NEW AGRICULTURAL POLICY OF INDIA 2000, POWER POINT PRESENTATION

This slide content new agricultural policies of india that was taken in the year of 2000, in the aim of gaining production of 4% in every year till 2020.The whole information has been given on that slide,helps one to get complete knowledge of new policies,and its applications.

1. A PRESENTATION ON NEW AGRICULTURAL POLICY PRESENTED BY:-DEBANJAN MONDAL DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE,4 TH SEMESTER SEACOM SKILLS UNIVERSITY. SUB-AGRI-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT. BOLPUR,SANTINIKETAN, WEST BENGAL, INDIA

2. NEW AGRICULTURAL POLICY 2000 IN INDIA:- The New Agricultural Policy 2000 policy aims a growth rate of 4% per year by the year 2020. The approach towards this focuses on: Strengthening rural infrastructure. Promoting value addition by speedy growth of agri-business. Increase employment opportunities in rural areas to improve standard of living and discourage migration of rural population. To face the challenges of economic liberalization by fulfilling the needs of the domestic and foreign markets .

3. The salient features of the new agricultural policy:- Over 4 per cent annual growth rate aimed over next twenty years. Participation of the private sector by encouraging contract farming. Price protection for farmers along with the launch of the National agricultural insurance scheme to protect farmers in case crops are destroyed. Removing of restrictions on movement of agricultural commodities throughout the country. Rational utilization of country’s water resources for optimum use of irrigation potential . High priority to development of animal husbandry, poultry, dairy and aquaculture

4. The salient features of the new agricultural policy:- Encouraging Capital inflow and ensuring that there are assured markets for crop production. Exemption from payment of capital gains tax on compulsory acquisition of agricultural land. Minimize fluctuations in commodity prices by taking , necessary steps and Continuous monitoring of international prices. Plant varieties to be protected through a legislation. Adequate and timely supply of quality inputs to farmers. High priority to rural electrification. Setting up of agro -processing units and creation of off-farm employment in rural areas.

5. Issues Under Focus:- Sustainable agriculture. Food and nutritional security. Generation and transfer of technology. Inputs management. Incentives for agriculture. Investments in agriculture. Institutional structure. Risk management including other management reforms

6. Sustainable agriculture:- Promote technically sound, economically viable, environmentally non degrading, socially acceptable use of resource. Safe conservation of plant and animal genetic resources indigenously and exogenously which confirms our food security. Intensive use of bio-technologies evolving plants that consumes less water, drought resistant, pest resistant, content more nutrition , higher yield, environmentally safe. Balance and conjunctive use biomass, organic and inorganic fertilizers. Control use of chemicals through IPM & INM. Utilization of urban and rural garbage as organic matter.

7. Use of biotechnology

8. Sustainable agriculture:- Encouraging farmers to take up farm / agro -forestry. Involvement of Landless laborers in pasture/forestry program to elevated their economic condition. Government of INDIA has launched NATIONAL MISSON FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE to suggesting farmers about certain measures in crops and animal husbandry during unfavorable climatic conditions. Other activities :-conduct research and development , absorb the improved technology and best practices ,develop physical and financial infrastructure , promote capacity building , dry land agriculture and integrated farming systems , link research stations with farms .

9. INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT STRATEGY INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT

10. FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL SECURITY:- Modification of food crops with higher nutritional value by using bio-technology particularly genetic modification. Improvement in horticulture like roots and tubers , plantation crops aromatic and medicinal crops, bee keeping , sericulture in rural areas. Use of plant tissue culture laboratories , seed farms , regional nurseries for production of HYV seeds , precision farming & bio control of pests. Diversification of agriculture with poultry , dairying and aquaculture will receive high priority. An integrated approach to marine and inland fisheries to promote aquaculture practices.

11. FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE BEE KEEPING BEE KEEPING

12. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY (DAIRY,POULTRY,DUCKERY) SERICULTURE

13. FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL SECURITY:- THE NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY MISSION was launched in 2007-08 in 311 districts of 17 states to increase production of cereals and pulses. Sustainable increase in productivity by maintaining the fertility of the soil and of the farms. Creation of employment opportunities. Increase farmer’s incomes to make them confident .

