Private Sector Initiatives: Contract farming The Government of India’s National Agriculture Policy envisages that “private sector participation will be promoted through contract farming and land leasing arrangements to allow accelerated technology transfer, capital inflow and assured market for crop production, especially of oilseeds, cotton and horticultural crops”. There are several initiatives under this scheme. We […]
Agri-Export Zones The concept of food parks and agri-export zones (AEZs) has been initiated besides several incentive schemes by the Government of India. The Central Government has released a food processing policy in 2001. However the role of the State is considered vital (Dev and Rao 200522). The concept of AEZ attempts to take a
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Creating Efficient Linkages To further strengthen backward linkages between the processing industry and the farmer, existing institutions local bodies, cooperatives and self-help groups, should work in unison. There is an equally urgent need to develop forward linkages of farmers/processors with consumers to remove intermediaries and reduce high cost to the consumer and low returns to
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Contract Farming There is an underlying paradox of the Indian agricultural scenario. The small farmers are not assured of a market and a remunerative price for their produce. On the other hand the agri-based and food industry requires timely and adequate inputs of good quality agricultural produce. This has given birth to the concept of
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Food Processing Industry in India Food processing industries have a crucial role to play in value addition to the agriculture, increase the shelf life and also in the reduction of post-harvest losses. The most important point in the food industry is that a substantial portion being rural based it has a very high employment potential
Agricultural Marketing Ministry of Agriculture had formulated a model law on agricultural marketing in consultation with State/UT Governments to deal with emerging trends in agricultural marketing. This legislation enables establishment of private markets/ yards, direct purchase centers, consumers/ farmers markets for direct sale, and promotion of public private-partnership in the management and development of agricultural
Comparative Advantages of India Nature has given India several advantages. It has: • Second largest arable land in the world • Diverse agro-climatic zones across the country • Round the year sunshine • Potential to cultivate a vast range of agricultural products • Large marketable surpluses and abundant raw material for processing • Vast pool
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State of Agriculture: Major Crops and Farming Sector Agriculture is the backbone of Indian economy. Agricultural development is central to all strategies for planned development. It contributes 27 percent of the overall GDP and accounts for employment of 67 percent of the Indian population. Vast areas of India have tropical and agro-climatic conditions which are