A survey on millet cultivation in three districts of Jharkhands Santhal Pargana region revealed the challenges faced by marginal farmers during the production and sale of the crop.
The survey was conducted by an NGO, SwitchOn Foundation, in association with Empowering Energy-Water-Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture nexus (a Network of NGOs) among 488 farmers in three districts of Dumka, Pakur and Sahibganj in Santhal Pargana region between September 2022 and March 2023.
It assumes significance with the government of India proposing to the United Nations for declaring 2023 as the International Year of to create domestic and global demand and to provide nutritional food to the people. The United Nations General Assembly in 2021 declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets.
Nearly half of the farmers interviewed were observed to be earning between Rs 1,000 and Rs 3,000 as their monthly income from agricultural activities which puts them in the category of low economic groups, the survey points out.