Targeted at agricultural development workers the brief presentation discusses few salient features of agriculture policy approaches in India.

1. Stakeholder's Meet - Sadiya,
Assam, India
Understanding Agriculture Policy Approach
Dr M Islam Barbaruah
CTA, FARMER
19/08/2006

2. 19/08/2006 Stakeholder's Meet - Sadiya,
Assam, India
Agriculture as Knowledge Industry
 Market oriented Mass Production (Scale of Op)
 Increasing Technology Input
 Increasing Diversification and initiative for
Integration. ( Corporate farming )
 Focus on competitiveness, Quality, organic
production and food safety.
 Increasing importance of Resource
Management for productivity and profit
 Increasing assortment e.g. farm inputs, job
avenues

3. 19/08/2006 Stakeholder's Meet - Sadiya,
Assam, India
Demand Side Intervention
 NREGP : Increasing disposable income of rural
poor.
 Bharat Nirman : Triggering growth of Rural
Market.
 Enhancing Quality of government Schools
 Enhancing Quality health care Service.
 Lowering credit cost.

4. 19/08/2006 Stakeholder's Meet - Sadiya,
Assam, India
Supply Side Strategy
 Addressing specific constrains and policy
distortion in low yield regions. Agro-climatic
region wise planning.
 Addressing Knowledge deficit that constraints
productivity.
 Credit availability at reasonable rate.
 Diversification in to horticulture and floriculture:
Emphasis on marketing linkages & Post harvest
management.
 Risk management

5. 19/08/2006 Stakeholder's Meet - Sadiya,
Assam, India
Other Interventions
 Prioritized Basic Agricultural Research.
 Enabling environment for corporate, contract
and village level group farming.
 Popularization of Non farm activity to address
the problem of disguised employment.
 Appropriate Natural Resource Management e.g.
Soil treatment, PIM ( Participatory Irrigation
Management), Ground Water Management etc.
 Human Resource Management.

6. 19/08/2006 Stakeholder's Meet - Sadiya,
Assam, India