-Kranti Prakash
During last decade in South Asian Countries people have been experiencing climatic shift and change। There is no conventional type of season felt or exist any more। So, some areas, which had heavy rain fall got submerged for months and areas without or scanty rainfall suffered due to acute droughts. Approx. 1,50,000 farmers have ended their lives. Market oriented and sensex based economy has failed to provide patch-work to heal climate wounded farmers.
Approximately 4 million hectares of certified organic land is available in South Asian Countries, where organic farming is being practiced every year. To fulfill market demand of western world and local area the farmers continue to be forced to use chemicals like fertilizers, pesticides, weedicides, insecticide etc. to get higher yield without knowing the unrepairable effects of these. These chemicals have polluted the sweet water available in different water-bodies.
Unplanned industrialization and creation of markets as well as infrastructure have increased demands of basic things like land, water, energy and human. But without understanding, the relation between progress, development and growth, the governments have gone for heavy industrialization. Due to this many areas in this region have no remains of proper food chain and food web.
Side effects of climatic change
Many animals, birds, insects etc. are becoming extinct or have become endangered species because they are not getting proper climate to breed, feed and exist. Take the case of peacock in India, they are dying. Higher birds like kites and vulchers will not be seen in future in South Asia. Water of major rivers e.g. Ganga, Yamuna, Indus, Yeravadi etc. is not safe for drinking as well as human contact. Aquatic animals in these rivers are decreasing like anything.
Pakistan and Rajasthan (desert part of India) were worst hit by unusual heavy rain fall in 2007. Some islands are frequently being hit by Tsunami these years, if it is not due to climate change then what is the cause?
Other draw backs of climatic change
1) Quality of water goes down and also water level decreases, 2) Frequent floods and droughts increase in many regions, 3) Hydropower and biomass production goes down, 4) Waterborne diseases increase such as malaria, dengue and cholera, 5) Change in weather causes deaths, 6) Sea life gets affected, 7) Agricultural production decreases.
Migration in search of food
In last two decades huge migration from rural to urban areas has been seen. Big cities like Delhi, Lahore, Kathmandu, Colombo, Bombay etc. are flooded by human and have swollen up like big balloon. They can burst up any time. These migrations are not done willingly but these are forced due to circumstances in search of better living. These migrants having zeal to fill the gap of employment opportunities in urban areas created jealousy in local inhabitants. Locals are opposing migrants in South Asian economic hub centers. These days economic hubs have become centers of strikes, processions and Goondaism.
Answer for these
Only organic farming has capacity to accommodate large rural youth which has cyclic developmental chain. It has been seen that the farmers who are practicing agriculture in traditional or organic way have not committed suicide. Millions of farmers are now re-thinking in the interest of nature and future generation and retreating back to organic farming and commuting through public transport to save environment. Modern governments are encouraging chemical based farming by giving heavy subsidies to their universities produced graduated farmers but social organizations and some rural leaders are promoting organic farming at different areas. The only hope exists in organic farming which can sustain human life on earth.
(Organic Agriculture and Climate Change international conferenceApril, 17th-18thEnita Clermont, site de marmilhat, 63370 Lempdes, France, poster paper
Unplanned industrialization and creation of markets as well as infrastructure have increased demands of basic things like land, water, energy and human. But without understanding, the relation between progress, development and growth, the governments have gone for heavy industrialization. Due to this many areas in this region have no remains of proper food chain and food web.
Side effects of climatic change
Many animals, birds, insects etc. are becoming extinct or have become endangered species because they are not getting proper climate to breed, feed and exist. Take the case of peacock in India, they are dying. Higher birds like kites and vulchers will not be seen in future in South Asia. Water of major rivers e.g. Ganga, Yamuna, Indus, Yeravadi etc. is not safe for drinking as well as human contact. Aquatic animals in these rivers are decreasing like anything.
Pakistan and Rajasthan (desert part of India) were worst hit by unusual heavy rain fall in 2007. Some islands are frequently being hit by Tsunami these years, if it is not due to climate change then what is the cause?
Other draw backs of climatic change
1) Quality of water goes down and also water level decreases, 2) Frequent floods and droughts increase in many regions, 3) Hydropower and biomass production goes down, 4) Waterborne diseases increase such as malaria, dengue and cholera, 5) Change in weather causes deaths, 6) Sea life gets affected, 7) Agricultural production decreases.
Migration in search of food
In last two decades huge migration from rural to urban areas has been seen. Big cities like Delhi, Lahore, Kathmandu, Colombo, Bombay etc. are flooded by human and have swollen up like big balloon. They can burst up any time. These migrations are not done willingly but these are forced due to circumstances in search of better living. These migrants having zeal to fill the gap of employment opportunities in urban areas created jealousy in local inhabitants. Locals are opposing migrants in South Asian economic hub centers. These days economic hubs have become centers of strikes, processions and Goondaism.
Answer for these
Only organic farming has capacity to accommodate large rural youth which has cyclic developmental chain. It has been seen that the farmers who are practicing agriculture in traditional or organic way have not committed suicide. Millions of farmers are now re-thinking in the interest of nature and future generation and retreating back to organic farming and commuting through public transport to save environment. Modern governments are encouraging chemical based farming by giving heavy subsidies to their universities produced graduated farmers but social organizations and some rural leaders are promoting organic farming at different areas. The only hope exists in organic farming which can sustain human life on earth.
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