’s a lot more than can be done to improve their living, however, these small steps can help them live a life they deserve.
India is an agricultural country. Our prosperity depends upon our agricultural production. For achieving this the Indian farmer’s contribution is very vital. India, as a matter of fact, is a land of farmers. Nearly 75 percent of our population lives in villages. India is an agricultural country. Our prosperity depends upon our agricultural production. For achieving this the Indian farmer’s contribution is very vital.
India, as a matter of fact, is a land of farmers. Nearly 75 percent of our population lives in villages. He gets up early in the morning. Then, he takes his bulls and plough or tractor and goes to his fields. In the fields, he ploughs the land for hours together. He works very hard but sells his products in the market at a very nominal price due to lack of proper market mechanism.
He lives a very simple life. His clothes have a rural flair. He lives in a mud-house, though many farmers of Punjab, Haryana and UP have built Pucca houses as well. His property comprises of a few bulls, a plough- share and a few acres of land. A farmer is the very soul of a nation. Our late prime minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri, gave a slogan, “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan.”
He realised that an Indian farmer feeds the nation. Upon him depends the agricultural production, hence he must be provided with all the latest implements of farming. Better seeds, fertilisers, manures, implements and chemicals for agriculture can enable him to grow more. The life of an Indian farmer is very hard. He gets up early in the morning.
He takes his plough and oxen and goes to the field. He ploughs his field for the whole day. His wife and children also help him in his work. He labours hard in the scorching sun. His routine does not change even in biting cold. The farmer remains busy in tiling the fields, sowing seeds and reaping crops throughout the year. An Indian farmer’s day starts in the wee hours in the morning and ends in the late hours of the day.
The farmer takes great care of his crops and dreams of good crops. Sometimes his dreams are crashed by Nature. Often it appears in the form of drought, flood or untimely, uneven rains. Many times, it is destroyed by hail, hail storm, frost, mist or fog. To say, adverse weather condition causes severe harm to crops
The present condition of Indian farmers is very pitiable. He is too poor to have some comfort in life. He has very few clothes. He lives in an ordinary house made of mud. It is not properly ventilated also. It is dark and unhealthy. Our farmer is ignorant. He lives in dirt. He does not know the importance of cleanliness. He gives an invitation to diseases.
The Indian farmer is very hardworking and innocent. He is very honest. He works in the fields from morning till evening. The scorching heat of the sun, the cold winter winds, and the heavy rain cannot stop him from doing his work outside his house. He is the son of the soil and nature.
The Indian farmer is quite ignorant. He still follows the old methods of agriculture. Owing to his poverty and ignorance, he cannot make use of scientific implements and fertilizers. Indian agriculture is dependent on the monsoon. Very often it fails. Sometimes it destroys his standing crops.
Thus monsoon betrays our farmers. Frequently, rains cause floods which destroy crops. Thus we see that poverty and ignorance are two great curses for the Indian farmer. The remedy of the Indian farmer’s backwardness lies in spreading literacy among the farmers. Our Government should help them with money, implements, and good seeds.
There should be good arrangements for irrigation also. It is a matter of great pleasure that the Government is doing its best to help the Indian farmers. His position has now greatly improved as compared to the past.
He is now buying better agricultural implements, good seeds, and fertilizers. The old, out-dated plough is now being replaced by the tractor. During British Rules the farmer was in the clutches of money-lenders and landlords. But now the positions are changed. The government, co-operative societies, and banks are helping the farmers. These three agencies have brought a revolution in rural credit.
Distribution of surplus land, consolidation of land holdings, implementation of ceiling laws and other land reforms have brought about a change in the status of the Indian farmer. Welfare measures like the spread of education, electrification, and supply of water, building of roads, schools, and hospitals have raised the standard of living of the farmer.
Now he lives in the pucca houses and puts on better clothes. He looks very cheerful. If our farmers and we co-operate with our government, the condition of the Indian farmers will considerably improve.
