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What problems do farmers face when growing crops?
Farmers need to deal with many problems, including how to: Cope with climate change, soil erosion and biodiversity loss. Satisfy consumers’ changing tastes and expectations. Meet rising demand for more food of higher quality.
What are the problems of crop production?
Simultaneously, crop production is affected by many other factors, including industrial pollution, overuse of fertilizers and insecticides, heavy metal and radiation stresses etc. It has been noted that many pests are becoming resistant to insecticides.
What are the problems faced by the small farmers?
Poor and inadequate rural infrastructure especially rural access roads, water, marketing facilities, lack of rural electrification, poor communication etc. Lack of suitable and adequate credit arrangement for small-scale farmers in production and marketing of agricultural products.
What is the major problems faced by the agriculture in India?
Indian agriculture is suffering from inadequate use of inputs like fertilizers and HYV seeds. Indian farmers are not applying sufficient quantity of fertilizers on their lands and even the application of farm yard dung manure is also inadequate. Indian farmers are still applying seeds of indifferent quality.
What are the most common problems in gardening?
Insects are at the top of the list of gardening problems when it comes to vegetables and other crops. These include tomato hornworms, cabbage worms, stink bugs, slugs, aphids, ants, grubs, and others. Use methods that will not impact your health and that of your vegetables.
What are the top issues impacting agriculture?
Issues impacting agriculture identified in the survey include: • Supplying the growing global demand for commodities arising from developing economies and world population growth • Stability, development and fluctuations in global financial markets
What are the causes and consequences of crop failures?
Application of harsh chemicals could lead to wilting of the crops. Other activities that could lead to crop failures include poor disposal of industrial waste products which may increase levels of the greenhouses gases in the atmosphere. The effects of these gases, such as sulfur dioxide, lead to fall of acid rain and blockage of leaf pores.
What kind of diseases can you get from growing vegetables?
Clubroot – Clubroot is caused by the pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae. Vegetables affected by this common disease include: Damping off – Damping off, or seedling blight, is another common disease seen in most veggies. Its source may be Aphanomyces, Fusarium, Pythium, or Rhizoctonia in origin.