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: Lack of infrastructure in the agriculture sector
The major problem responsible for low agricultural productivity is that the soil is contaminated by the increasing level of river and canal pollution which is mainly caused by high industrial effluents and toxic metals day by day. Soil erosion which is one of the significant causes of land degradation is also taking place at a rapid pace by ravine and gully formation, waterlogging, and shifting cultivation. Inappropriate use of fertilizers and pesticides causes a lack of nutrients in the soil that are necessary for healthy agricultural productivity. India lacks a modernized infrastructure for promoting agriculture. Duplicate seeds
The seed is a basic input for attaining higher crop yields and sustained growth in agricultural production. Distribution of assured quality seed is as critical as the production of seeds. Good quality seeds are out of reach of the majority of farmers, particularly small and marginal farmers mainly because of exorbitant prices of better seeds. To solve this problem, the Government of India established the NSC (National Seeds Corporation) in 1963 and the SFCI (State Farmers Corporation of India) in 1969. Thirteen State Seed Corporations (SSCs) were established to augment the supply of improved seeds to the farmers. High Yielding Variety Programme (HYVP) was launched in 1966-67 as the main thrust plan to increase the production of food grains in the country.