Modern Day Problems Of Small Scale Farmers In India
Thousands of small scale farmers in India commit duicide, because they can no longer solve their debt problems. Two decades ago they took up modern farming and with the help of government subsidies they started growing commercial crops. In the beginning harvests were good, but as time went on, the financial support of the government decreased more and more. The farmers were forced to obtain even bigger loans to pay for the expensive new seeds, fertilizer, and pesticides. Repeated failed harvests now force them into despair. Millions of poor farmers however have turned their backs on modern agriculture in order to bring new life to their traditional ways of farming. With a lot of success!
Organisation: rosaryfilms
Année: 2010
Pays: India
Couverture géographique: Asie et le Pacifique
Type: Vidéos
Texte intégral disponible à l'adresse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlMfAtAoYXg
Langue: English