Thursday, May 24, 2012

Why are farmers poor

Bumper wheat crop in India
Government provides enough support for a bumper crop But due to over production the market prices prove insufficient to raise living standards of farmer despite good crop.And farmers are not allowed to export the crop to fetch good earnings because of political compulsions and when export restrictions are removed those currying favour with govt. officials are able to export.
While in the domestic market the prices are lower than international ones but still the benefit comes to middlemen whether inflation or not.

In simple terms there is no management of wheat.We have a bumper crop which is stored so safe by Food corporation of India that It becomes food of rodents and kept in plastic sheets in open weather "Crop that breathes"
And not to imagine the scenario when crop fails

Courtesy -Times Of India

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