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00:00Uttar Pradesh is an agricultural capital.
00:04The central and state governments are continuously trying to double the farmers' income.
00:11Many schemes have been introduced to double the farmers' income.
00:15Organic farming has been emphasized.
00:18But due to the complex process of these schemes, the farmers are not benefiting.
00:24The farmers say that because of the lack of documents and documents,
00:30they are not benefiting from the government's policies and schemes.
00:34This is the reason why 70% of the small farmers in the state
00:39are selling their land and settling in the cities.
00:43The second important thing is that due to the continuous use of fertilizers,
00:49not only is the government facing problems,
00:53but the farmers are also having to double their income.
00:57In the potato farm, where the farmer was putting 5.5 kg of DAP,
01:03now the farmer is using 5 sacks of DAP in the potato farm,
01:08due to which his income is continuously increasing.
01:12In this regard, we have spoken to some experts
01:16on how the government can improve its policies
01:20and how it can benefit the farmers from the schemes.
01:24We should build a farmer resource center in a block
01:27and convert all the schemes.
01:30That is, under one roof,
01:32and what the farmer wants,
01:36what he wants,
01:38that farmer resource center will decide.
01:41By meeting with the farmers,
01:43how big a project of Atma is required,
01:46how much training is required,
01:48how can we help in stable agriculture,
01:51or organic farming,
01:53whether we do natural farming or whatever,
01:57that scheme should be run by our farmer resource center.
02:01All the schemes of the government should come under the same roof.
02:05And there should be a farmer resource center in a block,
02:08and when that resource center works on a land level,
02:11the farmers' income can increase.
02:14The consumption of chemical fertilizers in Uttar Pradesh
02:17has increased so rapidly in the whole of India.
02:20If we talk about the concept of Uttar Pradesh,
02:23then for a long time,
02:26every year,
02:28average, not my figure,
02:30the Statistic Department of Agriculture,
02:32200,000 metric tons,
02:35not tons, metric tons,
02:37the consumption of urea, DAP,
02:39that is, the consumption of chemical fertilizers,
02:42is increasing every year.
02:44So the agri-bio-based,
02:46if it is converted into bio-fertilizers,
02:49then we can reduce the consumption of chemical fertilizers
02:52by 50-60%, up to 70%.
02:54So our farmers' income can increase by 30-40%.
02:58And the 70 lakh crore rupees
03:01that the Indian government is spending on chemical fertilizers,
03:05as a subsidy to the companies,
03:07that can be saved,
03:09if 50-60% of the chemical fertilizers are saved by the farmers,
03:12then the farmer's cost is also reduced,
03:15and its production.
03:17So what will happen with this,
03:19that our economy,
03:21I have just made green grass
03:23from a liquid fertilizer drum in Barabanki.
03:26I made liquid fertilizer from green grass.
03:28I used it in Barabanki
03:30on several hundred farmers.
03:32So the status that I got out of it,
03:34if that technology is used,
03:36I made liquid fertilizer from green grass.
03:39So what I got out of it is
03:41that its income has increased by 25-40%.
03:44We have all small farmers left
03:46to do different types of agriculture.
03:49So the basic of Uttar Pradesh,
03:51in West Uttar Pradesh,
03:53sugarcane is grown on a mass scale,
03:55because it was cash-deficient.
03:57And mostly wheat is grown.
04:01Because it is easy for people,
04:03for farmers.
04:05It will be sold somewhere.
04:07But suppose,
04:09like other crops will be grown,
04:11you take sugarcane.
04:13The problem with sugarcane is that
04:15farmers are stopping growing sugarcane.
04:17Because our small animals,
04:19like blue cows,
04:21all destroy the sugarcane crops.
04:23So like now,
04:25if we do vegetable farming,
04:27or some medicine plant farming,
04:29mentha can be sold.
04:31It is cash-deficient.
04:33If wheat is sold,
04:35mentha will be sold.
04:37Because it will be ready in two months.
04:39It is cash-deficient.
04:41There is mentha market.
04:43But the rate has not increased
04:45since 2009.
04:47No, it is around Rs. 900.
04:49Not since 2017.
