A World Problem -Difficulties in living on agriculture and worsening poverty

In developing countries, the majority of the population lives in rural areas and make their living in the agriculture sector. Their living conditions are low compared to the people in urban areas as their agricultural production falls short in scale and productivity. In recent years, the use of chemical fertilizer and pesticide weighted financial burden on them, alongside negative effects to the environment. Furthermore, climate change has threatened crop production.

Even though they farm, it does not yield enough for them to be self-sustainable, thus they still spend a lot of money to buy food. In addition, there are still many cases that they borrow a large sum of money for urgent medical treatment or sudden ceremonial occasions, such as weddings and funerals. If they sell their own property, such as fields and livestock, to repay their debt, they will fall into a vicious circle of poverty. It has become more common that men, who are breadwinners, go away to work to earn money, and only women take charge of farm work. Improving agricultural productivity of small-scale farmers is a solution, not only for food problems, but also for poverty reduction.