2. WHO IS A
FARMER ?

3. The Man In the Field,
THE FIELD WHO
WORK HARD ON
LAND TO GROW FOOD
FOR THE NATION.

4. American farmer ?

5. European farmer ?

6. Chinese farmer ?

7. Indian farmer ?

8. FROM
THOUSANDS OF
YEARS INDIA IS
AN AGRO-
BASED ECONOMY

9. INDIA ITSELF IS A CONTINENT SO
WE HAVE DIVERSE CULTURE AND
SO IS AGRICULTURE FARMING

10. IN KASHMIR WE HAVE FARMERS
DOING FARMING OF SAFFRON
AND APPLE

11. IN PUNJAB AND HARYANA ITS MORE
OF WHEAT AND RICE

12. WHERE AS WHEAT IN RAJASTHAN. AS
WE HAVE DESERTS AND AGRICULTURE
IS DIFFERENT.

13. IN SOUTH INDIA,
AGRICULTURE IS EITHER RICE,
COCONUT, AND TEA-COFFEE

14. EAST OF INDIA IS PRE-DOMINANTLY
RICE.

15. INDIA’S
POPULATION IS
NOW OVER 100
CRORES MEANS 100
CRORES NEED FOR
FOOD TO EAT

17. FARMERS
PROVIDE
US
.

18. SO HOW IS
AN INDIAN
FARMER ?

20. AND ITS
CONDITION

21. EXCEPT FEW RICH FARMERS
ALMOST ALL OTHERS ARE POOR.

22. MAJORITY
ARE POOR

26. THEY PROVIDE US GRAIN AND
FOOD. BUT HOW COME THEY ARE
POOR.

27. IN SOME PLACES THESE POOR
FARMERS ARE BECOMING
NAXALITIES.

28. IN VIDHARBHA, THEY
ARE COMMITING

29. BUT WHY SO

30. REASONS

31. 1. UNRELIABLE MONSOON

32. 2. EXPLOITATION BY
JAMINDARS

33. 3. THEY ARE UNORGANISED

34. 4. LACK OF TECHNOLOGY

35. 5. IRREGULAR SUPPLY OF
ELECTRICITY

36. 6. LACK OF EDUCATION

37. 7. TRADITIONAL WAY FARMING
AND NOT THE CASH CROP.

38. 8. ALSO THE LAND SIZE IS
SMALL

39. IN SOME PLACES THESE POOR
FARMERS ARE BECOMING
NAXALITIES.

40. IN VIDHARBHA, THEY
ARE COMMITING

41. WILL IT
IMPROVE
?

42. WHEN WILL IT
IMPROVE
?

43. YES, WITH
TIME

44. FARMERS ARE GETTING
EDUCATED

45. LATEST TECHNOLOGY ARE BEING
USED FOR FARMING

46. GOVERNMENT IS SUPPORTING
FARMERS

47. BETTER FINANCING