04:51It is around Rs. 900,000.
04:53But if you prepare lemon grass oil,
04:55or some other grass oil,
04:57there is no market for it.
04:59So the problem with farmers is
05:01that if local products are sold,
05:03whatever is produced,
05:05that is why the crops grow.
05:07And that is why
05:09the different crops
05:11do not grow.
05:15I want to agree with Mr. Mukwanti
05:17that our state is very big,
05:19the state of farmers.
05:21Why is there no separate budget
05:23for agriculture for farmers?
05:25If we talk about farmers,
05:27if we talk about increasing
05:29the GDP of farmers,
05:31and whatever role our state has
05:33in increasing the GDP,
05:35agriculture plays a very big role.
05:37So why can't we
05:39make a separate budget
05:41for agriculture in Uttar Pradesh?
05:43Odisha is a state
05:45where there is a separate
05:47budget for agriculture.
05:49A separate budget is always passed.
05:51Its funding is run separately.
05:53Let's give an example.
05:55There is a population of 2.25 crores.
05:57And the budget of Odisha
05:59a year ago was
06:0120,000 crores.
06:03And our state's population
06:05is 23.4 crores,
06:07and our budget was
06:092,000 crores.
06:11So how can we increase
06:13productivity in agriculture?
06:15When we talk about agriculture,
06:17the biggest requirement
06:19is water.
06:21If water is provided
06:23to the crops in a proper way,
06:25then our productivity
06:27will be good.
06:29We will get good crops.
06:31But the main problem
06:33is water.
06:35If we talk about water
06:37in Uttar Pradesh,
06:39we have only two sources.
06:41Either canal water,
06:43or ground water.
06:45And as far as
06:47ponds are concerned,
06:49we cannot irrigate them.
06:51So we have to
06:53provide water.
06:55And that is
06:57where our main problems
06:59are.
07:01The government has
07:03run many campaigns for agriculture.
07:05How to get good seeds,
07:07how to get good crops.
07:09But the main problem
07:11is how to
07:13provide water
07:15to the farmers.
07:17So what happened is
07:19when the canal network
07:21was established,
07:23it was the biggest network
07:25in the country.
07:27But the problem is
07:29that we are not
07:31being able to
07:33use it to the full
07:35capacity.
07:37And every field is not
07:39getting water from the canal.
07:41So it is the farmers'
07:43helplessness.
07:45That is why the private
07:47tribal scheme was introduced.
07:49Because
07:51suppose we talk about wheat.
07:53So we give 4 or 5
07:55liters of water to the wheat.
07:57And there is a table for that.
07:59If the canal water is not
08:01coming at that time,
08:03then the farmer is
08:05forced to irrigate the field.
08:07And the main
08:09problem is
08:11that we are using ground water
08:13blindly.
08:15Today in Uttar Pradesh,
08:17the farmers are dependent
08:19on our groundwater.
08:21And even after having a
08:23good canal network,
08:25we are unable to
08:27meet their needs.
08:29And this is where the problems
08:31started.
08:33We have made a lot of
08:35schemes for water management.
08:37But they are not
08:39working on the land.
08:41Because if we do not
08:43use groundwater and
08:45if we do not make such
08:47arrangements that are
08:49implemented in the field
08:51and the farmer adopts it.
08:53The biggest thing is that
08:55the farmer should also adopt it.
08:57We make schemes on our level,
08:59but the farmer does not
09:01understand it.
09:03So we need to understand
09:05the needs of the farmer and
09:07identify our needs
09:09on a local level.
09:11And according to that,
09:13how much water does the farmer
09:15need?
09:17Will we be able to
09:19grow that water in that field
09:21or not?
09:23Or if we are not able to
09:25grow that water,
09:27then we will have to tell
09:29the farmer to change
09:31the crop cycle
09:33and grow crops
09:35that have less water.
09:37So this is from both sides.
09:39But ultimately,
09:41our natural resources
09:43like water
09:45are limited.
09:47So there are
09:49some problems.
09:51And
09:53it is still time
09:55to manage the water.
09:57Whether it is our agricultural
09:59or urban areas.
10:01For this,
10:03we will have to think
10:05together.
