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Agrarian distress, doubling farmer’s income

and the role of natural farming
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 Agrarian distress, doubling farmer’s income and the role of natural farming
Reasons for agrarian crisis
1. Droughts and floods
2. Water crises
3. Chemical fertilisers
4. Chemical pesticides
5. Hybrid and GM seeds
6. Pest attack
7. Crop failure
8. Price volatility of agri-
commodities
9. Increasing cost of cultivation
10. Dowry system
11. Indebtedness
12. Psychological and emotional
status
13. Agrarian crisis/Farmers suicide
Soil health
14. Decreasing soil micro-biota
15. Soil toxicity
16. Soil fertility
Sustainable agri production
17. Natural farming
18. Soil organic carbon
19. Water holding capacity of the soils
20. Healthy ecosystems
21. Solar-based micro-irrigation
Ways to increase farmers income
22. Increasing agricultural productivity
23. Increasing cropping intensity
24. Livelihood diversification
25. Reduce post-harvest losses (modern
warehouses)
26. Remunerative price to farmers
27. Value addition, processing, and market
linkages
28. Crop and livestock insurance
29. Skill building
30. Increasing farmers’ income
Droughts and floods increase Water crisis
Droughts and floods increase Crop failure
Droughts and floods increase Cost of cultivation
Water crisis increases Crop failure
Water crisis increases Cost of cultivation
Chemical fertilisers increase Soil toxicity
Chemical fertilisers increase Soil fertility
Chemical pesticides increase Cost of cultivation
Chemical pesticides causes Decrease in Soil micro-biota
Chemical pesticides increase Soil toxicity
Chemical pesticides decrease Soil fertility
Hybrid and GM seeds increase Cost of cultivation
Pest attack increases Crop failure
Crop failure increases Cost of cultivation
Crop failure increases Indebtedness
Crop failure increases Agrarian crisis/ Farmers suicide
Crop failure decreases Farmers’ income
Price volatility of agri-commodities increases Agrarian crisis/ Farmers suicide
Price volatility of agri-commodities decreases Farmers’ income
Increasing cost of cultivation increases Agrarian crisis/ Farmers suicide
Increasing cost of cultivation decreases Farmers’ income
Dowry system increases Indebtedness
Psychological and emotional status increase Agrarian crisis/ Farmers suicide
Indebtedness increases Agrarian crisis/ Farmers suicide
Decreasing Soil micro-biota negatively affects Healthy ecosystems
Decreasing Soil micro-biota negatively affects Soil fertility
Decreasing Soil micro-biota affects Agricultural productivity
Soil toxicity decreases Agricultural productivity
Soil fertility increases Agricultural productivity
Natural farming decreases Cost of cultivation
Natural farming causes Decrease in Soil micro-biota
Natural farming decreases Soil toxicity
Natural farming increases Soil fertility
Natural farming is responsible for High Soil organic carbon
Natural farming increases Water holding capacity of the soils
Natural farming increases Local ecosystems and biodiversity
Natural farming increases Agricultural productivity
High Soil organic carbon increases Soil fertility
High Soil organic carbon is responsible for Water holding capacity of the soils
High Soil organic carbon is responsible for Healthy ecosystems
Water holding capacity of the soils decreases Cost of cultivation
Healthy ecosystems is responsible for High Soil organic carbon
Healthy ecosystems increases Farmers’ income
Solar-based micro-irrigation decreases Water crises
Increasing agricultural productivity decreases Agrarian crisis/ Farmers suicide
Increasing agricultural productivity increases Farmers’ income
Increasing cropping intensity increases Farmers’ income
Livelihood diversification increases Skill building
Livelihood diversification increases Farmers’ income
Reduce post-harvest losses (modern warehouses) increases Farmers’ income
Remunerative price to farmers Reduce post-harvest losses (modern warehouses)
Remunerative price to farmers decreases Agrarian crisis/ Farmers suicide
Remunerative price to farmers increases Farmers’ income
Value addition, processing, and market linkages Reduce post-harvest losses (modern warehouses)
Value addition, processing, and market linkages increase Farmers’ income
Crop and livestock insurance decreases Agrarian crisis/ Farmers suicide
Skill building increases Livelihood diversification
Skill building increases Farmers’ income
Increased Farmers’ income increases Value addition, processing, and market linkages
 Agrarian distress, doubling farmer’s income and the role of natural farming
Direct relationships
5. Hybrid and GM seeds
Inverse relationships
1. Droughts and floods 19. Water holding
capacity of the soils
9. Increasing cost
of cultivation

6. Pest attack
21. Solar-based 28. Crop and livestock
2. Water crises insurance
micro-irrigation
10. Dowry system

7. Crop failure

26. Remunerative price

to farmers
13. Agrarian crisis/
12. Psychological and 8. Price volatility of
11. Indebtedness Farmers suicide agri-commodities
emotional status

24. Livelihood diversification

30. Increasing farmers’ 25. Reduce post-harvest
income losses (modern warehouses)
29. Skill building

4. Chemical pesticides 14. Decreasing 22. Increasing agricultural

soil micro-biota productivity
17. Natural farming
15. Soil toxicity 27. Value addition, processing,
and market linkages
23. Increasing cropping
intensity
3. Chemical fertilisers 18. High Soil organic carbon

16. Soil fertility

Reasons for agrarian crisis Sustainable agriculture production
20. Healthy ecosystems
Soil health Ways to increase farmers income