Rural Farming Futures

We, who are farmers, need to ask for our children to be farmers and educate them as well. For that, we need to raise awareness. For awareness to be created, our representatives or officials need to respond to it.

— Bhargvi

Basani Basani sir, on behalf of farmers, if 'giving a girl' means 'not giving,' then farmers should have all the necessary facilities, they own land, they are working hard, they are involved in all aspects, and they are getting educated.

— Manjunatha G B

Hi, we are reporting a lack of jobs and training here in our constituency. We would like agriculture, organic farming, training in our constituency.

— Srinivas Mangipudi · Arpora, Baga, North Goa

A request to the honorable MLA to help farmers in the Nelakote constituency by building a sales outlet nearby for them to sell their grown crops and providing a support price.

— Uma mahadevappa · Damadahalli, Mandya, Karnataka

We have come from Balli to Pandavapura, sir. Tell me, sir, what should be done for the farmers' families regarding organic farming, and what will you do to help them grow vegetables and provide fertilizers?

— Bhargvi · Pandavapura, Mandya, Karnataka

I am requesting you to speak in the legislative assembly regarding the necessity for farmers' children to first understand agriculture, and also concerning the issue where the daughters of farmer friends are not getting married.

— Ranjan

No, have you arrived, sir? We saw someone here in Pandavapura and they sent us to Pandavapura. Ha. Farmer. First of all, the government should first give us education, quality education, meaning, everyone should be given quality education. Farmer, farmer, farmer.

— Bhargvi

Dear Legislators, Please guide our villagers on what kind of businesses they can establish with the resources they have and how to market them.

— Vinay E S · Pandavapura, Mandya, Karnataka

In agriculture, what we mean is that new methods should be introduced, and young people in the village should get this work. What work is available for farmers' children, mostly?

— Likith Dip · Machahalli, Mandya, Karnataka

Many educated young men and women from our town go to various capital cities. It is our request that we establish as many skilled and small-scale industries as possible here.

— Likith Dip · Haravu, Mandya, Karnataka

A request to establish small industrial areas in various places within the Melkote assembly constituency for the people, to prevent young men and women from migrating to Bangalore.

— Siddappa

There is an opportunity for a holiday. Tell me. Anthahalli Basavaraju. The problem in our village is that in this Kalvani street, there are three street lines, and the old line is causing a lot of trouble. Please get that done for us. Because it's old, we are facing a lot of problems with water supply. Please get that done. Also, there is no way for farmers to come after 4 or 5 o'clock for the bus. We need a separate road from Pandupura to Anthahalli. School children need a separate bus, and farmers also need a separate bus.

— Siddu ಅಂತನಹಳ್ಳಿ · Giriyarahalli, Mandya, Karnataka

In the PACS workshop related to circular economy, Sunkathonnur PACS president talked about the interest in exploring the value chain of tomatoes since farmers have lost a lot of money on tomatoes this season. Khova is something that can be explored through SHGs. To build these out, there is a need for cold storage, Godown and also Solarisations. However the PACS also needs lands where these can be carried out.

— Srinidhi Gurunath · Mysuru, Mysuru District, Karnataka

Yes, yes, if I have to be a farmer, tell them I won't give permission. First, fix a proper market and price for the farmers and motivate them about the crops, then it will be beneficial for the farmers for the next developments regarding rates.

— Bhargvi

We farmers have to maintain the expenses, we have to try to earn income accordingly, we have to use all these, I am looking at how much is needed here, the farmers will not do all that, the government gives two rice.

— Bhargvi · Pandavapura, Mandya, Karnataka

Hello sir, we have come from Lakshmi Sagar. We are housewives and want to do something. If we want to do something from home, you have to support us, or if we need something, you have to give us an idea. We will do anything, but it has to be from home.

— Bhargvi

This message is by DP. I would like to organize the farmers and meet them every week to give them information and educate them with the farming methods and how they can make more money by making byproducts.

— Shram

In the PACS workshop related to circular economy , A farmer leader from Jhakannalli talked about building out a godown for farmers to enable to connect them to Nagamangala for better trading opportunities. A PACS also talked about building a pertrol bunk. Someone also talked about how some measures are looked at from the lens of increasing the profits of the PACS and not necessarily circular economy

— Srinidhi Gurunath

Ha hmm, what do you think? If everyone else goes to enjoy themselves, what should happen to the farmers' children? Have the cities become such without farmers? They have grown up here until now, earning lakhs of salaries, and today they say they don't want farmers' children. Okay, you didn't write it, write it down.

