Food is a factor which is very necessary for humans to live. And who are the people who provide us with this much needed food? It is, of course, our farmers.
Farmers play a very important role in our lives. The vegetables, fruits and pulses that they grow are used in every dish - from the most fanciest dish, to the most commonly eaten one. If there were no farmers and the appropriate food was not to be grown, how could we live?
The farmers work selflessly for us, day and night, and thus make up the backbone of our society.
When a farmer's crops are harvested and ready to be sold, a middleman buys it from the farmer first. Then, that man deposits the yield to the market. From all the money which is paid by the customers for the supplies, only a little part of it is given to the farmer, the man who has worked so hard to grow the crop well and the rest is kept by the man who bought it from him! Is this justice?
Agriculture depends completely on nature. If there is a lot of rain and floods occur, the farmer's crops suffer. If there is no rain and droughts occur, then also it is his crops which will suffer. Thus, a farmer cannot be sure about how his yield is going to be in a particular year.
But, for us, be it drought or rain, we get proper food all the time. It is all because of the efforts of those selfless farmers all over the world that we are this healthy and well.
Since these kinds of situations have started occurring, farmers are quitting agriculture and moving to the towns and cities in search of a better occupation. So, it is all up to us to keep them happy and well.
Also, our second prime minister, Shree Lal Bahadur Shastri has rightly said. "JAI JAWAN, JAI KISAN!"
