User: necessity of literacy among farmers

Weegy: They is got to be more literate than U think. In understanding: Mechanics, welding, machining: how to run the equipment and to keep equipment running out in the middle of a field, to be able to "haywire together" a working replacement of a broken [ part until it can be properly be fixed..., Climatology: they do not rely on the "weathermans weather reporting(which many times are 100% wrong) Biology: What is growing naturally in the area and what is a relative to that plant would probably do well too... Chemistry: Are the soil conditions right, or does it require a boost in some nutrient and how much? A knowledge of what certain plants require, and what benefit they leave behind if plowed under helps alot in reduction of chemical fertilizers over natural one(clover/alfapha puts nitrogen back into the soil)...as most plants remove it, so knowing the rate of removalis important for crop rotation. What insecticides/pesticides work and how they work and how dangerous the chemical is to health. Knowledge with numbers - mixtures in liquid measure, dry measure, metric measure and combining them in correct proportions. Financial figuring. No accountants here. Dealing with bankers and loans and grants and subsidies ( if there is any)....... So that is a general literacy requirement for growing crops. Does the farmer have animals? Add Animal husbandry: Then he has to deal with employees, with a wife and family.... In general, he has to be sensitive to the market and the trends and plant accordingly (and forecast a year or two ahead) http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20080607101104AAlKgWt ]
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