In the opinion of English economist
Malthus population of the world is increasing with a geometrical progression.
But food production is increasing with arithmetical progression. It means that
world population’s increasing sequence is 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 and food production’s
increasing sequence is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. So with compare to the increasing
population, growing rate of food is less. As a result drought, epidemics,
revolution, war and internal disturbances occurring frequently and causing
destruction and scarcity of food.
But the propagator of communist, the
economist Karl Marx objects the opinion. According to Karl Marx with increasing
population, creativity and scientific knowledge will develop in human being for
which man will multiply food production. Then he can able to fulfill the demand
of food easily.
But it is true that, if man will not give
stress on growing more food then man will face the horrible situation which
Malthus has described.
Introduction of ‘Grow more
food revolution’ in India:-
Now in India food problem uplifted its head
as a great problem. It has been started since the period of Second World War.
At that time the British government had declare to grow more food through
governmental order. For this purpose government had inaugurated the Grow more
food Department. But due to illiterate and unable farmers of India and
dishonest employee of Indian government the Department of grow more food became
unsuccessful and lastly abolished.
After appropriate effort it started the
age of freedom, sovereign country. A matter of regret is that there is no more
progress in agricultural production. Though there is implementation of
extensive farming in India, up to now it has not developed properly. All the
expensive planning of government has implemented as experimentally only.
Implementation of grow more
food in India:-
It is perfectly true that, growing more
food depend on land development policy of a government. If the tenancy of land
is not provided to land labors then they will not be serious about land
development. They will not give stress on soil conservation and fertility of
land. Because they know that the tenants may take away their land whenever they
want. Tenants may give the land to another or cultivate themselves. This type
of tendency has been continued since a long ago. So if the government will not
implement land reform act properly, the planning of growing more food will be
unsuccessful.
Now in India government has implemented
different planning to grow more food. They are agricultural department, lift
irrigation department, Grampanchayat community, soil conservation etc.
More fertilizer factories have set up to meet
the need of fertility of land. Pesticides are being manufactured to protect the
insects from the crop. Lift irrigation points are being set up to water the
crops. Dams and minor irrigation projects are being set up to water the crops
in need.
Government is encouraging the farmers with
providing financial aids as loan from banks. High yielding seeds are being provided to the
farmers. Machine and tools should be supplied to the farmers. New technology of
agriculture should reach the farmers.
It is a matter of regret that though there is
explosion of population, no spectacular step has taken to grow more crops. Government is not only responsible for it, but
also the citizen responsible for it. We should not burry the water bodies. Integrated
citizen can do drove away this problem with ability and determination.
