What are the conditions of farmers?

The condition of most farmers is terrible. About 80\% of farmers in India are marginal (less than 1 hectare) or small farmers (1–2 hectare) category. Agriculture supports about 60\% of employment but contributes only 17\% to GDP. Every day, there are reports of Indian farmer suicides from different parts of the country.

Do you agree that the Philippines is an agricultural country why?

The Philippines is still primarily an agricultural country despite the plan to make it an industrialized economy by 2000. The country’s main agricultural crops are rice, corn, coconut, sugarcane, bananas, pineapple, coffee, mangoes, tobacco, and abaca (a banana-like plant).

What is the main problem of farmers?

Over Dependence on Traditional Crops The excessive production of the two grains, many times lead to the storage, sale problems and shortage of other farm products. Many farmers depending upon only these traditional crops indicates a lack of an effective, nation-wide agriculture plan.

How it is possible to improve the condition of farmers?

This will require several things: An aggressive push to improve technologies by strengthening the seed sector and knowledge dissemination system; agricultural diversification in favor of high value commodities and the development of value chains by linking production and marketing centers; and finally, developing …

What problems do farmers face today?

To gain a clearer perspective of the scale of challenge, here are ten issues that are currently facing modern farmers:

• Climate change.
• The ongoing trade war between the United States and China.
• Rapidly depleting reserves of freshwater around the world.
• The looming food crisis.
• Economic insecurity in the United States.

Why farming is important to Filipino?

The sector is important for inclusive growth, with agriculture being the key driver of the economy in the rural areas where most Filipinos live (but where poverty incidence remains high). 2 Agriculture remains a major source of employment, with about 36\% of the total employed population working in the sector.