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How Sustainable Management of Natural Resources may achieve Food & Rural livelihood security in India?

Start Date :

Feb 10, 2015

Last Date :

Aug 31, 2015

00:00 AM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)

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As the Indian population continues to grow there will be an immense competition for natural resources while achieving food, nutritional, environmental and livelihood security in ...

As the Indian population continues to grow there will be an immense competition for natural resources while achieving food, nutritional, environmental and livelihood security in the country. In addition, the negative consequences of climate change become more evident in agriculture with exploitation of natural resources, decline in soil fertility, ground water levels to meet the ever increasing demands for food and nutritional requirements. To maintain sustainable balance between natural resources and the demand, immediate attention is needed in several areas viz., imbalanced use of fertilizers, declining soil organic carbon, lowering of water table, soil health, organic farming and climate change impact in agriculture sector.

Recent studies on soil biodiversity, rapid composting techniques, use of bio-filters for removal of heavy metals from compost, application of Nano sensors in agriculture to improve nutrient use efficiency, need based fortification of micro nutrients; availability of soil health card, conservation agriculture for enhancing soil health etc. will support sustainable management of natural resources in agriculture.

With a particular focus on scientific and technical understanding of natural resources management, this portal tries to incorporate stakeholders suggestions in achieving sustainable natural resources management.

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Vikram Luthra 11 years 2 months ago

Please help farmers by the following : (1) Increase MSP as per your poll promise (2) provide immediate relief (cash) incase of crop damage due to natural reasons (3) Reduce turnaround time for cash disbursement (4) set up a monitoring mechanism at the ground level to ensure no leakages (5) appoint a local representative to personaly meet the affected farmer and provide moral encouragement.

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Smiju Ambalathumparambil Antony 11 years 2 months ago

I kindly suggest to (1) Introduce bill in support of farmers with a clause to "Sell their farmland to Govt, if farming is not economical viable". (2)Purchase the land with agreed 8x high price (Ref. Land ordinance) and add it to Government land bank. (3)Distribute the land various projects which stimulate the growth of India. This can avoid various political parties taking advantage of current gap which they found in Indian growth.

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Latika 11 years 2 months ago

I attach herewith a PDF file containing an article 'Food Banker', which was published in Indian Weekly of Melbourne. This article earmarks the need of Food monetization by creating a self-sustaining public-private infrastructures like money bankers under Government of India regulatory body of Reserve Bank of Food India. If such a new system is created, farmer's suicide would be a day of past and villages would become source of huge employment opportunities.

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Sujith Panikkar 11 years 2 months ago

A special status similar to limited liability companies must be provided to farmers. This will help them have better access to funding and immunity from crop losses. Government may consider to facilitate such formal organization and handling accounts etc for farmers by setting up a SPV for "Farmers LLC".

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Dr Ashwini Kumar Rastogi 11 years 2 months ago

Sir, Please make a fund and ask all M.P., M.L.A. to donate 50% of their salary as help the farmers family who have lost their dear one and pay in installments. I do hope, if, done so we can avert farmers problems, who are the backbone of our society livelihood food wise and economic growth too. Please ask our politicians not make the issue of yesterday incident of Delhi which was shame/ shaken everyone . All party should come forward to resolve it at d earliest to give life to next generation .

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Dr Ashwini Kumar Rastogi 11 years 2 months ago

Sir, Can you make farmers as a partner in your progressive vision by providing them future security instead of land bill. Kindly asses what is the net gain per hectare land in a year and pay them 50% of net gain month wise for their livelihood at least up-to ten years. I do hope ,if,it it is done then farmers will come forward and become as a partner happily, they want security only of their family and get rid of natural disasters. Help them in converting barren land into fertile land .

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Piyush vijayvergia 11 years 2 months ago

I was shattered to listen the farmer suicide in public.Main reason of farmer suicide is damage on cultivation because of heavy rain / water scarcity/ hale stone/ high wind. solution could be put a solar panels in the Agriculture land at the height of 20-25 ft.This solar panel can be open/closed from the automatic motor.This will help to resolve electricity problem in village as well safe guard from rain etc,this way farmer will not only depend on farming, he has other source of income.

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Soy Paul Thaikkatil 11 years 2 months ago

Government may construct one body which can certify and market -non insect non pesticide edible products. Definitely one large part of population is ready to buy such certified products at higher rates. Hence farmers will get the greater income and nature will protect using natural pest control methods.

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Nidhi_7 11 years 2 months ago

Please sir look to this attachment. I am Indian residing in Canada for job but always worried about my family who live in Gumla, Jharkhand.

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Gadhadharan Punathil 11 years 2 months ago

Farmers suicides...Financing the farmer is very bad .why are long term loans given to farmers with the facility to pay interest monthly or yearly and go on long term so that long term developments can be taken up and when the things break even the farmer can start to repay loan amount part by part..Industries are given loans like this they why not the farmer..Crop loan now begin given has to be paid fully back every year which is rather difficult and they get only on pledging gold.

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