What is?
Praedial larceny is the theft or vandalism of agricultural good/produce or livestock from a farmer, farm or estate. It is gut wrenching, that the hard work of farmers count for nought as thieves illegally reap their harvest.
Who is affected?
- Everyone - Farmers, Farm families, Agricultural Sector, the entire countries economy
Managing?
Praedial larceny cannot be prevented but measure can be put in place to cut back on the number of incidents
- Farm police
- Community watchdog
- Use of electronic laser fencing which would alert farmers via their phones whenever there is and intrusion on their property.
- GPS monitoring system to monitor farming areas as well as the tagging of produce and livestock to aid in tracking if stolen.
- Stiffer penalties for those caught stealing, inclusive jail time
This issue is one where farmers got to take the matter in their own hands. We got to form farm watches where there are always someone around. This will mean the idea of clustering and working together to reduce the problem.
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