It is Indian way of functioning - all those Babus sitting in ministries and commissions - first kill and then revive. These babus may not diffentiate between a wheat and sugarcane plant but will prescribe policies which will make Indian farmer poorer and poorer and finally drive him to either to cities or suicide. Only a Nero would allow a vocation which supports 70 per cent of the country's population to flouder.
I am not doing plain talking alone. Here are some suggestions to revive Indian agriculture:-
#Abolish land ceiling. It is not viable to farm on a plot which less than twenty-five acres. We have maximum less than an acre land holdings.#Promote co-operatives for all marginal farmers. Banks to give loans to farmer co-operatives only. This will generate employment and free surplus manpower to work elsewhere.#Mix agriculture, horticulture, dairy, poultry, apiculture, and all such vocations. Agriculture alone cannot stand to market forces. There is a huge potential for other vocations too. Realise that.#For heaven's sake let MNCs in. They will bring in liquidity, improved techniques and good seeds. The government can form guidelines if you think they are going to swindle the already-fleeced farmers.#Agriculture sector worldwide is a subsidized affair. No one is doing a favour by giving subsidy to Indian farmer. #Take charge of water. It is not going to last long. The real crisis spurred by water shortage is yet to unfold.
