Topic: Farming and it importance to the economy - page 2. (Read 1374 times)

The technology is also in agriculture sector and farmers are no longer farming traditional crops that are meant for that region region. The demand of crops and fruits is everywhere, for instance, avocado is common fruit in many countries like Sri Lanka also cheap there but due to internet it's benefits are advocated everywhere. Now in my country (Pakistan) farmers are growing it due to its demand increased demand and selling it at good price because of gap in supply to demand.

It cannot be denied that currently, with the development of increasingly sophisticated technology, there are many machines that can make things easier for farmers, regardless of whether they are capable or not, but I think this all comes back to effectiveness which makes it easier and helps farmers to maximize agricultural yields. and make things easier for them.

In some countries, for example agricultural countries, agriculture has a fairly large role because the agricultural sector is the main sector in economic development so I think it is not only individuals as farmers who are sufficient for their needs but also their role in the economic development of a country is very large.

Farming is very important in agricultural development because everyone needs food to live healthy and have the energy to do daily tasks and a farmer doesn't lack food even if they don't have much money.

The use of machinery has helped farming operations become so easy but it's unfortunate that not all farmers can afford this machineries or even acquire larger lands for farming activities but any how it is you can start from somewhere and as times goes on you may be able to afford this machineries that will make your farming operations more easier for you

Machinery helps you do it faster and better, but it is still about having a big plot of land. You can have all the amazing new machines in the world if you want, if you do not have a big plot of land then you can't make a lot of money.

Thanks to these new technological improvements, of course you can control even bigger land and do it, because back in the day it was all manual labour, now it is tractors and other stuff, so one person or at least a small crew, could take care of a whole island size place, but that still doesn't matter if you do not own it. Nowadays farmers decided not to buy all that equipment outright, and they just hire someone who already has it, so they just basically rent their plot of land for a sum.

Farmers could do what you say one day if they have more income from other things than just agricultural products. Because most of the farmers currently still rely heavily on income from their agricultural products, this makes them unable to retain the agricultural products so they can sell them to middlemen who often buy them at low prices. I also really want to see that farmers in my area can experience more extraordinary progress with their harvests, but they sometimes still feel forced to sell their agricultural products after harvest to middlemen in their area.

So that is still very unfortunate because there are still many farmers who only survive on their own agricultural products without income from other sectors. So they also can't make the middlemen hungry by holding back their harvest so they don't sell it at a low price. I think this is a very good discourse for farmers so that they can make their own decisions regarding prices which will make it difficult for middlemen to buy agricultural products from all farmers in various regions.

I can see where you're going at OP, most farmers in my country are facing that hardship too, they feel like they don't have a choice, most of the farmers are heavily exploited too, most of them don't even own the land that they till and reap the during harvest season comes around. I hope that the farmers would someday learn that they can bend others to their will, they create the food supply, they can easily not give it out and do a strike, let the middlemen starve.

Yeah, governments in most countries either don't understand the importance of agriculture or they simply neglect it knowingly instead of showing support and working to make the sector grow because growth in agriculture means growth for the country and a much better future.

The organic food supply of a whole country depends on agriculture and the hard work of the farmers who are always working to plant and crop important food items on their farms and lands, but if governments don't pay any attention to them or provide them the facilities they require to improve the production and everything, ultimately, the sector will start losing interest from people and no one would be ready to get into agriculture in the future and that can be disastrous.

Indeed, agriculture is very important in a country. Now if there is no agriculture in a country, perhaps that country will experience food difficulties. With us living in a world that needs food to survive, the role of agriculture is very important. In fact, I think the services of farmers are great, because Without them, many people would probably have difficulty surviving. Indirectly, I think we should thank farmers for their services which have helped many people survive.
With countries that don't have agriculture, they only rely on imports and exports or depend on other countries, maybe they experience difficulties. I am grateful that in my country there is a lot of agriculture, agriculture must be maintained and even better developed as time goes by, as technology becomes more sophisticated, so does agriculture. must continue to develop.

If you want to prosper farmers, the government must provide convenience for them so that farmers can get the best access in farming. Providing loans without interest can provide them with convenience for the planting process or crop yields. But in addition to loans the government must also provide access when the harvest arrives so that farmers' harvests can be sold at a stable price and do not make farmers lose money. Building human resources in the agricultural sector is important because we need agricultural resources for life.

Now agriculture has increasingly developed and people no longer need to depend on physical power because the availability of machines makes it easy for farmers to work on their land. The task of the government is to provide access so that agriculture is no longer underestimated because consciousness or not agriculture is the most important sector in human life.

honestly there's so many automated stuff for agricultural purpose that could boost productivity enabling one person to take care of acres of lands for farming using machine its already allowed us to do so much with limited man power, its just that the capital to get started is huge, most of farmer getting a loan on it so that they can boost their productivity but if they fail to have good harvest they might risk losing something.
if government can support people to be a farmer by giving affordable rent price for most of the stuff that enable limited manpower to farm huge lands its gonna be great, it gonna help the country to be self sufficient not too much depending on the import except for things that can't be grown on certain lands but alas most of the government just too focused on the other thing.
even though producing food should be the most important and primary need that a country need to take care of so that if food crisis hits, they at least can do something.

Agriculture is of immense importance in its economy. Different countries of the world have different sectors that play an important role in the economy, one of them is the agricultural sector. Apart from the agricultural sector, the sectors that play an important role in the economic development of a country are the industrial sector, transport and communication sector. Agriculture is required to provide food to every human being in the present world for which the agriculture sector is given the highest priority. I think agriculture is the most important sector among all the sectors of economic development of a country because agricultural products are needed for a man to eat and live.

