Title: Problems Faced By Indian Farmers - a Full Guide | Agri Farming
Headings: Problems Faced By Indian Farmers – a Full Guide
Problems Faced By Indian Farmers – a Full Guide
Introduction to Problems faced by Indian farmers
A guide to problems faced by Indian farmers
Prevailing problems of Indian farmers
List of several problems faced by Indian farmers
Loss of agricultural land
Lack of infrastructure in the agriculture sector
Duplicate seeds
Manures, fertilizers, and biocides
Irrigation problems
Lack of mechanization
Soil erosion
Agricultural marketing
Major problems of agricultural marketing
Scarcity of capital
Inadequate transport
Problems faced by farmers during the lockdown period
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Content: This is a serious problem that can be solved by using manures and fertilizers. Manures and fertilizers play the main role with soils as good food with the body. Just as a well-nourished body is capable of doing any good job, a well-nourished soil is capable of giving good crop yields. It has been estimated that about 70 percent of plant growth in agricultural production can be attributed to increased fertilizer application. So, an increase in the consumption of fertilizers is a barometer of agricultural prosperity. The practical difficulties in providing sufficient manures and fertilizers in all parts of a country. And, cow dung provides the best manure to the soils. But its use as such is limited because much of cow dung is mainly used as kitchen fuel in the shape of dung cakes. Reduction in the supply of firewood and increasing demand for fuel in the rural areas due to the increase in population has complicated the problem. Chemical fertilizers are costly and are beyond the reach of the poor farmers.