— Uma mahadevappa

That's why children must do farming now. If they do, then my opinion is that farming should be done, farming should not be neglected. That is, new people should work, new methods should be used.

— Likith Dip

Yes madam, there are many village children in Pandavapura. Every time they need a bus to Mysore. So if possible, if there is education there, it will be beneficial for the village children and poor children. We would like to ask for that.

— Bhargvi · Pandavapura, Mandya, Karnataka

There are no industries in our village, so please open and develop them. It would be good if you do that, sir. All the children are waiting here.

— Darshan S.K

In the Thursday market of Palyapura, a permanent shed should be built for the farmers to facilitate their sales. This is a sincere request.

— Manjunatha G B

Bindalli PACS CEO in In the PACS workshop related to circular economy, expressed the need to have a BRC to change to organic, since the Pandavapura taluk has been declared organic. There is a need to setup a purchasing kendra as well.

— Srinidhi Gurunath · Mysuru, Mysuru District, Karnataka

Sir, in our Melukote assembly constituency, in the Gram Panchayat ward and Taluk Panchayat ward, officials are not responding properly to farmers. Please rectify it properly.

— Pramodh k s

They say, Govind Gowda from Kyathanahalli village, Pandavapura taluk. We are with a farmer, a farmer activist, and we are also involved in a little political activity, small political activity. So, sir, that's how it happened.

— Bhargvi · Pandavapura, Mandya, Karnataka

Akshaykalpa is also providing paid residential fellowships for young farmers in Tiptur to learn organic farming

— Srinidhi Gurunath · Pandavapura, Mandya, Karnataka

Many people are reporting problems with farming. We are trying to scale them, analyze all the feedback and determine the overall sentiment.

— beardcoded · Pandavapura, Mandya, Karnataka

People from Kumbarakoppa, Chincholi Taluk, Mandya district, and Gummanahalli Gram Panchayat have come. We needed advice regarding the death. They were doing this to make organic mushrooms.

— Bhargvi

Akshaykalpa Organic is looking for interns for their 150 dairy farms and Bulk Milk Coolers in Mandya district

— Srinidhi Gurunath · Pandavapura, Mandya, Karnataka

We are children of farmers. No matter how much we earn, even if it's crores, people look for IT/BT jobs, outside jobs, good clothes, and good cars. That's why they hesitate to give their daughters to farmers. This issue is not yet resolved.

— Siddappa

Tell me, sir, what kind of help? What help did we not get? What kind of help is needed? Now, if we want to grow crops, if we want to grow vegetables, we need money. We need fertilizer. Then the entire land needs to be leveled.

— Bhargvi

There is no factory in our village. We cannot do wage labor. Therefore, if the government establishes a factory, perhaps a garments factory or something, such a factory would help the ladies, it would help all of us. Any.

— Darshan S.K · Haravu, Mandya, Karnataka

Hello, greetings to all the madams and sirs. Many of our civic worker's children have gone. Even then, they say they will get jobs, but many people don't get jobs.

— Shram · Pandavapura, Mandya, Karnataka

Hey, we are here. Are they taking us away? They should look after us. Build a road for us. We are having trouble on that very road. Give us this land back, and those too.

— Likith Dip · Shivalli, Mandya, Karnataka

In the PACS workshop related to circular economy, NABARD spoke about how grant and returnable grant can be used by PACS - these grants are for Rural Santhe/Haat upgradation, Farm innovations, SHG grans and EDP grants.

— Srinidhi Gurunath · Mysuru, Mysuru District, Karnataka

Sir, we are from Chinkurali. If voting arrangements are made in Kere Tannuru, development may happen there. From now on, it is my opinion, sir, that it should be called Tannuru.

— Bhargvi · Pandavapura, Mandya, Karnataka

Sir/Madam, we are from Melkote. Our Paramesh Gowda has made a lot of efforts for the development of Melkote in the past. Even now, Melkote lacks cleanliness and the tourists who come here don't have facilities. Neatness is also our aim.

— Bhargvi · Pandavapura, Mandya, Karnataka

I'll make it happen. We are currently third-year engineering students here, pursuing Data Science. What we expect is that an IT company, a software company, should come to Pandavapura taluk, sir. There is nothing false or wrong in this.

— Darshan S.K · Kharadya, Mandya, Karnataka

In Sonkatthur village, we now have to go 15 or 12 kilometers from here to Pandavapura for the hospital. So, if a hospital is opened here, it will be closer. Secondly, we need a Nadakacheri (revenue office) for our village.

— Manjunatha G B · Sunkatonnuru, Mandya, Karnataka