In the hustle and bustle of city life, it’s easy to overlook the pressing issues of our #farmers community. Understanding the economic challenges faced by our farmers is equally important.
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In Maharashtra, the primary crops in #Vidarbha and #Marathwada are soybean and tur. Of these, tur is highly dependent on rainfall – if it doesn’t rain, there is no harvest.
For soybean, the cost of cultivation from plowing, planting, spraying, weeding, harvesting, and transporting to the market exceeds ₹17,000 per acre, as per a study by Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and work done by Krushi Sarathi . In Maharashtra, the minimum wage for unskilled labor is around ₹342, and since the farmer is working as labour for about four months for soybean, the wage cost for an average 1-acre farm amounts to ₹13,681. Thus, the total cost per acre for farmers is around ₹31,000.
If the year is good, the yield can be 7-8 quintals per acre, but with last year's rainfall, it could be as low as 4-5 quintals. This year, the price of soybean is ₹3,850 per quintal. Hence, if the yield is 8 quintals per acre, the total income is ₹30,800, resulting in a loss of ₹200 per acre. With a yield of 5 quintals, the income is ₹19,250, leading to a net loss of ₹11,750 per acre.
This explains why farmers are driven to extreme measures like #suicide. The lack of resources, inadequate #irrigation facilities, and unpredictable #weather conditions make survival incredibly difficult. Krushi Sarathi is working on the ground, not just in air-conditioned offices, to support farmers in these crises. We need people who can strengthen our efforts, and we hope you will be among them.
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