ITC e-Choupal Weakness of e-choupal Although e-choupal helps eliminate the middleman and therefore allows farmers to get a better price for what they grow‚ it does nothing to solve the more fundamental problem of the inherent inefficiencies created by so many tiny farms. In addition‚ it relies on infrastructure‚ which is often lacking in rural communities. Electricity and telecommunication services can sometimes be less than 100 percent reliable in some of the places where echoupal has been implemented
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With the Burgeoning pressure to feed more mouths; how sound is the health of the Ugandan farmer? A friend of mine‚ a rural farmer from eastern Uganda once told me “for the last one year I have been begging my wife to give me at least another child but she has refused.” This farmer already has eight children and he was so quick to quote the bible‚ saying that God tells us to produce and fill the world. Such cultural practices and more‚ explain the apparent 3.4 % annual population growth rate and
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on their coffee and coffee farmers around the globe‚ ethical issues of consumers with the industry is not fair; but to coffee farmers‚ the issues are human rights violations and use of child labor issues need to be addressed. To remedy this situation‚ the fair trade will hopefully improve the living conditions of some of the poorest people in the world through certified value and the change in the consumer’s choice. Coffee is one of the most valuable commodities in the world‚ most of the farmers in the
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positive manner than it did for the farmers and workers on the bottom of America’s totem pole. Although the Industrialists became rich during the Gilded Age‚ the farmers felt the oncoming of the Panic of 1893 start while the upper class men were making money. The discontent that effected the farmers was widespread. Throughout the 1880s-1900s‚ farmers were distraught by the many hardships of their lives which led to the downfalls throughout the era. The farmers thought that their way of life was
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Did you know that pesticides can harm honeybees and even cause them to die? This causes people to have conflicting opinions about the use of pesticides. Some people even want the government to make farmers stop using pesticides. While others think farmers should be able to use pesticides‚ they are not. There are many different opinions about the use of pesticides. For example‚ some people think the government should make strict rules about the use of pesticides and other harmful chemicals so that
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impractical ideas. In Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer‚ a Man Who Would Cure the World‚ written by Tracey Kidder‚ Pa2ul Farmer is portrayed as a realist and an idealist. Farmer’s actions demonstrate realism as he does what he can to provide treatment to his patients‚ whilst acknowledging the limitations of his actions. On the other hand‚ he does not believe in limitations of his work and his goal; Farmer believes everyone can receive treatment and be cured of tuberculosis if
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added up to amounts that couldn’t possibly be paid with the amount of income farmers had. Essentially‚ farming families would “take one step forward and two steps backward”‚ causing farmers to contend with their poor financial situations‚ which in turn‚ changed national politics. Farmers‚ lawyers‚ and authors were all affected and changed by this difficult situation. Farmers‚ for example‚ argued that although the farmers did what they were told to‚ their hard work was laughed at when crops were selling
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insufficient understanding of the ecology of the plains‚ farmers had conducted extensive deep plowing of the virgin topsoil of the Great Plains during the previous decade; this had displaced the native‚ deep-rooted grasses that normally trapped soil and moisture even during periods of drought and high winds.” ("Dust Bowl" ). Farmers didn’t know that deep plowing would cause the area to be too airy and it will get picked up by wind. The farmers should not have kept using these technique after seeing
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net sales approximately 80 billion US dollars. However‚ millions of cocoa farmers and workers living in South Africa only share a very little part of revenues. They may get less than 1.25 US dollars per day which is unable to afford the fees in education and health care (European Campaign for Fair Chocolate‚ 2012). That is what Fairtrade concern and tries to improve. Fairtrade is an organized social movement to ensure farmers and workers to get sustainable prices. This price must be never lower than
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American farmers to afford. Economic conditions became intolerable for farmers as railroad companies charged high shipping rates. In the government‚ policies were made that favored big corporations‚ such as railroad companies over the small farmers that made agriculture suffer in the end. Technology‚ government policies‚ and economic conditions‚ effectively declined agriculture due to overproduction and deflation‚ poor representation of farmers in the government‚ and high costs forced upon farmers. During
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