How can Agriculture and Industry grow together, not one at the cost of the other?

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Answer 1

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That's the catch phrase of Indian agriculture. I definately remember from my school text-books that there is lots of fallow land, and uncultivable wastelands in our country. Though fallow lands are made use in some parts of the year, most of the time, it remains uncultivated. If we go in reverse, why are the industries pouncing on the agricultural lands?

1) there is lots of availability of water (Originally meant for irrigation of lands) which the industries can make use of.
2) The displaced farmers can become cheap sources of labour (The farmers will not have any source of livelihood when their farms are snached by the industries. They are recruited not because the industries are doing a favour, but because the farmers have got no choice whatsoever)
3) There will be plenty of land available for the industries to exploit, without touching the residential areas.
4) The industries will make use of the cheap power available in the agricultural region.
5) Road connectivity is really good (Originally meant for farmers to transport their produce)

These five points are the main reasons. But we must keep in mind that the industries too cannot survive withour adequate supply of land, water, transport, energy and labour force. They cannot come up in any distant land and start business. So, the government should make an endeavour to supply these essentials to the industries even in the distant locations. If this is done, the industries will not hesitate to leave the farmers and their farms alone. It is all left to the government. If the government provides this facilities to the industries, everything will be in harmony. But the real question is 'will the government do it?'

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I am overwhelmed by your responses to my question. The Answers prove that the issue of farmers’ land being (unlawfully) usurped for industry is unacceptable to the vast majority. I take this opportunity to thank each one of you who responded.

Answer 2

Industries should be Eco-friendly. There must be mendatory to get Cetification for Environment. The agriculture should be forming socities instead of individual. Thus both can grow together.

Answer 3

remember the message of M K Gandhi - Gramodyoga

Answer 4

Agriculture needs industrialisation and industry needs manpower. Communist concepts reverses this and hence fails.

Answer 5

1. Viewing Agriculture as an Industry.
2. Reducing the labor dependence on Agriculture
3. Improving the Agricultural Production increases by mechanizing and providing the already available technology

Answer 6

i would like to say a wam welcome to person looking at my answer

i would rather say that y does not the government of india take over agriculture to be an government job

make agriculture as an GOVERNMENT JOB
OPEN UP lot more higher education institutes on courses of IRRIGATION, LAND CULTIVATION , SOIL MANAGEMENT, AND other things as such make this as an course in big university where even a tenth passed student can come in and have an 4 or 5 year integrated course which has to include CULTIVATION OF CROP AS A PROJECT IN syllabi

this has to be done in meare future else there wil be shortage in the agricultural crops as all the rural people are turning out to cities and are impressed by the salary produced in the recent IT industry

if this trend is not changed in one or two years there wil be a great loss to the government as food exports wil go high and this may lead to price hike
unemployment opportunity is peaking now even though there are many works which has to be done

being an final year student i think of joining a course on this type of crop management but due to parental pressure wil have to satisfy them for the next thre to four years after which i have decided to earn and start an free training program for all the people on AGRICULUTRE and IRRIGATIOn techninque where in this wil help in producing SELF EWMPLOYMENT to many people


u could see now a days in big cities people are more concerned in earning so they have started growing MUSHROOMS at thier house which are yielding a huge profit with a very little investment in SPACE MONEY N TIME

THIS IS DONE COMMONLY FOUND IN MANY PARTS OF CHENNAI............

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RAKESH ROSHAN
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Answer 7

by electing a person like mamata banerjee

Answer 8

Already Industrialisation is moving on its express track. Now it's time to find ways to improve Agriculture for which I suggest:
Agricultural lands should not be touched for Industrialisation.
Government should encourage Agriculture as concentrating on Industries in near past. New kinds of Agricultural education, tools, Resources should be found and implemented in the shortest possible time for which enormous support from Government required. Awareness through media for the importance of Agriculture should be created among people.

Answer 9

Since India's70% population depends on agruculture. The rest 30% can be industrialised. Both can not grow to the same extent. For gaining something, we have to loose something. That is the law of nature.

Answer 10

Dear Madam Mamata ji,
Good Evening,
Actually you have a jenious mind, I am very happy you have more desire to progress of India, your thinking about grow Agriculture and Industry with each other is great, Althought I am not more perfact as you but also giving answer your question,
1. First to make a plan as dependence Agriculture & Industry each other. without making so plan agriculture & Industy will not grow early,
2. Industrial area develop as place as they will not more productial area.
3. More Industrial equipment will be product in village which good invorement will develop in village & more villagers will actractive in work as a employee other than make farmer.
4. Agriculture product will related industry raw materials and finish product will related Agriculture & daily life use,
5. It should give relief in Income tax to Industrial man,
6. More good road built in village for carriage goods for industry.
7. Advertishment will should for investment capital in village & create a good situation to atractive capital investment for rural area.
8. More Government Bank will open in new Industrial area.
9. Electricity condition will good position for Industry.
10. Tarerists, Robers or others who will discharge to mind of Industrial Man & business man give more security from these wrong person.
11. It should give attention that more people of village will not dependence upon small area agriculture Income,

I have more word but not discribe in own word because I am in a job period and I have only little time,

Thank you for your support for India State,
Harindar Kumar Gupta
Noida.

