One of the main reason why agriculture declined was that the farmers
power were unsurped by the britishers, which even the independant
india continued.

If we analyse the social setup of the rural india, the entire life
cycle is self-sufficient. The farmers cultivated food plants, which
they used for their survival. All other communities associated
received a share of the harvest, and hence they also had a means of
survival.

I would like to explain the situation that existed in my village in
tamilnadu.

I came from agricultural background, and every year january would be
harvest season. I remember my childhood, where my grandfather and
father would be giving away a fixed amount of paddy harvest to
different sections of the society in our village. To recall my
memory, the following are the communities that received the share.

-> Pot making family
-> Barber family
-> carpenter families
-> blacksmith families
-> Washer man families
-> cobbler families

These communities received this share based on some historical
arrangements every year.

Apart from that, the labourers working on the field will get their
wages in terms of the share of the harvest. Like 6 vallams of paddy
per day or per harvest (i dont remember exactly).. 1 vallam amounts
to 5 kgs of paddy..

In this traditional setup, there was no financial burden both on the
farmers and other communities.

Even though there was no money rotation, all sections of the people
did not suffer from hunger during good seasons.

And infact, this is the reason, why the statement "There was no
beggars in pre-british india" is very true..

But after 1990's, due to the mindless advent of globalisation, the
entire structure of traditional setup got collapsed, and everyone
started cultivating for money.. THis became the root cause of the
problem, and it made everyone greedy.. both the farmers and the farm
labourers.

Before that, the farmers gave a share of the produce and the labourers
also was aware of the total produce and their share..

But when money became the benchmark, the situation changed..

The next reason is the so called green revolution.. Infact, it is to
be termed as poisonous revolution.. Due to the pressure from america,
and due to ignorance of our own people, scores of healthy land were
applied of fertilisers and pesticides.. In the initial years, the
yield was plentiful.. But as the land started decaying the produce
dropped, the fertiliser input raised, and so the pesticide inputs
raised.. and atlast the debt of the farmers increased...

If we really want to strengthen our agriculture, give the power to the
farmers to manage themselves.. Currently the old british imperialist
model of seeking everything from government exists..

Also, many of the imperialistic acts are to be abolished..

For example, consider the way the government takes over the land..
They do this using "Land Acquisition Act of 1982"..

Imagine, an imperialistic law passed by the britishers to take over
native lands at their will is still maintained ..

Does this indicate we are an independant nation? Are we really
dignified indians, who do not even have the will to abolish the
imperialistic acts..
Rather, our so called freedom fighters inherited those acts..

Regards,
Senthil

------------------------------------

Replying to this email will send an e-mail to 6600+ members of Jharkhand Forum.

+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

About Jharkhand Forum @ http://www.jharkhand.org.in/about-jharkhand-forum

Jharkhand Forum's Posting Norms http://jharkhand.org.in/posting_norms.htm

Add your Name in Members directory - http://directory.jharkhand.org.in

Are U interested to be an online volunteer? http://volunteer.jharkhand.org.in

+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

Post your Petition Online @ http://petition-online.blogspot.com

MAKE FUNDING APPEAL HERE @ http://FUNDING-APPEAL.blogspot.com

Get a FREE website for your NGO @ Http://Gift.Jharkhand.Org.In

Check previous messages of J-Forum @ http://jharkhandforum.blogspot.com
Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/Jharkhand/

<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional

<*> To change settings online go to:
http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/Jharkhand/join
(Yahoo! ID required)

<*> To change settings via email:
mailto:Jharkhand-digest@yahoogroups.co.in
mailto:Jharkhand-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.co.in

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
Jharkhand-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.co.in

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://in.docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/