tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25101267.post8290819541707122152..comments2024-03-07T03:01:03.278+05:30Comments on Farm, yeah: tamilnadu farmers - disturbing trendcsmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557461643577046017noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25101267.post-65511012829071955052011-01-03T08:01:59.409+05:302011-01-03T08:01:59.409+05:30prashant - growing for the market is always replet...prashant - growing for the market is always replete with such pitfalls.<br /><br />anon - i will disagree with 'most farmers'.<br />in fact, most farmers in my area hardly have any links with the govt. there are a few 'chalu' farmers, who beautifully exploit these in connivance with the dept.<br />and to quote gandhi here - 'any ag university that does not grow their own food csmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557461643577046017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25101267.post-87893558164263074932011-01-02T21:59:44.532+05:302011-01-02T21:59:44.532+05:30On the other side, most farmers know how to use su...On the other side, most farmers know how to use subsidies, get loans waived, etc. This dependence on government schemes, and lack of leadership from the farming community, makes it easier and convenient for farmers to give their lands for corporate contract farming. Even TNAU has come up with an idea of "hi-tech" farming, where farmers join together as a group, and cultivate 2 or 3 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25101267.post-12384987026319170942010-12-30T11:27:39.515+05:302010-12-30T11:27:39.515+05:30Hi,
I belong to Vidarbha region, though am not...Hi,<br /> I belong to Vidarbha region, though am not a farmer .<br /><br />Suicide in Vidarbha are mainly because farmers sells his crop he find that he spent almost money on growing the crops.<br />Bottom-line is nothing left for him after paying for seeds, pesticides, laborers, vehicle rental to go to market .<br /><br /><br /><br />* Due to multination seeds, Indian seed bank is totally Prashantnoreply@blogger.com