GOVERNANCE OF FARMERS- IS IT FOR THEIR WELFARE OR ILLFARE ?  Sugarcane cultivation is under control of Govt with zonal system, where in each sugar factory is defined as zone and cane cultivation in that zone is monitored by cane director/commissioner. Factories enter into purchase agreements, arrange for soft loans, provide extension services which include bio fertilisers, seed varieties, cash subsidies etc. The cane commissioner role is to ensure cane development, improved productivity , farmers welfare and also cane regulation in order of priority. But in reality 90% of their effort and interest is in cane regulation, not in farmers welfare, for the reasons best known to them. Though the sugarcane act talk about zonal regulation, farmer is always at liberty to not enter into cane agreement with local factory and at his free will he can grow sugarcane and market it as he likes. The opportunities include supply to fresh juice venders, jaggery making, supply to factori...

MY  AGRI JOURNEY CONTINUES-TALES OF SUGARCANE FARMERS . Sugarcane rates are more stable as it is decided based on fair & remunerative price (FRP) fixed by GOI annually coupled with sugar recovery. Hence the minimum guarantee is assured to farmers. Due to prevailing zonal system of cane movement regulation, farmers are automatically tied up with sugar unit located in the respective zone. Factories arrange crop loans from banks based on the cane purchase agreements, due to which the tenant farmers, defective title land holders ,also get easy access to loans, which was not case with regular crop loans. Few factories lure farmers with notional subsidies in the form of seed, fertilisers etc , but finally adjust in the cane pricing. Though Rangarajan committee on sugar industry formed during UPA Govt,came out with sound recommendations in favour of farmers , like free zone, comprehensive pricing formula for cane considering value for baggase, Molasses and other products etc, i...

Is animals more wiser than human beings? Certainly yes. You bring one animal from the forest and put it in cage and feed it with the best of the foods available including the exotic meat cuts. Soon the animal will become very friendly with you. Trust it and allow it to come out of cage, it will grab the opportunity and run into the forest, BECAUSE FOREST IS CLOSE TO ITS HEART AND LOVE IT TO THE CORE. We human beings run behind money, name, fame and put ourselves to shame by forgetting the roots. The more you grow in socioeconomic strata, the lesser we connect to our roots. LET US LEARN LESSONS FROM ANIMALS AND GET CONNECTED TO OUR ROOTS AND CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY FOR THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR JANMABHOOMI. B G Reddy - 9866889246 grbonthu@gmail.com