Having paid for a misery: the video of this exasperated farmer who destroys him is the symptom of a sick system

A shocking episode arrived from the village of Mathurapur, in the Bhagalpur district in Bihar in Indiahas turned on the spotlight on the drama that many Indian farmers live daily. A farmer of Parwal (the pointed pumpkin), frustrated by yet another collapse of prices, has Destroyed the whole harvest with a stick strokes. His desperate gesture, immortalized in a video that has become viralrepresents the silent anger of an entire category abandoned to itself.

Raised prices and non -existent earnings

The main problem? Absolute lack of contractual power by the farmers. While the production costs continue to rise – between irrigation, fertilizers And labor – The price recognized to the producers remains scandalously low.

Some farmers report they have just received 1 or 2 rupees per kilo (about € 0.011 – € 0.022), while intermediaries traders resell the same product a 15-20 rupees (about € 0.17 – € 0.22) and final consumers in urban centers even buy it to 40-60 rupees per kilo (about € 0.44 – € 0.67).

This huge gap shows a system completely unbalancedwhere those who work the earth is also the one that puts us most. THE mediators he is distributorson the other hand, always come out of it winners. A paradox that repeats itself every season and that seems to never have a solution.

An appeal for more just agriculture

The video, shared thousands of times on social media, has generated disdain And solidarity. Many indignant voices that have risen against a system that continues to penalize those who produce the food that ends up on our tables. The image of the agricultor who destroys his harvest instead of sell it to Ridiculous priceshas become a powerful symbol of bankruptcy of the agri -food chain.

This tragedy is not only viral news, but the symptom of a structural crisis. Concrete reforms are needed that guarantee Equi priceschains more transparent and a more just redistribution of the value generated by the agricultural sector. Farmers cannot continue to be theweak ring of a system that works only for those who intermediate or specula. The work in the fields is made of sacrifices And patience. Nobody should be forced to destroy the result of one’s effort because of the indifference or avidity of others.