KRISHAKS

Sowing Prosperity: Boosting Agricultural Productivity

Mangesh Khadase Anup Bagade

Pranav Jadhao Sachin Pawar Priyanka Raut

BY

KRISHAKS

Agriculture for a better tomorrow…

“It is projected that India will need to

grow its agricultural output by

12% to feed its people in 2020.

Much of this has to come by

growing more on the same amount

of land. This land, however, is

weakening and withering” ------

The Economic times in its edition

dated 12th July’2011.

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Share of agricultural output in India’s GDP India being an agricultural country 70% of its population resides on agriculture although it contributes only 13% to India’s GDP. With the years passing it’s share in India’s GDP is on the verge of declination. It seems to be a major threat for India’s economy. It is need of the time to boost agricultural productivity & to achieve prosperity.

• Small and fragmented landholdings • Dependence on the monsoon • Lack of international competitiveness of its produce • Inadequate availability of electricity, fertilizers, irrigation and pesticides • Poor access of the farmers to good roads, market infrastructure, refrigerated

transportation of goods • Conversion of agricultural land for residential and other land use purposes

What causes this?

%Share

Year

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

OPPORTUNITIES

THREATS

Rich Bio-diversity Arable land Climate Strong and well dispersed research and

extension system

Fragmentation of land Low Technology Inputs Unsustainable Water Management Poor Infrastructure Low value addition

Bridgeable yield crops Exports Agro-based Industry Horticulture Untapped potential in the N.E.

Unsustainable Resource Use Unsustainable Regional Development Imports

SWOT Analysis of Indian Agriculture

How India can be truly Sujalam, Suphalam & Shasyashyamalam?

Boost competitiveness of Indian agriculture.

Enrich the quality and status of natural resources.

Advance Food security.

Enhance scope for comprehensive growth.

Proper risk management.

Easy access to genetic resources.

Develop eminent human resources to overcome challenges.

Refine value addition, and processing of food commodities.

Conserve and promote

access to genetic

diversity.

Improve market intelligence for prices. Effective policies for enhancing trade.

Improve supply-chain efficiencies. Develop and introduce new products.

Improve access to genetic resources. Use of IT in supply chain management.

Increase food access through

improvement in storage, transport and distribution

systems.

Policies for commercialization

of technologies and food

processing.

Modernize education systems, Capacity

strengthening.

Innovative Farming Techniques:

An Overview Automation: Modern Equipment :Utilization of

modernized equipment to solve labor problem.

Advanced Farming : Use of hybrid seeds(Bt crops), wise use of fertilizers, In-house farming,

Combined Farming: Establish Farmer Groups to adopt share farming.

Organic Farming : Avoid excess use of chemical fertilizers and promote organic fertilizers.

Highway Marketing : Create market for agricultural products.

Logistics Management: A start to end complete logistics for farm produce.

Crop Alternation : Alter the crops to increase the land fertility.

Science in Agriculture. Potential of genetic-resource enhancement. Power of biotechnology. Synergies of frontier sciences. Management of natural resources

Three stages of farming Practices to improve

Crop yields

Choice of seeds For planting

1. Crop variety improvement

- Nurturing of the crop

2. Crop production improvement

Protection of the growing crops and harvested crops from loss

3. Crop protection management

Enhancement of farm yield

Promotion of trade through R&D. Development in poverty alleviation and hunger reduction. Improved livelihood opportunities and better quality of life.

Qualified manpower in Agriculture, Agri-business and Agri-research. Awareness about agriculture as a business.

Improved research efficiency. Augmented water resources and irrigation facilities. Use of Advanced Biotechnology.

What we need to do to accomplish…..?

Farmers will be self reliant.

Increase in output.

Increase in farmers’

enthusiasm.

Increase in agricultural share in GDP

boosting Indian economy.

Income security for farmers.

Strengthening

global

competitiveness

Impacts of proposed solutions

Increase in

prosperity

Low risk taking ability

Low productivity

Low investment

Low value addition

Weak market

Low margin

Challenges , Mitigation Factors &

their solutions

Solutions • Innovative Farming

Techniques • Agricultural

Entrepreneurship • Youth Involvement • Self Marketing • Farmer Literacy

References

• The Economic times in its edition dated 12th July’2011.

• Challenges facing the Doha Development Round

Trade Negotiations On Agriculture by Mr. Devi Dayal (Former Secretary

Dept. of Banking ,Ministry of Finance Government of India).

• Present Status of Agriculture in India by Sadhana Malhotra

• Productivity growth in agriculture: role of globalization and economic

reform by Renuka Mahadevan

• http://www.icar.org.in