Farmers should be our main priority. Without them, no food for us.

I can't imagine the struggles that farmers like Liu Xiuwen go through! My heart goes out to him and other struggling farmers around the world.

My Family is a farmer too in the Philippines with lack of support from the government . Lots of farmers want to give up and one of them was my family, this is the only job that they have but due to low price of rice they need to sell the farm land this year 😓🥲 I hope all government in every country support farmers to avoid high prices of necessities but all of them were corrupt it's really unfair for those who work hard. 💔😿

I farm in US and lack of rain is what scares me the most. I feel sad for the farmers in China who are dealing with hardships.

What a remarkably cheerful man, considering his predicament.

farmers are the most hard working and the least appreciated people , while our very livelihood depends on them. The irony is tragic .

Just to warn you, guys and gals. There's a massive winter drought in central Europe, where things haven't improved since last years worst drought in 500 years. Rivers, used for irrigation, are at 20% of ordinairy water levels and there hasn't been much snow in the mountains. EU is a massive food producer and exporter but with high fertilizer and energy cost this year ban on food exports is to be expected. Only surplus will be allowed to be sent outside EU, but I doubt there will be any. Drought is also in South East of the USA, also massive food hub, dependent on irrigation. There isn't much to expect from Russia and Ukraine, either. Grow your own food, if you can. Huge hunger is coming if this conditons are about to go on and on...

Very hard to be a farmer right now all over the world. Hope things get better for this man and his family.

Foods on the table is utmost vital for all people , cherish & appreciate these farmers who toil the soil everyday 24/7, 365 days a year , days to weeks, weeks to months ,months to years

Unfortunately almost all farmers around the world are going through similar situations. Not just the farmers in China… Growing food for self is still somewhat manageable. Growing food for the world is a thankless job.

What a lovely family, bless them! That village has a wonderful, calm atmosphere too. I hope they all have better yields this year, and that money comes to them. 🌦️🌱🌾🌱🌾🌱🌦️

It's the same everywhere. Societies have, over the past few hundreds of years, increasingly denigrated farmers, looked down on them, and called them a myriad condescending names. Society has viewed them as second class citizens. Politicians pander to the urban masses, as that's where the votes are. The urban demographic lives very differently, yet their opinions are forced on the rural demographic through laws. Resources and services also flow to the cities, leaving farmers without the same level of health care, internet, etc. As a final insult, the farmers work has almost no value compared to the urban demographic. Your average paper pusher make well over double what a farmer makes when comparing hourly income. So, with this in mind, why are the people in government surprised as this trend develops?

BTW, it's like this in small town America, too. The kids leave, and their parents never see them again. Opportunities have dried up along with the fields. Off they go.

You all have beautiful skin and look wonderful for your age… Your government needs to do more for its elders! 🙏🏼

China may look like a superpower, but in reality it's still a developing country with many imperfections and poverty going on. As a Chinese, my heart goes to all people under these circumstances in the world. Let's make the world a better place

It is dire situation one can only feel deeply sorry for these farmers who deserve support rather than state persecution.

In settled regions, the HIE (heat island effect) affects the local weather about 10x stronger than underlying global weather phenomena. Especially heat spikes and lack of rainfall are directly linked to thermal effects around overbuilt areas. This effect of overbuilt area on rainfall can be nicely observed around a city like Munich (moderate climate, stable wind conditions) - Munich has a WET and a DRY side: the Southern part gets all the rain while the thermal updrafts from the city itself are preventing daytime rainfall in the North. Our building activity has created a lot of those hot-spots preventing humid air from reaching farmland in the proximity of cities and megacities while pumping up increasing amounts of ground water. The fact that many rivers (like the Rideau river and the Ottawa river) show the same amount of annual discharge despite lower rainfall, clearly indicates that not enough rainwater is allowed to reach the soil.

Can’t blame them for getting tired of carrying the nation on their shoulders.

It’s infuriating that they have all kinds of money to squander on building apartments that will never be used but can’t even cover basic medical care for the nation’s most fundamental workers. It runs directly in the face of what their government claims to have valued

You can issue all the documents you want but no rain is no rain is dead crops.

