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00:00Uttar Pradesh is an agricultural capital.
00:03The state government and the central government are continuously trying to double the number of farmers.
00:11Many schemes have been launched to double the number of farmers.
00:15Organic farming has been emphasized.
00:17But due to the complex process of these schemes, the farmers are not getting the benefits.
00:25The farmers say that because of the lack of documents and documents,
00:30we are not getting the benefits of the government's policies and schemes.
00:34This is the reason why 70% of the small farmers in the state are selling their land and settling in the cities.
00:43The second important thing is that due to the constant shortage of fertilizers,
00:49not only is the government facing problems,
00:53but the farmers are also having to double their costs.
00:57In the potato farm, where the farmer was putting 5.5 kgs of DAP,
01:03now the farmer is using 5 sacks of DAP in the potato farm,
01:08due to which his costs are continuously increasing.
01:12In this regard, we have spoken to some experts
01:16to see how the government can improve its policies
01:20and how it can benefit the farmers through the schemes.
01:24We should build a farmer resource center in a block
01:27and convert all the schemes.
01:30It should be under one roof.
01:32The farmer should be able to decide what he wants.
01:36He should be able to decide what he wants.
01:39The farmer resource center will decide.
01:41The farmer resource center should be under the umbrella of the government's policies.
02:04There should be a farmer resource center in a block
02:07and when the farmer resource center works on a land level,
02:10the farmer's income can increase.
02:13Secondly, the consumption of chemical fertilizers in Uttar Pradesh
02:18is so fast in the whole of India.
02:20If we talk about the concept of Uttar Pradesh in our state,
02:23then for a long time, every year,
02:27the average consumption of chemical fertilizers in Uttar Pradesh is 200,000 metric tons.
02:43If the conversion of agribio-based fertilizers is done to bio-fertilizers,
02:48then we can reduce the consumption of chemical fertilizers by 50-60% or 70%.
02:54The farmer's income can increase by 30-40%.
02:57The Rs. 60-70 lakh crores that the Indian government is spending on chemical fertilizers,
03:04can be saved by the companies as a subsidy.
03:08If the farmers save 50-60% of the chemical fertilizers,
03:12then the farmer's consumption will also reduce.
03:15This will help our economy.
03:21In Barabanki, we made green grass from a liquid fertilizer drum.
03:26We made liquid fertilizer from green grass.
03:28I used this in Barabanki on many farmers.
03:33I used this technology to make liquid fertilizer from green grass.
03:39I found that the farmer's income has increased by 25-40%.
03:45We have small farmers.
03:49In western Uttar Pradesh, sugarcane is grown on a mass scale.
03:55This is because the cash was bad.
03:58Most of the crops are grown on wheat.
04:01This is because it is easy for the farmers.
04:05It will be sold somewhere.
04:07But suppose there are more crops grown on sugarcane.
04:12The problem with sugarcane is that the farmers are stopping growing sugarcane.
04:17Because we have small animals.
04:19They destroy the sugarcane crops.
04:22For example, if we grow vegetables or medicine plants,
04:27we can sell mentha.
04:30This is a cash crop.
04:32If we run out of wheat, we can sell mentha.
04:36It will be ready in two months.
04:38It is a cash crop.
04:39There is a mentha market.
04:40But the rate has not increased since 2009.
04:43It is around Rs. 900.
04:47Not since 2017.
04:49It is around Rs. 900,000.
04:52But if you grow lemon grass or any other type of grass,
04:56there is no market for it.
04:58The problem with farmers is that the local products are sold.
05:05The farmers produce the crops.
05:07That is why they grow the crops.
05:09And that is why they cannot grow different types of crops.
05:15I want to say that our state is very big.
05:21Why is there no separate budget for agriculture for the farmers?
05:26If we talk about the farmers,
05:28if we talk about increasing the farmers' GDP,
05:32our state's role in increasing the farmers' GDP is very big.
05:37Why can't we make a separate budget for agriculture in Uttar Pradesh?
05:43Uttar Pradesh is a state where agriculture has a separate budget.
05:48A separate budget is always passed.
05:51It is not distributed separately.
05:53For example, there is a population of 2.25 crores.