Source(s):

Myself Knowledge.

Answer 11

both need space, but we are decreasing the space for agriculture and increasing space for industries. solution is to give space to agriculture.

Answer 12

DEAR MAMATAJI !!!

" WHO IS SUITABLE TO QUESTION THIS QUESTION AND WHO IS SUITABLE TO ANSWER THIS ANSWER"

" BUT AS A COMMON MAN I HAVE TWO POWERS, SO I AM ANSWER AND ASKING YOU THE SAME IN THIS QUESTION"
Agriculture and Industry will develop simultaneously , no doubt they are very much required to bring development in all sector... neither Agriculture nor Industry alone can not bring development to any community in this world... they never make any collision in any situation, until the politics make them to fight against each other(Agriculture & Industry)... Politicians are capable to make any thing to popularize and they will get noble prize making normal things as notorious things.So, until politicians those who are like minded to pollute the things are ready to involve no one will save any thing from collisions , at least we can't save our own land, because the politicians representing the parties which are once famous and got reputation due to agriculture reforms are also becoming to notorious for their actions...


" NATION IS NOT WITH FULL OF POLITICIANS , BUT FULL OF 'SHRAMA JEEVIS' PLEASE MAKE THEM LIVE AT LEAST IN THEIR LAND AND WITH THEIR KNOWN SKILL(agriculture) , THIS WILL BE A TRUE FREEDOM FOR AN INDIAN "

Answer 13

Agriculture and Industry are two sides of same coin. For grow together keep politics at a side. The some body like Mr. Sharad Pawar , Mr. Sharad Joshi, Mr. Anna Hajare are like to become member of Agriculture committee and Mr.Narayan Murti, Mr.Bhatkar(DISHNET,ETH), Mr. Pendse( VICCO) become the member of Industrial committee. These both committees have one chair person like our President of India Mr. APJ Kalam and second of course SuShri Mamta Banarji. Then I have 100% confidence that Agriculture and Industry grow together.

Answer 14

Govt. should plan for keeping in mind after 30 - 40 year atleast. Agricultural land & production require in future along with the population would be in future.

Land Bank as usual should be prepared and marked which are not so called "do fashli/teen fashli/chaar fashli." should only be considered for Industry.

If some of the so called land marked for industry is far from the infrastructural facilities/kolkata port/station etc. For those land industrialist should get more benefits from Govt. rather than those are nearer to the facilities.

While selecting land for Industry or preparing land bank. some land should be considered as to be required in future for dumping station also. In near future that will be a painfull problem for all countries..to dump their useless materials.

For pvt. parties..they should take land directly from the farmers/land owners.

While acquiring land not only the amount in cash is sufficient, they should given the share of the industries or job which should be taken care by the govt./deptt. carefully.

While from a piece of land 10-15 family consisting of 5 in each family can run their live. only 1 member's job of Rs. 2000-4000 against that land is not at all proper solution.

As the job getting member if get divisioned from his family and does not look after them they will be helpless and no way to live. but if land is with them it cannot be happened. This is most important.

Answer 15

Our priority is to feed 1.2 billion people, 3 times a day for 365 days. We can live and have lived happily without cars and mobile phones. If we get in to food scarcity, the nation will be disintegrated in to pieces in no time. Great people like you should continue to fight against these greedy industrialists and protect the life of 700 million people who depend upon agriculture.

Answer 16

Land that cannot sustain agriculture due to Soil, Climate or topography or even due to other economic reasons such as being cultivated for sustenance-farming alone should be considered for industrialisation.
Exremely fertile & arable tracts should be reserved for Agriculture, Since agriculture if not pursued may lead to food shortages the desert & arid zones which only lack water but are otherwise fertile can be considered for cultivation say as done by Israel.

Answer 17

its simple just do hardworkk in both catogries i mean that just sell in very lage amount and collect raw materails from in less amount

Answer 18

1) The income who involves in agriculture should be equally rated with those in industries (based on the work)
2) Regular income should be there for agriculture based families. Government may take lands and run them and pay them monthly salary basis.
3) Encourage / Give preferences those who are involved in Green revolution.

Answer 19

both should have equal partnership the capitalist put their machine and the agriculturist but they raw material, they should make agreement just after sowing their seeds that means if the crop come up fine, even if the crop gets destroyed the parner ship is on, and the capitalist will bear the equal loss ,that means both will get profit or loss,one can help the other if crop does not come up this year it will come up the next year.

