The Great Indian Agrarian Crisis and Tales of Two Villages: Comparative Studies

AbstractThe world is really feeling the heat, not only in the form of climate change, but because of fuming farmers ’ unrest. Farmers’ suicides have become a common way of expressing their anger and anxiety as no one is there to take heed to their problems. This research paper tries to examine the in-depth analysis of the great agrarian crisis in India and how it was completely mistaken in understanding the r eal cause. With the comparative studies of the two villages of India, with a completely different technological, economical and cultural background, a deep observation was made possible in finding out that, it is the growing alienation of farmers with new agricultural technologies and the collapsing local natural resource base, which will further uproot the farmers and aggravate the great Indian agrarian crisis. Traditional agricultural knowledge and practices immensely contribute in preserving the identity of farm community and gives them a feeling of pride, which is vital for the reviving a nd resurrection of farmers’ dignity in India. Agriculture preserves theIndianness of India, and uprooting of farmers is analogous to uprooting our own identity.

Source: Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics - January 12, 2018 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research