14. GENERATION AND TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY: - Location specific cultivation of economically viable species of agricultural and horticultural crops will be accorded high priority. Application of technologies like BIOTECHNOLOGY,REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY,ENERGY SAVING TECHNOLOGY,TECHNOLOGY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION will be encouraged. Upgradation of Agricultural Education & orientation towards education standards , vocationalization . Research and Extension linkages through KVKs and NGOs for innovative and decentralized changes will be introduced. Farmers Organizations, co-operatives, corporate sector and para-technicians AG-Extension should br encouraged.

15. INPUTS MANAGE MENT:- Timely supply of inputs like seeds, fertilizers, plant protection chemicals, bio pesticides & agri -machineries at reasonable cost and credit. Optimized use of OM and biofertilizers. Certification system of seeds through Private agency will receive a high priority. A NATIONAL SEED GRID was established to provide seeds to the rural people during natural calamities. NATIONAL SEED CORPORATION(NSC) & STATE FARMERS CO-OPERATION OF INDIA(SFCI) will be restructured. SEED VILLAGE SCHEME AND SEED BANK SCHEME will be established to provide quality and timely supply of seeds .

16. ON FARM STORAGE SEED BANK

17. IRRIGATION SYSTEM FERTILIZER APPLICATION

18. INCENTIVES FOR AGRICULTURE:- favorable economic environment for increasing capital formation and farmer’s own investments by removal of distortions in the incentive regime for agriculture , rationalization of domestic tax structure. Protecting the farmers from price fluctuations in world market, All domestic market will be liberalized , to ensure the farmers got enough income according to their hard work. To promote exports, the strategy would be to diversify agricultural production and setting up a supportive public management system. Rationalization of taxes for crops and other major food grain. Farmers will be exempted from payment of capital gains tax on compulsory acquisition of agricultural land.

19. INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURE: - A conducive climate will be created through a favourable price and trade regime to promote farmers own investments as also investments by industries producing inputs for agriculture and agro -based industries . Private sector investments in agriculture will also be encouraged more particularly in areas like agricultural research, human resource development, post-harvest management and marketing . Irrigation facilities will be improved and availability of water will increase. Storage facilities got priority as also transportation to reduce post harvest losses. Collaboration of farmers with co-operatives.

20. STORAGE OF GRAINS PLANT GENETIC RESOURCE

21. INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE :- Institutional reforms will be so pursued as to channelize their energies for achieving greater productivity and production, The approach to rural development of all over the country on the pattern of north-western States. Redistribution of surplus lands and waste lands among the landless farmers. Development of lease markets for increasing the size of holdings by making legal provisions for giving private lands on lease for cultivation and agri-business. The rural credit institutions will be geared to promote savings, investments and risk management. The endeavour will be to-ensure distribution equity in the disbursement of credit.

22. RISK MANAGEMENT:- National Agriculture Insurance Scheme covering all farmers and all crops throughout the country with built-in provisions for protecting farmers from natural disasters, price fluctuations, The Central Government will continue to discharge its responsibility to ensure remunerative prices for agricultural produce through announcement of Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) policy for major agricultural commodities. To increase exports, products would be graded and standardized. Remote sensing would be made to collect, collate and disseminate data on agricultural prices for the use of farmers

23. SHORTCOMINGS OF NEW AGRICULTURAL POLICY:- As per guidelines INDIA has failed to gain of Agricultural Input 4% per year till 2020. the New Policy has also failed to identify those backward states which are still lagging in utilizing their agricultural potential. the New Policy argued in favour of encouraging private investment in agriculture which would help the big farmers, but the large numbers of small farmers are not going to be benefitted. Private sector participation through contract farming is not a suitable solution in labour -surplus economy. Lack of communication between central and state government in implementing new policy.

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