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1. Minimum Support Price (MSP) for farm produce, loan waivers and fertilizer subsidies and many other benefits meant for farmers would only be of short term assistance to deal with farmers’ distress. Views expressed in this article provoke readers like me, who live in urban areas, to think about farmers’ distress. 2. My query in this context is this: why is there no effort to recognize that problems of small & marginal farmers are not same as of those with land holdings of ten or more acres? If we do not categorize farmers as per their landholdings and deal with problems of each category, we will be shooting in dark. 3. As a small measure, urbanites can join hands with small farmers’ cooperatives and buy vegetables and fruits from these coops. This would increase the farmers’ income as middlemen would be eliminated. 4. Here I wish to make a mention of relevant technological invention, solar conduction dryer, which has potential to augment farmers’ income. I understand that by using these dryers, tomatoes, some leafy vegetables and fruits can be dehydrated and preserved for over six months without losing a substantial portion of nutrients of these vegetables, fruits, etc. Considering huge waste of perishable fruits and vegetables, use of solar powered dryers must be promoted.
1. Minimum Support Price (MSP) for farm produce, loan waivers and fertilizer subsidies and many other benefits meant for farmers would only be of short term assistance to deal with farmers’ distress. Views expressed in this article provoke readers like me, who live in urban areas, to think about farmers’ distress. 2. My query in this context is this: why is there no effort to recognize that problems of small & marginal farmers are not same as of those with land holdings of ten or more acres? If we do not categorize farmers as per their landholdings and deal with problems of each category, we will be shooting in dark. 3. As a small measure, urbanites can join hands with small farmers’ cooperatives and buy vegetables and fruits from these coops. This would increase the farmers’ income as middlemen would be eliminated. 4. Here I wish to make a mention of relevant technological invention, solar conduction dryer, which has potential to augment farmers’ income. I understand that by using these dryers, tomatoes, some leafy vegetables and fruits can be dehydrated and preserved for over six months without losing a substantial portion of nutrients of these vegetables, fruits, etc. Considering huge waste of perishable fruits and vegetables, use of solar powered dryers must be promoted.