punjab agriculture

DEEPENING CRISIS

PUNJAB AGRICULTURE

Food bowl of the country

70% people are engaged in agriculture85% area under cultivationFertilizer consumption highestThe most affected state by Green Revolution

INTRODUCTION

SuicidesDrugsIlliteracyDeepening water table

GROWING CONCERNS

Survey suggests- from 2000-2011 more than 20,000 farmers have committed suicide

15% of farmers were the age of 20 to 40 years

80% who were less than 5 acre landAll over Punjab total farmer’s debts 35,000 cr

Over the years…

Adopting organic FarmingPracticing low water consuming cropsLesser use of fertilizersSay no to drugsKnowledge about farming

How to deal with the problem?

Free education Insurance Schemes (SFDA)Minimal electricity chargesScientific help

Government Upliftment

Television broadcasting and radio

In order to know the coming weather conditions

What to sow and when to harvest Problems occurring on daily basis Latest equipments

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Helpline Numbers…

These described courses of action over a problem could somehow give relief to the sufferers in Punjab and all over the country...

Conclusion

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