The Journey of Rice - from the hands of the farmer to the mouth of the consumer.
How often does one think about the journey of a rice grain ?
Is the plate with food disposed by people consciously ?
Should we remember the toil and sweat shed by the cultivator each day we eat food ?
Would it be a panegyric if we thought twice before we disposed the food into the bin ?
It consumes huge amounts of energy, time and commitment to obtain a grain of rice.
Not only a farmer has to
dedicate himself to agriculture
but also he has to bite the bullet
while sowing the seeds.
This ia because the weather does not remain constant every year. If the rains fail, he and the crops are left at the mercy of fate. The Herculean task coupled with hope gets shattered when the crops are at the stake of calamity. Agriculture receives a heavy blow with excessive or untimely rain. Similarly, scanty or no rainfall, also result in a steep decline in the agriculture produce.
In a world of globalization, it becomes quite
difficult to obtain enormous amounts of manure,
which ensures a healthy produce.
Weeds need to be checked from emerging, which leave little nutrients and minerals for the crops.
Then, the business of nourishing the crops, gain significance, This would continue until they ripe.
Again, the farmer has to protect them from being spoiled by pests, rats and rodents.
A farm with mere embankment, may be intruded by stray cattle that may graze the crops.
Having faced all these challenges, the final produce, which is the output, comes into the mill,where it gets separated from the husk. Further, the grains sacked into bags, need to be carried to the godowns, where one has to face difficulty in storing the bag as long as they are sold to the retailers or the customers.
Rodents and rats pose an additional challenge.
The bags of grain should be protected from getting drenched by any means.
The numerous challenges observed above would inculcate a sense of conservation and responsibility in an individual.
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