I live in the Equator and in my city and province, we have rains nearly everyday since last October. The weather has been very freaky and the rains seemed like never stopped. From torrential to light rains... out of 30 days, we get 5 days of sun throughout the day. 25 days of rain. How I wish all these rain could be shipped out to his area.

It was sad, that poor lady tried to be brave and rational, but she had to wipe away a tear. 03:33

I saw something like this occur in japan, none of the young people want to stay on the farms because they can get more money elsewhere and many of the farms are very small. Farming is a very hard life.

In india are our farmers are struggling to sell onions. They are just throwing it away because they can't get decent price where as there is onion crisis in Philippines and Pakistan 😥😥😥😥😥

Like my old Dust Storm surviving ancestors said "Once farmers have started to suffer the world will also."

as a farmer ,the weather is against you and your goverment

The children didn't leave for the big cities. 40 years of running at 1/3 the needed replacement rate means there just aren't any.

It is sad, while the fertile land converted to factories

This is the fallacy of industrial farming we need to move to smaller scales and closer to living center and be involved with our own food production so we produce the necessary amount and account for all individuals

Last year was a 'La Nina' year, causing the hot, dry summer and dry, warm winter (at least here in Shanghai). This year should be a little better as we're coming out from the 'La Nina' weather phenomenon.

I was born & grew up in rural area in small island were most people depends on farming, since 2009 we could feel the climate change really fast especially on water source it's getting less & less eventually many dries up 😢 many fields are abandoned. For clean water we depends mostly on well water that you have to dig deeper every year, for the population most young people after junior/senior high school will move out to big cities_ including me so my hometown I always feel like there's not enough people it's just bare island with thin trees & shrubs 😅 but of course more peaceful. Now the ironic thing is when moving to the city which is urban area with big population, there's always frequent downpour, it rains heavily year around and of course Flooding 🤦.

There are always challenges in farming. Guaranteeing a steady source of water is what we are doing here in Africa. We have more water sources than China ofcourse.

The purpose of any government includes making the lives of the people better. I see none of that here. I see little if any in my own country as well. All of our governments are working not for the people, but for the perpetuation of government. I have no power, I am poor, I can only pray for his family. Who feeds the people? The farmers. Who takes from the people? The governments.

The US retail stores generate about 16 billion pounds of food waste every year, thanks to the free-market economy. The amount of energy and resources used to produce the wasted food has been making climate change very difficult to suppress

Its surprising that the outlooking of their house is really nice, wealthy but inside is like poor family

I appreciate becoming acquainted with new people through these interviews, thank you!

i remember the chinese government telling us that there is no more poverty in the middle kingdom. what was the program called? oh yes....the poverty alleviation program. it was a huge success.

Also in my country farmers is struggling too 😢

Bless them. Such sweet people

that farmer's positivity is pretty amazing given what he's dealing with.

Much better than Indian farmers

Last summer was so bad in england too, really feel for the farmers when we have such a terrible drought through the summer, i think it was more than 90 days in england without any substantial rain the harvest was terrible last year, so much less and about half the size.

That was a fascinating insight. That lovely old man smiling through his problems, I think we all know someone like that.

Very sad, i hope someone can help them

Could rheumatoid arthritis be caused by excess use of agrochemicals?

My advice is, if you fear for the future, start growing food yourself. You can do it in your window, on the roof, on the balcony, in your garden, use flowerbeds, etc. Or move out of the big cities to places where this is possible if you have the option. Food shortage all over the world is bound to come sooner or later, as everything farmers require are either too expensive to get or it is a problem with the weather. Either too much rain or severe drought.

That's same everywhere

The old saying " the cities are full of vice and corruption while the fields always need sowing" Perhaps fun areas in rural areas

While some farmers in this part of China suffer from drought and reduced crop harvest, other parts of China are enjoying bumper harvests. China's food security is not threatened by the temporary drought in this part of China.

If you can, build a greenhouse - even if it’s only enough to feed yourself. They extend the growing season, and if they are built right, they can capture evaporated water and save you a lot on water use. As for it being too hot for the plants, I’m not sure what to do for that problem.

