Question

There are what are called Second Generation rights, which include the rights of the poor and quality of life issues and these connect to the announcements about the future of the global economy, Third World poverty and solutions proposed by the IMF and World Bank. Here we want people to 1. discuss the issue of of whether the poor have an inherent Right to a better standard of living or is in simply the humane thing to do (this can be done in 5-6 sentences),

2. propose a specific measure to improve the condition of the poor in a specific country or specific status (like agricultural workers), you may need to to some outside research. Ex. look at the Millennium Development Goals.

answer must be 300 words or more.

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Answer 1

1. Growing chasms between rich and poor in contemporary decades have been increased by a deviation in the behavior of the two groups.Unless the public policies are intended to move them in the mainstream direction, business divisions are likely to grow.

As per the Declaration of Independence, all men are fairly supplied with rights to life, liberty, with the pursuit of happiness. The poor have the same inherent right and authority to have a fair standard of living. Moreover, every being, by virtue of a human life, is equal in worth. No matter how youthful, old, vulnerable, or poor a man may be, his life is quite as worthy of honor and protection as anyone. No one should be eliminated from the opportunity to live generously and contribute to civilization.

2. The challenges of farmers in the underdeveloped countries are - Fragmented landholding, poor combination of practices at farm level, low productivity, low capital generation, highly risky nature of farming, high information cost and low-price achievement leading to permanent debt trap, policy constraints restricting farmer ability to sell anywhere further hindering realization, lack of connectivity with processors and supply run thinking. This can be seen in the countries like Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia etc.

Information technology can provide aid enormously in this effort by receiving in the efficiency of rural markets, better price determination and, above all, transparency. ? Banks have to support these measures too. Suitable skill raising and enterprise growth in the farm and off-farm sector asserts attention. ? It is a suitable time to move away from income generation from farms and concentrate on reducing post-harvest losses, investigate opportunities in the allied sector, food processing both at regional and local levels and off-farm earnings complementarities. ? Doubling farmers’ income needs funds at the institutional level as well as at business level, for which a strong institutional credit flow mechanism is a needed. ? We have to create a strong credit environment by improving access to credit through technology in an impartial manner. ? Our resource-scarce agriculture community such as small and marginal farmers, occupant farmers, sharecroppers, etc., deserve particular attention.

The challenge of weather change is genuine and there is a pressing need to develop climate-resilient agriculture. ? Cost economy is a big issue where the method should involve developing localized solutions as no general solution works. Information distribution must be done using digital technology for broad outreach. ? Land laws require moves to formalize land leasing method, in the absence of which term advances are not made by the tillers to improve production and productivity. ? Infrastructure creation in connectivity, watering, purchasing, storage, communication, small farm equipment, etc., is also essential for reducing the cost of production and improving efficiency.

For achieving this purpose, we will have to devise micro-level action programs to augment producers’ income from all origins and not just from crop cultivation. We must also take into cognizance that rural demand runs these economies and exports are weakening in recent years.