Wednesday 5 July 2017

KisanMarket--Sell Lease their Land

The agriculture and allied sector continues to be pivotal to the sustainable growth and development of the Indian economy. Not only does it meet the food and nutritional requirements of 1.3 billion Indians, it contributes significantly to production, employment and demand generation through various backward and forward linkages. Moreover, the role of the agricultural sector in alleviating poverty and in ensuring the sustainable development of the economy is well established. The sector is, however, currently facing a dilemma. While it has made large strides in achieving the agricultural development goals of food security, availability and accessibility, it is still being challenged by a formidable agrarian crisis. This situation has recently led to fresh thinking on the developmental approach in the agriculture sector. The need for focusing on the welfare and prosperity of farmers has gained prominence. Consequently, the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation was renamed, by the Honourable PM on Independence Day 2015, as the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare. In this fresh approach, priority is to be accorded to making the agriculture and allied sector not only ecologically sustainable in its use of natural resources of soil, water and forests, but also socio-economically sustainable to farmers in terms of prosperity, welfare and social security. Innovating managerial solutions to maximize farmers’ welfare rather than relying solely on modern farming to raise productivity and production is the clarion call of the day.



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