presentation on agrarian crisis and agricultural crisis-issues and solutions
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Presentation on Agrarian Crisis and Agricultural Crisis-Issues and Solutions
Karnataka (Group Leader) Kerala Andhra Pradesh Telangana Tripura Sikkim Rajasthan Bihar Tamil Nadu
Climate change/Natural Calamities
Declining share of Agriculture in GDP
Large proportion of small and Marginal Holdings
Limited access to irrigation
Higher indebtness of farmers as compared to their income
Limited access to institutional Credit
Borrowings from money lenders leading to harassment
Crop failure and low crop yield Price fluctuation and non renumerative prices
Failure of investments such as Borewells
Socio-economic factors-Rising expenditure on social consumption and Health
Loss of Livestock due to diseases Increasing Tenancy and Tenancy cost
Easy and affordable credit access Reduce harassment of Farmers by Private Money lenders
Infrastructure support Risk mitigation through Crop Insurance/Market Intervention
Farmer Producers Organisation/Joint liability Groups/SHGs
Crop Counselling and awareness creation
Linking land value while sanctioning bank loan for Agriculture
Financial Counselling
Diversification of Livelihood activities
Drought proofing through Watershed Management
Shift in focus from production to Post Harvest Management (Emphasis on Cold storage/Warehouses)
Encouraging Entrepruenership among agri graduates (Agriclinics and Agribusiness)
Reduce cost of cultivation to ensure renumerative returns (SHC/PKVY/NCU/PMKSY)
Encouraging sustainable Agriculture (NFSM/MIDH/NMOOP/NMAET)
Bonus of Rs. 200 per quintal in case of Pulses over and above MSP
Enhancement of Input Subsidy (under NDRF) for crop loss
Karnataka Krishi Bhagya Custom Hiring Service Centres (Krishi Yanthradhare)
Special Package for Ragi and Jowar Contingency Crop Plan upto sub block level
Enhanced Subsidy to SC/ST on all inputs
Harvesting of rain water, storage, lifting and efficient use of scarce water and promoting high value crops including pulse and coarse cereals
17768 farm ponds completed
Scheme is being implemented in the form of package. The components are farm pond, diesel pumpset micro irrigation, poly house , cropping system and animal husbandary
Established of 183 Custom Hire Centers at sub-block levels to provide farm equipments to facilitate timely field operations during 2014-15 with a budget of 63 crores. Rs. 127.125 Crores is the budget allocation for 2015-16 to establish 278 centres
Tamil Nadu Crop specific package Input Management Weather ProofingKerala Package for Kuttanad wetland ecosystemUttar Pradesh Special package for Drought Mitigation in Bundelkand region
Maharashtra Vidarbha Intensive Irrigation Development Programme
West Bengal Weather Resilient Agriculture and Organic Cultivation