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what are the problems faced by the people who earn their living from cultivation?

 The problems faced by farmers in India are-Land, irrigation water,availability of quality inputs in time,improved production technology,timely credit, cheap labour availability,risk management-Crop insurance,production of quality output,Post harvest management,Storage and premium price for the end product produced by the farmers.All these factors must be considered and taken into account.

The rural farmers in India suffer from poverty and most of them are illiterate so there is lack of good extension services.

Another major problem faced by Indian farmers is their dependency on nature and poorly maintained irrigation systems. Current agricultural practices are neither economically nor environmentally sustainable and India's yields for many agricultural commodities are low.

Poorly maintained irrigation systems and almost universal lack of good extension services are among the factors responsible. Poor roads to market from village, rudimentary market infrastructure, and excessive regulation are few of the other concerned points for the agriculture sector in India.

 India's large agricultural subsidies are hampering productivity-enhancing investment. Over regulation of agriculture has increased costs, price risks and uncertainty. Government intervenes in labor, land, and credit markets. India has inadequate infrastructure and services. World Bank also says that the allocation of water is inefficient, unsustainable and inequitable. The irrigation infrastructure is deteriorating.

Illiteracy, general socio-economic backwardness, slow progress in implementing land reforms and inadequate or inefficient finance and marketing services for farm produce.

Very small (less than 20,000 m²) size of land holdings due to fragmentation, land ceiling acts and family disputes. Such small holdings are often over-manned, resulting in disguised unemployment and low productivity of labor.

Illiteracy of farmers and their ignorance in the field of modern agricultural practices and technology, hampered by high costs and impracticality in the case of small land holdings.

 Inadequate Irrigation facilities and dependence of farmers on monsoon season, where good monsoon results in a vigorous growth while a poor monsoon leads to a sluggish growth for the economy as a whole.  Farm credit is regulated by NABARD, which is the statutory apex agent for rural development in the subcontinent.


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