The traditional farming communities are vanishing.
By CSHINE
@SHAMRACK (8576)
India
January 7, 2011 3:53am CST
There where time when my grandfather has lots of people to do work in the Agriculture areas. Moreover the people who do work too were very much sincere to their work. But now the scenario has been changed, more and more new buildings have come up. Less agriculture areas are available. We buy vegetables from market, once it was from our own agriculture farm. There is not much seen as before. The much of greenery is gone. Traditional and organic methods once used are vanishing, chemicals are used. Moreover it is difficult to get workers. Do you feel the traditional farming community will soon vanish.
2 responses
@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
7 Jan 11
Yes it's like that here too. I think it has something to do with growing population, more agricultural lots are being converted to residential subdivisions, the rural scenery and greenery is being replaced by houses and buildings
, my family was like yours, now the only thing we get free is rice from my mother's share in the family rice field, at least we still have rice,I don't know what will happen in the future
, my family was like yours, now the only thing we get free is rice from my mother's share in the family rice field, at least we still have rice,I don't know what will happen in the future@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
7 Jan 11
Not just someday pal, I think it reacted already and reacting even as we speak, yes like you said it will affect all of us
@msdivkar (23356)
• India
7 Jan 11
The traditional farming community has already vanished at least from places like Goa where I am from. The agriculture in Goa mostly limited to rice plantation with sporadic vegetable plantation in select places. Rice plantation is mostly rain fed and vegetable plantation with irrigation limited to small local ponds. In my child hood entire region used to be green with rice plantation. Now hardly 20 % of that area is under cultivation. Among many reasons for abandoning of agriculture is unavailability of traditional farming labour, if available it is so costly that purchasing the grain from the market is cheaper than having your own cultivation.
