1. Diseases like Bilharzia and Malaria cause by water snails and mosquitoes respectively weaken/ kill the farmers affecting
their productivity.
2. Stagnant water is the breeding ground for waters snails and mosquitoes.
3. Fluctuation of world prices due to competition affects agricultural produce.
4. Farmers are paid very low prices killing their morale
5. Exhaustion of soils due to continued use of land forcing the farmers to use chemicals, fertilizers, this increases the cost
of production.
6. Mismanagement of irrigation boards lead to losses for farmers, killing their morale, leading to lower crop quantity.
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