05:58In Odisha, there was a budget of Rs. 20,000 crores.
06:04In our state, there is a budget of Rs. 23-24 crores.
06:07In our state, there is a budget of Rs. 2,000 crores.
06:10So how can we increase the productivity of agriculture?
06:14When we talk about agriculture,
06:16the biggest requirement is water.
06:22If we get water for our crops,
06:26our agriculture will be good.
06:29We will get good crops.
06:32But the main problem is water.
06:36If we talk about water in Uttar Pradesh,
06:40we have only two sources.
06:42Either canal water or river water,
06:45or ground water.
06:48As far as ponds are concerned,
06:52we cannot irrigate them.
06:54We need constant water for irrigation.
06:58That is the main problem.
07:02The government has planned a lot for agriculture.
07:05How to get good seeds,
07:07how to get good crops.
07:10But the main problem is
07:12how to reduce the water supply for farmers.
07:17In Uttar Pradesh, we have the biggest canal network in the country.
07:23The network is 74,000 km long.
07:28But we are not able to use it to the full capacity.
07:36And every farm cannot get water from the canal.
07:39So it is the farmers' helplessness.
07:42We have a private twirl scheme.
07:46And it is good for the farmers.
07:50Suppose we talk about wheat.
07:53We give 4-5 tons of water to the wheat.
07:56And there is a table for it.
07:58If the canal water is not available,
08:01the farmer is forced to use the twirl scheme.
08:04So he has to irrigate every farm.
08:07And the main problem is
08:11we are not able to irrigate the ground water properly.
08:14In Uttar Pradesh, 70% of our agricultural land
08:18is dependent on groundwater.
08:21And even after having a good canal network,
08:24we are not able to meet 20-22% of their needs.
08:28And this is where the problems start.
08:30If we talk about 20 years,
08:32we have made a lot of schemes.
08:34We have thought of a lot of water management schemes.
08:36The government has thought of it.
08:38But it is not working on land.
08:40If we do not use groundwater and surface water jointly,
08:44if we do not make such arrangements,
08:47which are implemented in the field,
08:49and the farmers adopt it.
08:51The biggest thing is that the farmers should also adopt it.
08:54We make schemes at our own level.
08:56But the farmer is not able to understand it.
08:58So we need to understand the needs of the farmers
09:02and identify our needs on a national level.
09:06And identify the problems.
09:09How much water does the farmer need?
09:11How much water does he need to produce?
09:13How much water does he need to produce?
09:15How much water does he need to produce?
09:17Will we be able to supply that water in that field or not?
09:20Or if we are not able to supply water,
09:22then we will have to tell him
09:24that you have to change your crop cycle.
09:27And grow crops that have less water.
09:30So this is from both sides.
09:32But what is happening is that
09:34the department that provides water,
09:36or the agriculture department,
09:39they run their own schemes and give priority to them.
09:42Ultimately, our natural resource,
09:44our water source,
09:46because it is limited,
09:48there are problems.
09:50The water level is going down.
09:52And this is still time
09:54as to how we will manage water.
09:57Whether it is our agricultural area
09:59or our urban area.
10:02For this, we will have to think jointly.
10:05The Prime Minister also has an agricultural scheme.
10:08There are a lot of Amrit schemes in cities.
10:10And everyone is focused on water.
10:12Animal husbandry is completely livestock.
10:15Our animals should not be stressed.
10:17We have to take care of the animals
10:19like our own children.
10:21They cannot say anything,
10:23but we have to understand from their symptoms
10:25what their problem is.
10:27And until our animals are not stressed,
10:29we do not get milk.
10:31So there are a lot of challenges.
10:33There are no diagnostic centers.
10:35There is a shortage of good doctors for animals.
10:38And even today, animal husbandry
10:40adopts the old-fashioned method.
10:42And many times,
10:44the medicines related to animal husbandry
10:46are so expensive
10:48that the farmer thinks
10:50that if the bag is full,
10:52then who will get this injection for Rs. 2000.
10:54Okay, we will send it for cutting.
10:56We will send it for culling.
10:58So the government will have to look at all these things.
11:00The government will have to invest.
11:02There will be a lot of facilities
11:04that are related to animals.
