punjab agriculture
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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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