Question

an essay on the importance of farmers

Answer 1

Some one has truly said, “India is a land of villages and farmers are the soul of the country.” I also feel the same. Farmers are a respected lot and farming is considered a noble profession in our country. They are also called “Annadata”, which means “food provider”.  According to this logic, farmers in India should be a happy and prosperous lot but the irony is that the reality is exactly opposite to it.

This is the reason why kids of farmers don’t want to pursue the profession of their parents. According to a government data, around two and a half thousand farmers leave farming and migrate to cities daily in search of livelihood.  If this trend continues, then a time may come when there will no farmers left and our country will turn from “food surplus”, which we are now to “food deficient”.

I used to think that when the prices of commodities go up, the farmer benefits but the reality is that most of the money is grabbed by the middle men. So, the farmer is always a looser. When there is a bumper crop, the price of the products fall and at many times he has to sell his produce at a throwaway price to the government or to the middlemen and when there is drought or flood, then we all know what happens to the poor farmer.

The condition of the farmers is getting from bad to worse. If something is not done urgently, there will be nothing left to save.

Answer 2

Farmers are an important part of the survival of our various societies because they provide food and fiber that nourishes and cloths us. They make responsible use of natural resources and utilize both primitive and very advanced technologies to accomplish this. They have the ability to deal with varied growing seasons, climatic variations, soil conditions, and the often harsh catastrophic events of wildfire, drought, and floods.

In some areas farmers are very specialized in what and how they produce a limited number of products. When a large amount of diversity is possible for a farming operation the risks are often reduced because of the marketing options os the differing products. The required knowledge that is necessary in highly diverse enterprises is very high and requires the use of many technologies and fields of expertise.

Farming is an industry that depends everyday on the natural environment and the careful and responsible use of it. Without the conscious caring for the natural resources and wildlife any and all farming enterprises are doomed to failure. Farming practices often provide natural biologically active filter mechanisms for water as well as vegetative stabilization of soils.