11:06And the medicines for animals
11:08should be regulated
11:10and drug control should be done.
11:12And the prices should be
11:14like the government
11:16has planned for the Prime Minister
11:18to make a medicine center for animals
11:20related to medicines.
11:22The government should definitely
11:24make a medicine center for animals.
11:26And the government should maintain
11:28the quality of their semen.
11:30The government should bring
11:32the rules and regulations
11:34that are being made by the companies.
11:36The government should bring
11:38the rules and regulations
11:40so that they can control
11:42the quality of the semen.
11:44So the quality control
11:46should be done by the government
11:48for animal husbandry.
11:50If the government controls
11:52all these things,
11:54then it will definitely
11:56prove to be a milestone
11:58for the farmers.
12:00To increase the income
12:02of the farmers,
12:04every effort should be made
12:06for the farmers.
12:08As I told you,
12:10the Prime Minister
12:12has given respect
12:14and
12:16Yogi ji
12:18has continuously
12:20whether it is seeds,
12:22machinery,
12:24electricity,
12:26irrigation,
12:28everything
12:30should be
12:3280% or 50%
12:34on the machinery.
12:36And as far as
12:38electricity is concerned,
12:40you have seen that
12:42the farmers' bills
12:44have been completely forgiven.
12:46So this is a big
12:48job for the farmers.
12:50Even for small farmers,
12:52they have to pay
12:5412,000-13,000 rupees
12:56annually for the machinery.
12:58The Prime Minister
13:00has given 6,000 rupees
13:02for the machinery.
13:04The farmers have to pay
13:0650% for the seeds.
13:08Earlier, the government
13:10used to pay
13:12for the seeds.
13:14Today, the government
13:16and under the leadership
13:18of Yogi ji,
13:20they have to pay
13:2260% for the machinery
13:24and 50% for the subsidy.
13:26The subsidy can be
13:28deducted for the seeds.
13:30Today, the government
13:32is doing all these things
13:34for the farmers.
13:36Water for the
13:38canals is free.
13:40They are giving
13:42solar pumps to the farmers
13:44where the electricity cannot reach.
13:46There is a lot of expenditure
13:48for the farmers.
13:5060% for the solar pumps.
13:52They can take whatever they want.
13:54There is a lot of subsidy
13:56and a lot of work is being done
13:58for the farmers.
14:00There is a concern
14:02that the farmers
14:04are continuously
14:06ploughing the land.
14:08In Uttar Pradesh,
14:10the canal is 75,000 km long.
14:12There is no water
14:14at the time of irrigation.
14:16The farmers have to use
14:18ground water.
14:20There is a concern
14:22that in the next 20 years,
14:24there could be a water crisis.
14:26Will the government
14:28bring some laws
14:30or is this
14:32a continuous crisis?
14:34Many farmers
14:36are ploughing the land
14:38and taking 60% of it.
14:40There is a water shortage.
14:42In March,
14:44they plough the land
14:46and till June,
14:48there is no water.
14:50We are trying
14:52to convince the government
14:54that the farmers
14:56in Haryana and Punjab
14:58should not plough 60% of the land
15:00because the water level
15:02has gone down.
15:04We want them to take one crop
15:06and not double it
15:08so that the water level
15:10can be controlled.
15:12The water level
15:14is going down.
15:16To stop this,
15:18we are focusing
15:20on drip irrigation.
15:22There is sugarcane
15:24and banana farming
15:26which requires a lot of water.
15:28In Uttar Pradesh,
15:30whether it is Lakhimpur,
15:32Barabanki or Bairais,
15:34the farming is increasing.
15:36Will the farmers
15:38be aware of this?
15:40In Lakhimpur,
15:42Bairais,
15:44there is a lot of water.
15:46The water level is high.
15:48In other districts,
15:50like Tarai, Lakhimpur,
15:52Bairais, Maharashtra,
15:54there is no water shortage.
15:56There is no shortage of water.
15:58There is a shortage of water
16:00in other districts.
16:02Still, we provide
16:04a lot of water
16:06to the farmers
16:08so that they
16:10don't have to spend a lot of water.
16:12With drip irrigation,
16:14the water level
16:16can be controlled.
