Back to Basics
Back to Basics
Authors : Disha Shah
Farmers, the backbone of India, are committing suicide in huge numbers.
They say that the reason behind this is extremely low output, both
quantitatively and qualitatively. So, the government is trying to help
them wherever it can. The Green Revolution was started as a result of
this. Fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides, water pumps and a lot of other
supplementary resources were provided to farmers to make working in farms
easy. Subsidies were given at every point so that poor farmers could make use
of new technologies in the market. This led to extensive use of chemicals in
the soil. The feedback cycle started. Farmers started using chemicals more
than ever which ultimately brings us to today, when the quality of soil has
deteriorated so drastically, that there is no going back. Or is there?
The Green Revolution increased the production of wheat and paddy multifold. At the same time, the amount of energy and time needed in the farm
decreased significantly. This encouraged farmers everywhere to plant wheat
and paddy. These crops were produced at comparatively cheaper rates and
gave high returns. The consumers had adapted them in their daily diet well.
These two crops were easy to grow and it almost turned into a fashion.
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