Farmers are the main entrepreneur of our country. Unfortunately, they do not get proper support from Govenment aswell as Non-government organizations. Farmers in The area of Banshkhali Upazilla, Chittagong district
are passing through serious economic hardships, as they are unable to sell
their various farm produces at reasonable costs. Middlemen strongly control and
dictate the market of agricultural produces. A producer farmer does not get his
share of the selling cost of the produce. Very often he is forced to make
distress sale. These produces are invariably sold at very high cost and the
middlemen are pocketing a large share. The farmers are denied opportunity to
intervene in the market and do not have the bargaining power. The production of
various produces food grains, vegetables, cash crops in Kerala are dwindling
alarmingly. The purchasing capacity of the farmer is fast declining which is
indeed a threat to the livelihood security of large section of farmers....
Many of the government sponsored schemes and programmes implemented so far have
not redressed the farmers grievances effectively. These schemes have failed to
find out worthwhile solutions to the farmers problems. Presently, the
Government does not have a solution to the farmers problems. Limited financial
resources are preventing the Government from attempting solution finding
exercises.
Picture : Ilsha, Banshkhali Upazilla, Chittagong
writer: Ashik Sayeam Chowdhury
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