In today's farming, the real struggle isn’t pests, rainfall, or even prices. It's people. Ask any farmer; they can’t find reliable labor when it’s time to weed or harvest. Meanwhile, thousands of jobless youth are scrolling reels all day, waiting for “opportunities.” Irony much?
Weeding and harvesting now eat up to 50% of the total cost in many crops, especially in fruits and vegetables. That's half your cost going into just getting the crop off the field. This labor shortage is not just hitting the farmer’s pocket, it's fueling the price of every bhindi, tomato, and pyaaz in your kitchen. And no, this isn’t about laziness or overpaying — it’s a policy, tech, and training vacuum. We’ve neither upgraded farm tools, nor connected rural employment schemes to real-time agriculture needs. So, farming bleeds while unemployment sits idle.
When weeds and fruits cost more to pluck than to grow, the system isn’t just broken; it’s begging for a smarter mind harvest.
