Problems faced by Farmers
The farmers used to face a number of problems. Some of them are as follows:
- Manipulations by Big Traders: Before independence, the big traders used to manipulate farmers by making them suffer from the faulty weighing of goods and manipulation of accounts while buying produce from them.
- Lack of Storage Facilities: To keep their produce in storage to sell them later at a better price, the farmers didn’t also have proper storage facilities. This problem is still present, as 10% of the goods produced by farmers in the farms get wasted due to lack of storage.
- Lack of Market Information: As the farmers didn’t have proper information on the prevailing prices for their goods, they were forced to sell at low prices.
Because of these problems faced by the farmers, it became essential to regulate the activities of private traders.