Write a letter to concerned authority high lighting the problems faced by small farmers
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Small farmers are facing problems from multiple cases of abuse, including natural calamity, geographical, government bodies, traders, banks and society.
To farmer families, the land is the last resort and is the only means of their survival.
Yet, those with or without land, in trouble too.
Primarily, generating income at par with the cost of living is the core of this problem.
Many small farmers are farming on rented land - and have the additional burden of payment of rent.
Yet, most of these problems would have nullified if they have access to water and other agricultural inputs timely.
Indian villages had good soil management methodology, which is lost due to commercial reasons.
Agriculture for small farmers was a cooperative enterprise, every farmer used to help other.
This ideology is lost gradually, hitting the farmers by commercialization which they were not ready to face.