Answer 20

There is no-doubt that our country is a agricultural country so for the development on both sec tour we have to do such type of industry which is directly and indirectly benefited for agriculture . Because from bigning our country is a pourlly depend on farming . like sugar fectory coutton industry which is help for both sector

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from my own

Answer 21

Please don't do politics on SEZ issue try to help government in establishing it but not on good agricultural land, only on wasteland and make issue only to rehabilitation of peoples affected by development and give them some share which later on

Answer 22

With the introduction of more and more advanced methods,
productivity and profitability in agriculture should be improved
and at the same time agriculture should contribute more raw material for the industrial sector. Industrialisation should move forward since it caters to various needs of mankind. In fact we can not allow one to flourish at the expense of the other. India should process agricultural produce into different products and sell in domestic as well as in foreign markets which will help us grow as a major economic power.
We should rather discourage exporting raw material and manpower and should encourage export of finished products,
competing with other economic powers in the world markets.

Answer 23

Dear Mamtaji..

Simply by not adding politices in to it..!!

No but seriously I think by none of them should think that they are competitor for each other, These both things are very differant from each other and i think it should not mix it up.

Answer 24

Government can allot waste lands, which can not be used for cultivation, due to lack of irrigation facility, rainfed or ground water facility. These lands can be allotted for Industrial sector and government can provide basic amenities to them by collecting a reasonable cost from them. Thus Agriculture and Industrial growth will co-exist without doing any harm to each other. In my view this can be done effectively for getting good economical development.

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form the website.

Answer 25

Industries can help the agriculturist in developing new methods in the cultivation techniques using good quality seeds,application of good manures & fertilisers & provide loans at less interest ,so inturn the agriculturist can cultivate better crops & supply the yield to the industry for the better prospects for himself & for his country by which the industry can manufacture best products(brands) & export to different european nations.Agriculture & industry should go hand in hand & not one at the cost of other by snatching one's fundamental rights forceably by the other party.

Answer 26

Dear Mamtaji,
It is very difficult task to decide how to develop both sectors at same time. We must take help of analysts, to identify the areas (geographical locations) which are strong in Agri. Plan agroindustries in those areas and make those zones favourable for investors give them benifits accordingly.
Other zones where agicultural productivity is less. plan to put up engineering / technological industries for more employment in the regions.

Answer 27

By not acquiring agriculture land forerecting industries&to provide water for agricultural purpose,they can both grow together.

Answer 28

Its big question. I need more time to give answer. Thanks.

Answer 29

The questioner seems to have a preconceived notion that both Agriculture and Industry are mutually unsustainable.In fact it is the policies of various Governments that is in conflict with the growth of Agriculture and Industry together.Those who are shedding crocodile tears for the poor farmers are themselves causing hardship to both farmers and industrialists.

We have too many political minds that work against the common cause.One up man ship is the order of the day.

Our concern should be to develop the nation through sustainable programs and policies.For achieving short sighted goals we have no hesitation in sacrificing the interest of the nation.Preserving the environment has not received any attention from politicians.Only some NGO's are working honestly against all odds.

Politicians and criminals are hand in gloves when it comes to sharing the booty of power and pelf.They do not hesitate to grab the public land. They hoodwink the public by impressing up on them that all these illegal activities are meant for their survival.They themselves are creating roadblocks for implementing environmental laws of the land.

Agriculture land should not be acquired for industrial purposes.Industries should not be allowed to go Scot free when responsible for polluting.At the same time both are needed in a vast country like ours where millions are still struggling for a better standard of life.

Answer 30

Agriculture and Industry, both have to grow together, since agriculture provides foodstuff to the each and every living being, the Industry provides the other accessories and necessities.

An balanced development planning, without involving political interests of different parties, covering entire country is required for the development of both Agriculture and Industry. Unfortunately it's not being done.

Development planners for the nation should not be politicians or belong to any political party. Planning proposals by these planners should be implemented by government honestly. (Not considering or favouring the governing parties priorities).

Answer 31

ACTUALLY THIS ALL IS ABOUT PLANNING. THE INDUSTRIES HAS TO GROW BUT NOT AT ALL AT THE COST OF BASICS LIKE AGRICULTURE, RIVERS(WATER),
FOREST. BECAUSE SMALL, SHORT TERM GAIN CAN RESULT IN FUTURE CATASTROPS.
THERE SHOULD BE NO POLITICS ON THIS ISSUE.
I DONOT SEE PLOBLEM IN ALLOTING LAND TO INDUSTRIES AS I CAN SEE LOT OF FREE LAND WHICH IS OF NO USE FOR AGRICULTURE.