16:18There is no shortage of water.
16:20Sir,
16:22regarding the subsidy
16:24that the government is giving,
16:26the farmers are complaining
16:28that the bottle opens
16:30for a short period of time
16:32and if you don't apply then
16:34you won't be able to apply.
16:36You can take your machinery
16:38and upload it on the portal
16:40and survey it
16:42so that your subsidy
16:44goes to your account.
16:46There is no shortage of water.
16:48Sir, there is a constant
16:50shortage of fertilizers.
16:52When the farmers used to
16:54put 5 kgs of DAP in the potatoes,
16:56now they are putting 5 bags.
16:58Is the government
17:00worried about reducing
17:02the shortage of fertilizers?
17:04We have a separate budget
17:06for organic farming.
17:08We are encouraging the farmers
17:10to work on organic farming
17:12so that the soil
17:14is healthy.
17:16We want to reduce the use
17:18of fertilizers and medicines.
17:20The use of these fertilizers
17:22doesn't mean that the farmers
17:24don't need them.
17:26It is good for everyone's health.
17:28You have seen
17:30the new diseases
17:32that are happening
17:34in the people.
17:36Like you said,
17:38we are collecting 5 kgs of fertilizers
17:40and we are putting chemicals
17:42in the soil.
17:44A lot of chemicals
17:46have been polluted
17:48in the soil.
17:50We are trying to stop
17:52these diseases
17:54and we are encouraging the farmers.
17:56There is an organic farming
17:58scheme.
18:00There are very few farmers
18:02who do organic farming.
18:04They don't do organic farming
18:06on a large scale.
18:08What can be done
18:10to improve this?
18:12The agriculture department
18:14has decided that
18:16the farmers who have
18:18an insurance,
18:20should be given
18:22an insurance
18:24very soon.
18:26If not,
18:28the government will give
18:3012% interest to the farmers.
18:32We have talked
18:34to the agency
18:36about the farmers who are suffering.
18:38The government
18:40which is under the leadership
18:42of Yogi ji,
18:44will pay the MSP
18:46on the day
18:48when the farmers
18:50come to the centre.
18:52If the farmers
18:54are suffering,
18:56the government should
18:58pay the MSP
19:00on the day when the farmers
19:02come to the centre.
19:04The farmers are
19:06cultivating
19:08new crops
19:10but they are not
19:12able to get the market.
19:14I would like to congratulate
19:16the people
19:18who are supporting
19:20the farmers
19:22by giving them
19:24an insurance.
19:26I would like to say
19:28that this is a very good
19:30plan of the farmers.
19:32The farmers who have
19:34been preparing
19:36for 3 years
19:38are getting
19:40an income of
19:422-2.5 lakhs.
19:44The market is good
19:46but we have just started
19:48the drainage.
19:50There is so much
19:52drainage.
19:54People have consumed
19:56a lot of drainage during the pandemic.
19:58There is no problem
20:00of drainage.
20:02There are many things
20:04that the farmers are doing
20:06and they are getting the full benefit.
20:08The experts believe
20:10that the government
20:12is trying to bring
20:14many schemes to the farmers
20:16and giving them subsidies.
20:18Water is very important
20:20for the farmers.
20:22The government has planned
20:24a 75,000 km
20:26canal.
20:28Due to the lack of water
20:30in the canal,
20:32the farmers have to
20:34get water from the ground.
20:36In the next 20 years,
20:38Uttar Pradesh might face
20:40a water crisis.
20:42The farmers are doing
20:44agriculture
20:46that requires water
20:48In Uttar Pradesh's
20:50Barabanki, Lakhimpur, Behraich
20:52there is an increase
20:54in the cultivation of
20:56sugarcane and paddy.
20:58There is an increase in water.
21:00This is why the farmers
21:02have to get water from the ground.
21:04In the coming days,
21:06there will be a water crisis.
21:08The government should put a ban
21:10so that there is less water
21:12and the water crisis
21:14can be reduced.
21:16There are many issues
21:18that the government
21:20needs to pay attention to.
21:22If the government pays attention
21:24to these issues,
21:26the farmers will not only
21:28increase their income
21:30but will also become
21:32rich.