The unsung heroes of our times: How we celebrate the life and times of farmers
It is really the farmers who are backbones of our society who work tirelessly and not ever in the light to put food upon our table. Generations shall be sustained by these very efforts not one in ordinary ways. One feels that they deserve all good things and a grand gesture of respect for unassuming commitment to this respectable occupation of farming.History of Farming
Farming traces back the oldest human civilizations; farming has been identified to exist in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and in the Indus Valley. As time passed by, the method of farming changed and new technologies sprout up.
Types of Farmers
1. Subsistence Farmer: This sort of farmer farms to gain products for consumption or for owned needs.
2. Commercial Farmer: Producing for the market and, in return, gaining some money.
3. Organic Farmer: Done in a sustainable manner and with an amiable environmental attitude.
4. Urban Farmer: Produced in the city using latest technological facilities.
Problems faced by the Farmers
1. Climatic Change: Change in temperature; it increases.
2. Water Scarcity: Irrigation problem as well as water-saving measurements
3. Fluctuation in Market Prices: Instability in the markets plus variation in prices.
Impact to the Farmer
1. Food Security: Fit and healthy food to human population.
2. Higher GDP, and employment
3. Clean environment for ecosystem and biodiversity
4. Social connectivity for rural development.
Future Farming
1. Sustainable farming or Green Farming
1. Integration of latest technologies and innovation to reach full productivity.
2. Space or land maximisation using vertically farming
3. Suitable Policies like fair produce price as well as correct resources
distribution
Conclusion
Unsung heroes are these farmers, feeding and nourishing our world from dusk till dawn. Thankful to them, we should be, by promoting their sustainable production, fair trade, and engagement with the community.