10:07The Prime Minister has
10:09said that
10:11our animals should not
10:13be in stress.
10:15We have to take care
10:17of our animals
10:19like our children.
10:21We have to understand
10:23their symptoms
10:25and their problems.
10:27And until our animals
10:29are not in stress,
10:31we do not get milk.
10:33So there are many challenges.
10:35There are no diagnostic centers.
10:37And
10:39even today,
10:41animal keepers
10:43use the old-fashioned method.
10:45And many times,
10:47the medicines are so expensive
10:49that if a farmer
10:51thinks that he has to buy
10:53a medicine,
10:55then we send him for
10:57cutting or culling.
10:59So the government
11:01will have to take care of
11:03all these things
11:05which are related to animals.
11:07And the medicines of animals
11:09should be regulated
11:11by the law.
11:13And the prices should be
11:15regulated
11:17like the Prime Minister
11:19has said.
11:21The government should
11:23make a medicine center
11:25for animals
11:27and maintain the quality
11:29of their semen.
11:31The rules and regulations
11:33should be followed
11:35by the government
11:37so that they can
11:39control the quality
11:41of their semen.
11:43So the government
11:45should control the quality
11:47of their semen.
11:49If the government
11:51controls these things
11:53and follows the law,
11:55then it will be very
11:57beneficial for the farmers.
11:59To increase the income
12:01of the farmers,
12:03every effort should be
12:05made for the farmers.
12:07As I told you,
12:09the Prime Minister
12:11has given
12:13respect to this.
12:15And Yogi ji
12:17has said that
12:19whether it is seeds,
12:21machines,
12:23electricity,
12:25irrigation,
12:27the machinery
12:29has to pay
12:3180-50 percent
12:33of the bills.
12:35And as far as
12:37electricity is concerned,
12:39you have seen that
12:41the farmers' bills
12:43have been completely
12:45forgiven.
12:47So this is a big
12:49problem for the farmers.
12:51Even small farmers
12:53have to pay
12:5580-50 percent of the bills.
12:57The Prime Minister
12:59has given
13:01respect to this.
13:03The farmers
13:05have to pay
13:0750 percent of the bills.
13:09Earlier, the government
13:11used to pay
13:13all the bills.
13:15But now,
13:17the government
13:19has given 50 percent
13:21of the bills
13:23to the farmers.
13:25So the government
13:27has to pay
13:2950 percent of the bills.
13:31The government
13:33is doing
13:35all these things
13:37for the farmers.
13:39The water of the rivers
13:41is free.
13:43The farmers
13:45are getting solar pumps
13:47where the electricity
13:49is not available.
13:51So the government
13:53is doing
13:55all these things
13:57for the farmers.
13:59Sir,
14:01there is a concern
14:03that the farmers
14:05are continuously
14:07polluting the water.
14:09In Uttar Pradesh,
14:11there is a river
14:13which is 75,000 km long.
14:15There is no water
14:17at the time of irrigation.
14:19There is a concern
14:21that in the next 20 years,
14:23there will be a water crisis.
14:25Will the government
14:27bring some laws
14:29on irrigation
14:31or is the crisis
14:33increasing?
14:35No,
14:37many farmers
14:39are working
14:41on double cropping.
14:43There is a scarcity
14:45of water.
14:47There is a scarcity
14:49of water.
14:51The government
14:53is trying to
14:55stop the farmers
14:57from cropping.
14:59There is a scarcity
15:01of water.
15:03We want the government
15:05to bring a law
15:07on double cropping
15:09so that there is
15:11a scarcity of water.
15:13There is a scarcity
15:15of water.
15:17To stop this,
15:19we are focusing
15:21on drip irrigation.
15:23Apart from rice,
15:25there is sugarcane
15:27and banana farming.
15:29In Uttar Pradesh,
15:31in Lakhimpur,
15:33in Barabanki,
15:35in Bairaich,
15:37the farmers are
15:39polluting the water.
15:41In Lakhimpur,
15:43there is a lot of water.
15:45The water level is high.
15:47In other districts,
15:49there is a water crisis
15:51in other places.
