What are the social , economic conditions of farmers in todays world?

Answer 1

The governments egged on by lobbying business interests, are fast disengaging from affairs related to farming viz. irrigation, finance & other support. Traditionally no rule could afford to ignore their agriculture& irrigation as they formed the basis of their sustenance & material. Now with western planning dictating the policy directions of most of the third world, the governments are no more engaged in developing sustainable water bodies & the hapless farmers are left at the mercy of unscrupulous business interests & moneylenders.
Now that water is fast being made into a commodity at the behest of new trade agreements pushed through by the western governments and the demand for the megere fresh water resources available on earth escalating ( note the numerous water disputes among riparian states) the condition of farmers in the current senario is hopeless.
As of now the establishments in power have no viable solutions for the farmers woes nor do they really intend to.
They support companies patenting grains, cereals etc, which were grown from time immemorial by farmers. Implying the farmers hereafter have to pay these companies for the seeds even if they are cultivated by themselves. In the name of developing hybrid & hiyield vareties they are trying to make sure that word agriculture depends on them & pay them for each crop.
The existing markets which farmers are well acquainted with are destroyed and systems that would favour transnational business interests are being installed.
In short the goats are left at the mercy of wolves.

Answer 2

In Idaho, the farmers are really struggling to stay in the business. The property values are rising tremendously. This happens because rich people move here and they build expensive houses in suburban & rural areas. Because of the fancy houses, the property values rise (along with the taxes). The taxes are going up so much that some farmers can't afford to own their land and oftentimes, they end up selling to the highest bidder. It's so sad. The state has been trying to make laws that prevent property taxes from rising so fast. It helps a little but still seems to be a problem. Farming is becoming more scarce here.

I'm sure there's more to it than that. This is what I know from conversations I've had with other people.

Answer 3

I can write about Central American farmers, they are in hard economic conditions, the main crop for decades was Coffee, and they had really bad years because of the explosion of the production in Viet Nam, right now there is a rise in the price of the coffeee but the plantations many very small are now in poor condition because for years they do not make any important chores on them like pruning, replant, fertilized. Coffee is the main crop beside many people live from the money earned during the coffe recollection, with low production how the people will survive during winter, and in winter there is no work because the majority of the people did not need had labor in tier plantations. Rice is subsidiary by government, and sugar and Cotton, are almost lost. Country people survive with some corn and bean the grow in small pieces of land, and the money their relatives send from the USA because the Marjory of our people are looking north it is impossible to survive here working in Small agricultural farms or trying to work on them. Ssd very sad and hopelessPeople from the countryside once were happy leaving there righ now go to the capital or main cities to get work in maquilas or as watchman in samll security companies, for the minimun salary or abour 150 US dollars per month.

Answer 4

Social,economic conition of farmers in general is bad in developing countries and is comparitively good in developed countries.

Answer 5

In the U.S. most farmers are helped by subsidies.
Socially, they just get drunk at the local watering hole, everyday.

Answer 6

Going down the tubes!

Answer 7

Its not looking good for them in the future in terms of economis.

Answer 8

dire

Answer 9

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