Talk on "Agriculture in the Era of Farmer's Sucide"

Constitution of IndiaConstitution of IndiaConstitution of IndiaConstitution of India

Suicide FiguresSuicide FiguresSuicide FiguresSuicide Figures

From where do they come?From where do they come?From where do they come?From where do they come?

9 years

figures

1997 to

2005

Source

is

NCRB, Government

of India

9 years

figures

1997 to

2005

Source

is

NCRB, Government

of India

National Crime Record FiguresNational Crime Record FiguresNational Crime Record FiguresNational Crime Record Figures

2008 Report2008 Report2008 Report2008 Report

Farmer Suicides Rate DoubledFarmer Suicides Rate DoubledFarmer Suicides Rate DoubledFarmer Suicides Rate Doubled

The percentage increases

in farm suicides were more

than double the increase in

non-farm suicides after 1997

Concentration of Concentration of Concentration of Concentration of

WealthWealthWealthWealth

India's total income tax assesses figure is

a 3.5 crore taxpayers. Of these,

only 85,000people have a declared annual income of

more than Rs 10 lakh

What Drives the EconomyWhat Drives the EconomyWhat Drives the EconomyWhat Drives the Economy

Only

1%of people have ever invested in the share

market.

Major share-holdings is concentrated in less than

0.1%of investors

Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture –––– How Valuable How Valuable How Valuable How Valuable

for Indiafor Indiafor Indiafor India

�India work force consist of 52 crores

�Out of which 60% directly work in agriculture[ Industry - 12% : services - 28% : unemployment 6.8%]

�Agriculture still remains the dominant sector that

employs almost two thirds of people unemployed. It

has acquired 29.4 percent of India's GDP, employs

over 67% of people and has occupied 43% of India's

geographical area.

But StillBut StillBut StillBut Still

India ranks 65th out of 88

countries on the 2009 Global

Hunger Index with worse under-

nutrition rates than nearly 25 Sub-

Saharan African countries.

How did we reach here?

Then Why?Then Why?Then Why?Then Why?

Then why we are treating our greatest workforce like this?

Is there an agenda?

Is there a conspiracy?

WhatWhatWhatWhat’’’’s the Problem?s the Problem?s the Problem?s the Problem?

�Is State responsible for it?

�Is this the biggest human

rights issue of all times?

�Who all are behind this?

I.P.R. on FoodI.P.R. on FoodI.P.R. on FoodI.P.R. on Food

�What role IPR on Foods have to play in this?

�Is Indian IPR/Patents a Myth? Are our research

institutions being cheated?

�Commercial exploitation/ licensing of Indian IPR/

Patents is just 0.5% of the patents registered.

Who Gains? Who benefits?

New Legislation in the New Legislation in the New Legislation in the New Legislation in the

ParliamentParliamentParliamentParliament

�What is our Parliament trying to do?

�Who will gain out of our new legislation?

�The Seed Act, BRAI, etc.

�Why IP on Seeds, Subsidy on Fertilizers, GM

Crop, etc. the main focus of the Government?

Is there a conspiracy to control

hunger?

From Where the Money ComesFrom Where the Money ComesFrom Where the Money ComesFrom Where the Money Comes

Where Your Money GoesWhere Your Money GoesWhere Your Money GoesWhere Your Money Goes

Budget LayoutBudget LayoutBudget LayoutBudget Layout

Fertilizers TargetFertilizers TargetFertilizers TargetFertilizers Target

Budget: 2010Budget: 2010Budget: 2010Budget: 2010----2011201120112011

With all these subsidies how With all these subsidies how With all these subsidies how With all these subsidies how

our agriculture is doing?our agriculture is doing?our agriculture is doing?our agriculture is doing?

The News is not goodThe News is not goodThe News is not goodThe News is not good

But FertilizersBut FertilizersBut FertilizersBut Fertilizers

Where are we spending?Where are we spending?Where are we spending?Where are we spending?

Where are we going?Where are we going?Where are we going?Where are we going?

IndicatorsIndicatorsIndicatorsIndicators

But the RealityBut the RealityBut the RealityBut the Reality

While Food Production increased 4/5 times; Chemical Fertilizers increased

nearly 100 folds. Subsidy bill also

increased by the same rate

While Food Production increased 4/5 times; Chemical Fertilizers increased

nearly 100 folds. Subsidy bill also

increased by the same rate

This is theThis is theThis is theThis is the

Biggest Scam of All Biggest Scam of All Biggest Scam of All Biggest Scam of All

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Biggest Violation of Biggest Violation of Biggest Violation of Biggest Violation of

Human Rights of All Human Rights of All Human Rights of All Human Rights of All

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