Moreover, there are many countries in the world today that do not have agriculture or are completely dependent on other countries. Countries that do not produce agricultural products export agricultural products from other countries. As a result, countries that import agricultural products get dollars through agricultural products that are able to play an important role in the economy of that country.

We expect that farmers are the ones who must be rich here because they have the land, agriculture but not because some of them have a lot of debts and possibly with the supply and demand including the natural occurrence of disaster so they can't pay off their debts instead seek another loan just to try again. Some of the farmers arent go to college, or any schools so other people monopoly their business they seek a lower price for the farmers and because of the transportation they will make additional increases in the price and so on so in the end they get profit than the farmers and some of them instead of having notign they settled with that kind of setup hoping this cycle breaks.

Farming needs a lot of money for one to have their own farm especially if it's for commercial purposes.
The price of buying fertilizer is now expensive and one needs to calculate twice before making decisions on that.
It is good to farm but it is also a good way to grow the country economy through raw materials that are gotten from plants used in industries.  One need to calculate the expenses that is required before starting to farm.

It seems that the perspective of society in general has changed towards the world of agriculture as well as towards those farmers who have an important role in taking care of and managing the agricultural ecosystem but many people instead consider that farmers are poor people who even because of this perspective which over time has become a common point of view many young people feel embarrassed to admit that both parents are farmers who are actually farmers are those heroes who have a very important role in developing, taking care of and managing basic food needs such as rice.

I don't explore enough about what triggers the formation of a poor perspective on farmers, which is as you said and it is true that farmers are considered a poor person's job, maybe one of them is as you said that farmers usually live in the countryside and are far from modern, but this is what is needed if we talk about agriculture where the countryside is a suitable place to build and manage agricultural ecosystems well, There are many advantages compared to building agriculture in urban environments where in the countryside the atmosphere is usually still beautiful, there are not many disturbances, many clear water sources, clean environment and away from the name of pollution or factory waste, and all of this is indeed what is needed and can further help and accelerate the growth of the agricultural ecosystem. Meanwhile, in urban areas, as you said, in addition to the high price of land, the situation is not favorable.

My country also views farmers as poor however I know some of the richest people who became rich due to agriculture. Like you said owning a piece of land is expensive and if you could buy acres of land you can turn that into whatever you would like.

You can farm there different kinds of fruits and vegetables. Now you just don’t have a business but you also have basically a supermarket near your house. If I had the capital, I would buy land and farm in there.

In my country, there is a negative stereotype about farming. People look at farming as a poor man’s trade because most of the farmers live in the rural areas where there isn’t a lot of social amenities available. And in the cities, there aren’t lots of land available for farming. The cost of leasing a land is expensive, I think that’s the major problem why people aren’t motivated to go into farming. Even those with degrees in agriculture are venturing into other businesses.

I’m also surprised OP didn’t mention animal farming, maybe he’s a vegetarian lol.

If your definition of farming centers on just crops (plants) as I see it there in OP, then you don’t know what farming actually is. Or should I say you’re one sided in your definition and have left out a very vital part to farming and that is, rearing of animals.

Farming remains an integral part of our human existence and it’s vital for the survival of humanity. It might have been neglected or undermined but, government remains well aware of its importance and continues to allocates funds for farming in every successive administration. There are always programs about this and as much as a portion of it is been politicized with funds been looted, individual farmers as well don’t stick to budget or aren’t judicious with what is been given to them and the lack of follow up leads to failure.

It’s something that should be looked at as population continues to plummet, we don’t have to add food shortage to our problems. People should be encouraged towards farming and owning a garden or some livestock farms in there backyards.

We want farmers, not farmers. The issue, right? Throwing money at them helps, but nobody picks a bad job, even if it pays well. Farming pays poorly and is backbreaking, so nobody with options would do it. Farming matters. We must eat. But we treat it like a punishment, not a proud profession. Why? We're brainwashed. Suits in offices, that's success? Please relax. Farmers are despised despite feeding the world. That's wrong

Sure, government can help. Subsidies, better prices...that's practical. But respect? Understanding the amazing skill and knowledge required to farm well? That's missing. The goal is to make farming as admired as doctors or engineers, not just profitable. We must alter our perspective. Food is grown, not magically appeared. That's worthy of praise. Schools should celebrate and teach farming.  Yes, make it profitable, but instill passion. It's a chance to connect with the environment and feed your community, not just a wage

Farming is simply the cultivation of lands to get farm produce. This is one of the important sector in country but it is given less attention because of crude discovery. In the olden days, when our parents lived on nothing but their produce from the farms, the lived healthy, no sickness, poverty was at a low rate. Now we import most of our foods, with preservative that is very harmful to our health , and at a high rate. The government should bring back our  agriculture by giving the citizen agricultural loan, sharing of machines, fertilizer and grains to help the farmers. With this, the inflation of foods will decrease

Agriculture is an important sector in a country's economy, because it is related to people's food and national health. Just imagine if a country only depends on imports for their agricultural sector, then that is quite worrying, because just imagine if a situation like Covid-19 occurs again, then that country will have difficulty being able to maintain food in their country. And because of this, many countries in the Middle East have begun to develop many areas of desert into agricultural fields, because they are aware that the agricultural sector not only has an impact on the economy, but also national food security.