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Agrilcultural/Sustainabilitity Problems in India (Food & Agriculture…
Agrilcultural/Sustainabilitity Problems in India
Water Shortage
Waterbodies lost to Urban growth
Electricity shortages affecting irrigation systems
Esp for those unable to afford diesel generators
Inadequate management of Waste Water
Pollution
Localised Global Warming
More vehicles
Air Pollution
SO2 & NO2 from old vehicles
Burning Garbage and Biomass
Trash
Plastics
Overcrowding and Overpopulation
Slums & Poverty
Land Rights/Recognition
Forcible Eviction for gentrification/development
Transit Improving Land Value
Rezoning for infrastructure
2006 metro
2010 commonwealth games village
Loss of communal land esp. important for poorer communities
Informal settlements/renting
no ID card
No access to services
No alternative resettlement provided
Rent extraction
Resettlements
Children and poor urban residents malnourished
Vulnerable to price shocks
Multistory Unogranised colonies
Food & Agriculture
plenty of food lost
lack of proper storage and transport as food is moved from the farm to the market. -> 40% of all fresh food produced in India perishes before it can get to customers -> lost income for small farmers and higher prices for consumers.
storage facilities are inadequate
Granaries are filled beyond capacity and many are in deplorable condition
Urban Agriculture in India
People Involved
Urban Poor
lower-middle class
Rich seeking investment
Location for farming
In homes
Public land (eg. parks, next to railways)
Land is often overcrowded and may be used for rent rather than farming
Yamuna River
Farmers without ID
What products (crops/livestock)?
Grains, root vegetables, mushrooms
Green revolution
high yield wheat
rice
Traditional/local
oilseed
pulse
coarse grain
multi-crop
Vegetable
cauliflower, cabbage, carrot, spinach, mustard (leaves), okra and tomato
poultry, rabbits, goats, sheep, cattle, pigs, guinea pigs, fish
green fodder crops
berseem
low maintenance, high acreage
cattle, buffalo, diary cows
dairy
on public land
40-50 buffalo farms in peri-urban delhi
mainly peri-urban/rural production -> urban consumption
High value
Vegetables
Flowers
dairy
Market
Roadside markets
Supermarkets
NGOs can provide market services
Implementation
Laws
Zoning Ordinances
insufficient road networks and transportation
The Indian government claims that there is not enough space to store all the food that has been produced
.
Benefits to urban agriculture in Delhi
Higher profits compared to rural areas
No middlemen
Source of income
Access to fresh food
proximity
Seasonal labour
Training
Healthcare
Markets
transport
Farmland
-3% of cropped area losses
Most are use for plant flowers & vegetables :
Design the farmland in more efficient way
