A dimension within Drought & Farm Challenges
This theme addresses agricultural challenges like crop diseases, the impact of weather and deforestation, and the need for financial aid and resources for farmers.
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Overall Community Sentiment
There is a lack of new technology, good seeds, and irrigation. We do farming, but the cost is high and the profit is low.
— VEER SINGH SIJUI · Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand
Our farming activities are affected by a lack of water.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha
There is a borewell problem in our village. Due to the unavailability of water easily in the fields, we are unable to grow a second crop.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
It feels to me that in the coming times, farming remained very difficult, our work got a bit stalled, and now we can't do it as we understood previously.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Due to forests being destroyed day by day and the lack of proper rainfall, agriculture is not doing well.
— Suna Majhi
I feel that in the coming times, farming has remained very difficult, from one hardship to another. Our work has somewhat stalled, and we cannot do it anymore. It seems it was understood earlier.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
The environment was good before, now it doesn't rain on time, due to which farming is not good.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
This time, we are not receiving seeds from the agriculture department, which is a problem. We need to get some seeds from the agriculture department.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
They do farming without water, but now it has decreased, it doesn't ripen.
— Kachala Choudhary
In the present era, due to unseasonal weather, the yield of agricultural crops has decreased.
— Padmalochan Majhi · Ratachua, Rayagada, Odisha
To promote farming, due to the lack of irrigation facilities here, we are unable to grow a second crop well.
— Ram Maravi · Dindori, Madhya Pradesh
There is a borewell problem in our village, due to which farmers are unable to cultivate both crops, so the problem is with the borewell.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · SKIP NO LOCATION
Due to the lack of soil moisture in our village, we are facing difficulty in cultivating a second crop.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
We farmers are not getting proper high rates in the village; this is a problem for our farmers.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
My name is Ramjan Bera Dalai. Village Kinai Gaon, Panchayat Bamani Gaon, Block Dharingbadi, District Kandhamal. I am a farmer. I want to cultivate a second crop. But I have a lack of money and I am not getting paddy properly. So I am unable to do the second cultivation. The state is there.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
There is a water shortage in our Odisha. If this is not resolved, farming will not be good.
— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha
This time, the agriculture department is not providing Rabi seeds, which is a problem for us, so the government should provide Rabi seeds.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
It feels to me that in the coming time, farming remained very difficult, and our work got a bit stalled. Now we cannot do it; we realized this earlier.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
There is a borewell problem in the village fields for farmers.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Due to deforestation, we are unable to cultivate properly. It is not raining.
— Karunakar Uthansing · Dhusarigan, Kandhamal, Odisha
If the agriculture department is not providing seeds this time, then there is a problem.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Baldev Singh | 70 yrs The increasing fuel prices are directly effecting farming in our area. The prices of fertilisers, insecticides and other stuff used in farming have increased substantially. Moreover, the price of transportation has also increased. This is causing great problems for the community which is largly dependent on farming. The LPG cylinder rates have also hiked. There is no help from the government.
— Harmanjot Kaur · Rajgarh, Barnala, Punjab
The problem is the borewell. We are unable to cultivate a second crop due to lack of water in our fields. So, the problem is the borewell.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
We have a water shortage even for double cropping. Due to this, we are using our own seed paddy and doing less threshing, as we have sown the paddy in the field.
— Padmini Bhoi · SKIP NO LOCATION
This time, the price of seeds from the agriculture department is very high, so we are unable to take seeds from the agriculture department. Therefore, we want the government to reduce the price of seeds so that we can grow another crop.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
My name is Nathu Baru Rayat. Village Rangaguda, Panchayat Bamangaon, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am a farmer. I wish to cultivate a second crop, but I am unable to get seeds properly. As a result, I am deprived of this second cultivation. If the government...
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Babula Patra. I am a farmer. Due to the lack of seeds, I am unable to cultivate much. I am also unable to do so due to lack of machinery. If the government provides me with 50,000 rupees in assistance, it would help in maintaining my family.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Osvin Kantha. Village Mandipanka, Panchayat Bamunigaon, Block Jaringa. I am a farmer, but according to the season, proper rain is not happening for farming, because of which farming work is not being done properly. If it is possible.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
Hello, regarding the summer, the sun is very strong. But since we are in the countryside, we don't feel it much because we work in the village. It's a little, a little more. But because we are farmers, we don't feel it. But I don't know how you people in town are coping, poor things. The sun is indeed very strong this year. I don't know if it will stay like this or how it will be. But we ourselves are drinking a lot of water in the countryside. But even if we farm like that, our farming is not yielding much. The yield is very low. Half of the harvest is wasted due to yellow disease. I don't know how we are going to cope.
— Divagar N · Parakkalur AD Street, Salem, Tamil Nadu
We cultivate the seeds that we ourselves have saved and kept. And sometimes, the seeds we get from the government, they turn out to be infertile seeds, as a result, they don't even sprout. And consequently, we won't cultivate, [and we just] get the [negative] result. This is a big problem.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
I am a farmer. My name is Pitar. My village is Ishramgudi. My panchayat is Katinga block. My block is Daringbadi. My district is Kandhamal. I am a farmer. Due to lack of funds, I am unable to farm well.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
Farming is done without irrigation, but in years with low rainfall, there is no good harvest and the seeds also do not ripen.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
The agriculture department is not providing Rabi seeds to the farmers, due to which the farmers are troubled. Our problem is that the government should provide Rabi seeds on time.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
Loss due to changing weather conditions - sometimes too much rain, sometimes too little, sometimes hailstorms. Farmers only face losses.
— VEER SINGH SIJUI · Kharasawan, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand
My name is Program Raita. I am a farmer. While I support my family by farming, I also provide education to my children. But due to lack of funds, I am unable to farm properly. Although...
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Bijay Rahit. I am a farmer. But due to the lack of seeds for the second crop, I am unable to do the second crop. If the government provides me with seeds for the second crop, I will be able to do the second crop and support my family.
— Usharani Dandasena · Gajapati, Odisha
We want from the government that if we get free seeds for the Rabi crop, then we can cultivate another crop. Currently, due to our economic situation, we are unable to cultivate another crop.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
My name is Mithun Patra. My village is Tayariga. I am a farmer. Due to the lack of mechanical seeds, I am not able to do much farming. If the government provides 50 thousand rupees through assistance, it would help in the upbringing of my family.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
Fertilizer and seeds are not available at the right time... and even if they are, they are expensive.
— VEER SINGH SIJUI · Kharasawan, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand
It is very difficult to do farming and clean the house. We are not getting any manure. Therefore, we are forced to use fertilizer. Memnima Sundar Samita
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