Strange normally at this time it rains extremely hard and causes massive flooding but this time it’s the opposite

I wonder why they're not allowed to frill wells. Underground aquafers are a great source of water when rain doesn't fall.

I lived in a city my whole life but I wish I was a farmer growing vegetables

We are alive because of farmers like him. Salutes

Rural China appears as the US did in 1935 before SSI - except these farmers are overweight from eating something

I am in france and it is the same : lack of rain, water level in soil very low, culture burned by the sun in summer, and struggel for water, and that several years in a row. And this winter was almost dry. A kind of war for water is started

Reality of how important our climate is and people still deny we are affecting it.

I wish for them to get the attention they need soon. Seems like the irrigation supply is their biggest problem. ♥

My heart goes out to all in this type of predicament, stay strong.

That he doesn’t loose his laugh. Amazing man !

my heart goes out to the elderly..I am bless that I can work near my mother and take care of her and my family at the same time...I feel for the young who have to travel so far to earn a pittance..

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This is how famine happens. When there is abundance, people waste... When the climate changes, no crops mean famine and death.

A video who in the title claims to be about farmers giving up is about a farmer that refuse to give up...

You can't live without farmers, but you can live happily without bureaucrats and politicians. Priority #1 of any nation, should be on food production and their farmers!

The entire village is like the last gen & no wonder they do not wish to bring in a child in such hopeless situation just to make it suffer

And the worst part is, this not unique to China. Its happen in a lot of places

They are barely making ends meet. But they're old now. Even my elderly grandfather ultimately lost to old age and couldn't farm anymore... I think it wont be long until he is forced to retire.

If you're ever having a bad day, simply give thanks for not living in China or Russia.

Food shortage is worldwide although manipulators take advantage of supply & demand to make a windfall of profit.

Farming is hard physical work. No holidays. Many responsibilities. But can be totally rewarding under the right circumstances

The middle man ripped off these farmers. The government should protect the interest of these poor farmers.

It's happening in Europe too. It's a worldwide phenomenon, drought and floods. Human governments have little control over natural disasters. Don't try to blame everything on communism, democratic countries suffer just the same.

China is not self sufficient in energy or food needs yet it pokes Australia 😂

Heart breaking.

Beautiful place.

It was so depressing watching this.

Assurance

How do you expect rain when your people cut down all the forest to farm?

Rain has become a monthly subscription plan. Literally.

I always wondered why organic stuff cost more if you dont have to pay for pesticide.

So they interview only 1 farmer and the article is on Chinese farmers are giving up? sounds like bad journalism.

Sad!😢

I'm still trying to understand why don't they use cloud seeding,

Similar problems with farming all over the world - which will surely come back to haunt us eventually.

No gold in the ground to find we are tired of looking for gold 😢

Went to the town official to ask for aid. You have a house and a car so you are not eligible. Another guy went to the official and he said you have no house, no car but you still got pants on, so you also not eligible for aid.

Universal problem now. Young people who don't take up farming. Heatwaves in summer, and then flash flooding -- disastrous for crops.

heartbreaking

instead of dumping money in Africa and elsewhere in the world China needs to work on supporting its own people

Agroforestry 2 & 1/2 person canoe houses and friction fit mason jars with flip top clips to hold pressure

There should be incentive or subsidy for farmers

It is really hard to be a farmer... that's why their children prefer to work in the Cities. It's not about money anymore.. it's about having a simple life with few stress and hardships

poor man :(

My grandpa say the same thing the fertilizer,pesticide etc price increase every year..and they already old to manage farm thus they rent land it to others..all children live in city..some they plant palm oil tree bcs easy to manage..young generation didnt want to involve in agriculture industry and parent didnt want them to do heavy work..i think its time techology should be used in agriculture sector..time for revolution this sector.

I was speaking with a farmer earlier today in Canada and said why don't you that can afford to go on strike and only grow and raise enough food for yourself. If enough of you did it the price would go up next year and city folk wouldn't take you for granted.

Incredible spirited man

Why so many in-accurate translation?

China should implement regenerative farming.

Not enough effort on water problems...