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SOWINGPROSPERITY

BOOSTING THE AGRICULTURALPRODUCTIVITY

Prepared By: Athira.B,Dyuthi Ravindran, Aswathy.V, Elizabeth johnson, Hasna kharim.Team Name : Unicraves.

ABOUT AGRICULTURALPRODUCTIVITY

Agricultural productivity is measured as the ratio ofAgricultural outputs to agricultural inputs.

Agricultural productivity is measured as the market value offinal output.

Agricultural productivity may also be measured by total factorproductivity.(TFP),this method of calculating agriculturalproductivity compares an index of agricultural inputs to anindex of outputs.

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IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY

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• Increasing the agricultural productivity affects the region’s prospects for growthand competitiveness on the agricultural market,income distribution and savings,and labour migration.

• An increase in a region's agricultural productivity implies a more efficientdistribution of scarce resources.

INCREASING AGRICULTURAL PRICE DUE TO SLOWING DOWN THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY

REASONS OF LOW PRODUCTIVITY

The average size of land holdings is very small (less than 2 hectares)and is subject to fragmentation due to land ceiling acts, and in somecases, family disputes. Such small holdings are often over-manned,resulting in disguised unemployment and low productivity of labour.

Adoption of modern agricultural practices and use of technology isinadequate, hampered by ignorance of such practices, high costs andimpracticality in the case of small land holdings.

Illiteracy, general socio-economic backwardness, slow progress inimplementing land reforms and inadequate or inefficient finance andmarketing services for farm produce.

Inconsistent government policy. Agricultural subsidies and taxes oftenchanged without notice for short term political ends.

Irrigation facilities are inadequate.

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SOLUTIONS TO CLOSE THE GAP

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Improving AgriculturalResearch funding

Removing Barriers to Global andRegional Trade in Agriculture.

Strengthening and StreamliningDevelopment Assistance Programs.`

Embracing Science-BasedTechnologie`s

Enhancing Private SectorInvolvement in Agricultural andRural Infrastructure Development

GOALS OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

Achieve 4% growth in agriculture and raise incomes by increasingproductivity (land, labour), diversification to high value agricultureand rural non-farm by maintaining food security.

Sharing growth (equity) by focusing on small and marginal farmers,lagging regions, women etc.

To maintain sustainability of agriculture by focusing onenvironmental concerns.

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POLICIES NEEDED TO ACHIEVE GOALS

Price policy.

Subisidies and investments.

Land issues.

Irrigation and water management.

Research and extension.

Credit.

Domestic market reforms and diversification.

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MEASURES TO INCREASE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY

Multiple Cropping

Expansion of Irrigation Facilities

Use of HYV Seeds

Plant Protection

Scientific Methods of Cultivation

Use of Mechanization.

More Use of Chemical Fertilizers

Development of Agricultural Land

Animal Husbandry

Land Reforms

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REFERENCE

Agricultural Investment and Productivity in Developing Countries,FAO Economic And Social Development Paper No. 148, ed. LydiaZepeda, 2001, FAO Corporate Document Repository, 12 July2007, http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/X9447E/x9447e00.HTM

Fischer, R. A.; Byerlee, Eric; Edmeades, E. O. "Can TechnologyDeliver on the Yield Challenge to 2050". Expert Meeting on How toFeed the World (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UnitedNations).

Pandit, V., 2004, Sustainable Economic Growth for India: An Exercisein Macro Economic Scenario Building.

Government of India, Planning Commission, 2011, Issues for Approachto the 12th Five Year Plan, Power Point, 21 April 2011

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CONCLUSIONIt's no good simply preparing for crises. We have to prevent them altogether

The prospects for Indian agriculture are good. Demand will grow fast and if we create the

correct incentive and organization systems the Indian farmer will not fail us as he has responded

well in the past when our policies were supportive.

Research systems will have to concentrate on a much larger cafeteria of crops and support to

non-crop agriculture, including animal husbandry, fish and forests.

The real dangers, apart from anti-agricultural policies, are in running into real resource

constraints. Again here the strategies for land and water management are known and agricultural

research can fill in the gaps. Unfortunately, the Eleventh Plan is the first plan without a chapter

on the Perspective of the Economy and we have to rely on the efforts of people concerned on

India’s future outside the government like me. We may hope for a more serious effort in the mid

term review of the Eleventh Plan. As member of the Planning Commission it was my good fortune

to develop this vision of a detailed agro-climatic strategy for India. It is more urgent now.

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