‘Green basics’ aims to provide solutions to farming problems


There seems to be genuine concerns now that farming may be fast becoming a rich man's hobby; no more a poor man's livelihood.

“Nobody seems to be really bothering about the catastrophe waiting to happen to food production soon. Shrinking lands, declining crop yields and disinterested government policies are all driving this sector towards a dangerous end,” cautions Mr. Ramana Babu Killi, Executive Director, Green Basics, an agriculture start up company in Andhra Pradesh.

“Even the common man knows that this area is important for providing food and he needs to play a strong role in sustaining it, but an awareness is missing.

No change in lifestyle

“Most of the rural people are just not excited about agriculture. In the last 15 years the price of one kg of rice has risen from Rs 3-4 a kg to Rs 35-42 a kg.

“But the lifestyle of the farmer who grows the rice has deteriorated from bad to worse. The rise in price has not helped him live a better quality of life,” he says.

Coming from a village in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh and also a graduate in this line, Mr. Ramana says he nurtured an idea of trying to do something for the people in his region and thought that by starting an organisation would be a good move since it can give a shape to his ideas.......Read More

 

Source: The Hindu


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