tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778570096826367144.post4124213973181756298..comments2024-03-28T16:09:44.638+05:30Comments on Ground Reality: A starving propositionDevinder Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05867902048509662981noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778570096826367144.post-8326989890702872662011-07-18T01:25:44.819+05:302011-07-18T01:25:44.819+05:30U&nless the focus of agriculture shifts from f...U&nless the focus of agriculture shifts from farming to FARMER and encourage small holders to do sustainable agriculture, the day will not be far when contract frmers would take over and hold the govt. to ransom to allow them individual profit making. Remeber that when in devloping countries only 3% is involved in food production, 74% of Indians especially poor are involved in cattle rearing and agri. Contract farming would mean depowering the earning opportunities of farm labour without any plan to engage them.Prof (Dr) Ramakumar Vnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778570096826367144.post-81260466901058382982011-07-13T11:39:15.027+05:302011-07-13T11:39:15.027+05:30It is the distorted vision of our planners- the Ha...It is the distorted vision of our planners- the Harvard - Cambridge educated myopic squad. They think that intensive Urbanization and Factory Farming is the answer to India's salvation. गोकृषि the ancient time proven Indian strategy does not make any sense for them.<br />It is hardly realized that Industrialism in the form it is conceived and practiced is the root cause of all our problems. It is a very long drawn ideological battle.<br /><br />Subodh KumarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com