MANTHAN TOPIC:SOWING PRROSPERITY~BOOSTING AGRICULTURAL PRRODUCTIVITY

TEAM DETAILS:UTKARSH GARGSAKET TAMRAKARSAKET TAMRAKARVAIBHAV GUPTAPRAKHAR GOYAL

VAIBHAV AGRAWAL

� In 2011-2012, agriculture employed 70% of the country’s work forcei but only contributed to 13% of the GDP.

� The average size of agricultural land holdings has decreased from 2.3 hectares in 1971 to 1.2 hectares in 2011.ii

� 80% of all farmers in the country are small or marginal farmers operating on a little over 40% of all cultivable land in the country.

� The agricultural productivity of China in corn, rice and paddy is twice that of India’s.iii

� 40% of all fruits and vegetables produced in India perish due to shortage of storage facilities.iv

CONTRACT FARMING~ AS AN INNOVATIVE WAY TO OVERCOME REDUCED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND PROSPERIYY

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• Government will give tenders/contracts to identified individuals for different identified individuals.

• Budget for scientific instruments/ technology , fertilizers will be set at a maximum range by government.

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• Due to offered official and regular supply of the output so produced this prevailing unorganisedagriculture will change to organisedone.

• Hence there will be employment wages throughout the year

WE WILL BUILD THE NETWORK OF IDENTIFIED CONTRACTORS

JustifiedCriteria

• For identifying contractors forms will be invited.• Offline/online test for it will be conducted so that the

individual with greater knowledge and management skills would be selected area wise.

• Area wise individuals will be selected based on there knowledge of there sorroundings and farming technologies

NumberPer Area

• Number according to square feet of land• Say; 1 contractor on every 250 square km of agricultural

land.

ExperienceImparted

• Before exams workshops will be conducted to educate individuals and provide them resouces required for exam

• So that a just / healthy competition may be ensured.

• INR 240 CRORES PER ANNUM

• INR 600 CRORES PER ANNUM

• INR 600 CRORES PER ANNUM

• INR160 CRORES PER ANNUM

• INR 1000 crore

Recovery from rotten

stuffs of PDSExcess export

Increased productivity

10000

40% fruits + 10% vegetables + 30%(wheat+rice)get rotten,worth ` 2 trillion

• More employment opportunities for regional peoples.

• Increase in income =increase in money of govt= INR 600 crore +

productivity due to

technical workshops

and educated contractors

10000 More new jobs for skilled

IMPACT & SUSTAINABILITYIMPACT

1.CONVERTS ALL THE UNORGANIZED SECTOR TO ORGANIZED ONE.

2.REDUCED DEPENDANCE OF RAINFALL DUE TO MORE SCIENTIFIC METHODS AND TECHNIQUES.

3.MORE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT

SUSTAINABILITY

1.EXTRA BONUS OF 20% PROVIDED TO THE CONTRACTOR,IF THE PRODUCTION EXCEEDS BY 30%.

2.IF THIS SYSTEM WORKS EFFICIENTLY THEN WE 3.MORE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT

FARMING.

4.REGULAR SUPPLY OF CROPS.

5.DATA WILL BE MAINTAINED OF THE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF CROPS.THIS WILL ENSURE PROPER AMOUNT NEED TO BE PRODUCED.

6.WILL LEAD TO NO INFLATION IN PRICES.

EFFICIENTLY THEN WE WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE ECOFRIENDLY FUEL BY PROCESS OF VEGETATION.

CHALLENGES & MITIGATING FACTORSCHALLENGE

1.THE WHOLE SYSTEM DEPENDS UPON THE WORKING INTEREST OF THE CONTRACTOR.

2.A BIT TEDIOUS TO MERGE IT WITH THE

MITIGATING FACTOR

1.IF CONTRACTOR DOES NOT WORK EFFECTIVELY,HE/SHE WILL BE EXPELLED FROM THE JOB.

2.AFTER ONE YEAR IT WILL BECOME SELF-

MERGE IT WITH THE PRESENT AGRICULTURE SCENARIO.

3.WILL TAKE TIME TO SETTLE AND PRODUCE RESULTS.

4.EXTRA BUDGET REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT IT.

WILL BECOME SELF-FUNDED SYSTEM.

MONITORING SYSTEMSALIENT FEATURES OF CONTRACTOR

1.Contractor will maintain data of his/her (input, output, storage) own land surroundins. This will be helpful for future generations.

2.Contractor’s work is to help

State level

AgriulturalOfficer x2

TechnicalOfficer x2

ManagementOfficer x2

Head Officer

For Each State

2.Contractor’s work is to help farmers in all kind of fields including technology

3.Since the contractor are recruited on basis of knowledge of surroundings and technology, they can be useful to avail the govt. schemes and benefits easily to the farmers.

District Level

Contractors

250 sq.kms

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NATIONAL BANK OF AGRICULTURAL & RURAL DEVELOPMENT PUBLICATIONS

INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PAPERS

WORLD BANK DATA BANK & WIKIPEDIA