India ki farming policy sirf crop production ke peeche bhaag rahi hai, aur iska asar seedha environmental cost par pad raha hai jo saal ka **$1.3 Trillion** hai. Fertilizer subsidies par **₹1.71 lakh crore** kharch ho rahe hain, lekin sustainable methods abhi bhi peechhe hain.
Kahan ho rahi hai galti?
Asal mein, humara system sirf abhi ki yield par focus kar raha hai, jabki groundwater depletion aur soil degradation jaisi problems ko ignore kiya ja raha hai. Food and Agriculture Organization ke mutabik, India ke agrifood system ka hidden environmental cost $1.3 Trillion annually tak pahunch gaya hai. Carbon sequestration aur aquifer recharge jaise kaam jo nature karti hai, unki value koi nahi dekh raha.
Subsidy aur Bureaucracy ka chakravyuh
2026-27 ke budget mein fertilizer subsidies ke liye ₹1.71 lakh crore rakhe gaye hain, jo nitrogen aur water-heavy farming ko बढ़ावा dete hain. PM-PRANAM jaise schemes hain, lekin bureaucratic hurdles ki wajah se inhe ground level par implement karna mushkil ho raha hai. Fund transfer mein clarity na hone se green practices ki raftar slow hai.
Carbon Market kyun fail ho raha hai?
Carbon credits achhe dikhte hain, lekin small-scale farmers ke liye ye kisi trap se kam nahi. Verification mein kai saal lag jaate hain, aur tab tak farmer ki financial stability halaat kharab ho jati hai. Punjab aur Haryana ke cases se saaf hai ki sirf carbon credits se income badhna filhal impossible hai.
Kya hai solution?
Experts ka kehna hai ki ab sirf tonnage ke peeche mat bhago. Andhra Pradesh ka model dekho, jahan direct incentives aur community-managed farming ne input costs kam kiye hain. Agar government per-hectare direct incentives de aur transparent payment system banaye, tabhi asli badlav aayega. Investors ko ab ye track karna chahiye ki kya govt subsidy-based model se hatt kar direct transfer system par shift ho rahi hai.