A dimension within Rural Economic & Social Development
Centers on organic farming, farmer support, and the tomato value chain within a circular economy.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
What we need is a system to sell the farmers' produce in a planned manner. There should be no middlemen. It should be profitable for them, agriculture profitable
— Smriti Tiwari · Pandavapura, Mandya, Karnataka
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
In the PACS workshop related to circular economy , the Kyathanahalli PACS talked about how there is a market of rice amounting to 150MT that can bring them a profit of 650 per quintal therefore increasing the incomes of the shareholder farmers.
— Srinidhi Gurunath · Mysuru, Mysuru District, Karnataka
Farmers are not getting the right price and not getting the right information also about the market. There should be clear ways to find these out otherwise very difficult.
— Shram
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
After that, everyone gets involved in occupational matters. And until they get involved in the occupation, there is a problem. If all garments are taken, then (it's a) dog, because who are the weeders, who are they? And now, government writes about government crops.
— Likith Dip
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
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
Sir, I am Marasamma Gowda, son of Gooli Kethegowda. We are from Halebeedu, sir. Two acres of land were already sanctioned to us during Alagegowda's time in the application. They have given us everything for cultivation.
— Manjunatha G B · Attiganahalli, Mandya, Karnataka
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
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
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
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
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
Please desilt the LBL canal a bit. That's why we are asking, as a lot of farmers are facing problems. If the LBL canal is desilted, we won't have water problems. Please fix it and select one more.
— Likith Dip · Haravu, 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
Akshaykalpa is also providing paid residential fellowships for young farmers in Tiptur to learn organic farming
— Srinidhi Gurunath · Pandavapura, Mandya, Karnataka
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— Manjunatha G B · Sunkatonnuru, Mandya, Karnataka
To the farmers of Pandavapura Thursday market
— Manjunatha G B · Pandavapura, Mandya, Karnataka
From Circle to Hedral, a road should be built from Circle to Agnanalli. After that, what our village needs for all its hamlets is a Nadu Kacheri (revenue office), that's one important work that needs to be done. There was the main road and the Nadu Kacheri.
— rakshitha raju · Aralakuppe, Mandya, Karnataka
AI-synthesised pieces woven from many community voices on this theme. They may contain errors or interpretation — they're a reflection of the stories, not a record of fact.
Farmers deserve self-respect and a guaranteed market price before being asked to commit to new crops, ensuring their role as the nation's backbone is honored.
Bring essential services like healthcare and employment opportunities back to our villages to prevent migration and foster local prosperity.
The voices in this theme were gathered by these organisations through their community reports.
