The current agricultural crisis and the farmers situation in the era of globalization, increasing capitalization of agriculture, chemical intensive and bio-technology oriented farming and implications of soil and water degradation or depletion for farmers livelihoods. Food is our most basic need, the very stuff of life. 75 percent of the Indian population derives its livelihood from agriculture, and every fourth farmer in the world is an Indian, the impact of globalization on Indian agriculture is of global significance. Small and marginal farmers are pushed to extinction, as monoculture replace biodiversity crops, as farming is transformed from the production of nourishing and diverse foods into the creation of markets for seed company products, as farmers are transformed from producers in to consumers of corporate-patented agriculture products.
Agriculture is the most important livelihood strategy in India, with two thirds of the country’s workforce depending on farming. Most farmers are small and marginal farmers cultivating areas of less than two hectares. Increasing land fragmentation, diminishing natural assets, high costs for external farm inputs, indebtedness, and pesticide-related health issues have threatened the livelihoods of many farming families.
- Enhanced NATURAL assets – here all kind of natural assets will increased and without any environmental cause.
- Enhanced SOCIAL assets – organic farmers will get in same thread and they will discuss about new methods and connected to each other always
- Enhanced HUMAN assets – by eating organic food and working in organic farm will improve the health.
- Enhanced FINANCIAL assets – here reduced the input cost and increased outputs. Famers will not apply for any loans because no need buy inputs.
- Enhanced CULTURAL assets – celebrate local festivals with related to agriculture and connected to our cultural roots
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