15:53In Lakhimpur,
15:55Baraich,
15:57Maharajganj,
15:59Vallnampur,
16:01there is a water crisis.
16:03But still,
16:05we are providing
16:07drip irrigation
16:09to the farmers
16:11so that they
16:13don't have to
16:15spend a lot of water.
16:21The government is
16:23providing subsidies
16:25for the agricultural machinery.
16:27The farmers complain
16:29that the portal opens
16:31for a short time
16:33and if you don't apply
16:35then you won't be able
16:37to apply.
16:39The government should
16:41upload a survey
16:43and the subsidies
16:45should go to the portal.
16:47Sir, the fertilizer
16:49shortage is increasing.
16:51When the farmer used to
16:53put 5 kgs of BFP in the potato field,
16:55today he is putting 5 bags of BFP.
16:57Is the government
16:59worried about reducing
17:01the shortage of fertilizer?
17:03Modi ji has set
17:05a separate budget
17:07and we are encouraging the farmers
17:09to work on agriculture
17:11so that the soil
17:13is healthy.
17:15We want to reduce
17:17the use of fertilizers
17:19and medicines.
17:21The use of these
17:23doesn't mean that the farmer
17:25is healthy.
17:27It is good for everyone's health.
17:29The new diseases
17:31that are occurring
17:33in people
17:35are increasing.
17:37As you said, we are
17:39using 5 kgs of fertilizers
17:41and 5 bags of BFP.
17:43If we put chemicals
17:45in the soil,
17:47then a lot of chemicals
17:49are contaminated.
17:51We are trying to stop this
17:53and we are encouraging the farmers.
17:55Sir, there is a plan
17:57for the farmers to get
17:59the disease.
18:01The plan is very good
18:03but they are not able
18:05to grow a crop
18:07on a large scale.
18:09Is there a plan for this?
18:11The agriculture department
18:13has decided
18:15that the farmers who have
18:17a disease
18:19should get
18:21the disease
18:23very soon.
18:25If not,
18:27then the companies
18:29will give 12% interest
18:31to the farmers.
18:33We have talked to the agencies
18:35very strictly.
18:37The farmers who are
18:39suffering from the disease
18:41should get
18:43the payment
18:45on the same day
18:47when the farmer
18:49comes to the center.
18:51If the farmers
18:53are suffering from the disease,
18:55then they should get
18:57the payment on the same day.
18:59This is what we have
19:01told the companies.
19:03The farmers are growing
19:05new crops
19:07but they are not able
19:09to find a market.
19:11I would like to congratulate
19:13you through your channel
19:15that the farmers
19:17who are growing
19:19vegetables
19:21like wheat,
19:23wheat,
19:25wheat,
19:27have a very good
19:29farming plan.
19:31The farmers who have
19:33grown dry grain
19:35after 3 years
19:37are getting
19:392 to 2.5 lakhs.
19:41The market
19:43is good
19:45but we have just
19:47started dry grain.
19:49The dry grain is very popular
19:51in the villages.
19:53During the pandemic,
19:55the farmers were able
19:57to control their consumption.
19:59So there is no problem
20:01of dry grain.
20:03The farmers are doing
20:05a lot of such things.
20:07The experts believe
20:09that the government
20:11is continuously trying
20:13to provide subsidies
20:15to the farmers.
20:17Water is very important
20:19for the farmers.
20:21The government has provided
20:23a water canal
20:25which is 70,000 km long.
20:27But the water
20:29is not flowing in the canal
20:31and the farmers
20:33have to remove the water
20:35from the ground.
20:37This is the reason
20:39why the water
20:41problem
20:43in Uttar Pradesh
20:45is going to increase
20:47in the next 20 years.
20:49The farmers are also
20:51getting more water
20:53from the fields.
20:55This is the reason
20:57why the farmers
20:59have to remove
21:01the water from the ground.
21:03This is the reason
21:05why the water
21:07problem
21:09is going to increase
21:11in the next 20 years.
21:13The government
21:15should make
21:17restrictions
21:19for the farmers.
21:21The government should
21:23make restrictions
21:25for the farmers.
21:27For India,
21:29I am Khursheed Ahmed from Lucknow.