S M Sehgal Foundation, a sustainable rural development NGO in India explains the five ways to boost agricultural development in India.

2. More than half of India’s population are found in rural areas.
THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR IN INDIA
Food security of the vast and fast-growing Indian population with
rising disposable incomes depends on cultivation of cereals, fruits,
vegetables, and milk.
Agriculture has significant importance in India’s economic and social
fabric; the key factors of sectoral and rural employment, and food security
cannot be disregarded.

3. CHALLENGES FACING THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR
Increase in
agricultural
yield per
unit of land
Poverty
alleviation
Aligning
agriculture
with food
security
needs
The need of the hour is to concentrate on policy and program-based
actions that will create a more productive, competitive, and diversified
agricultural sector.

4. Some measures that will help boost agricultural development in India:
BOOST AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA
Adoption
of New
technologies
Enhancement
of soil quality
Irrigation
augmentation &
management
Agri-credit and
crop insurance
Efficient
Markets

5. CONTRIBUTIONS OF S M SEHGAL FOUNDATION FOR
RURAL INDIA’S AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT
A sustainable rural development NGO in
India, S M Sehgal Foundation, has been
working since 1999 to enhance the lives of the
rural communities in India. Established as a
public, charitable trust, S M Sehgal Foundation
has a team of trained and dedicated
professionals who create sustainable programs
to address the most pressing needs of rural India.
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6. CONTRIBUTIONS OF S M SEHGAL FOUNDATION FOR RURAL
INDIA’S AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT
Key Interventions include:
• Building the capacities of farmers, including women farmers, on improved agricultural
and water-saving practices
• Soil fertility to increase crop yields
• Climate-smart interventions, and input-use efficiency
• Diversification of livelihoods through allied sectors, such as animal husbandry, and
others.

7. A diverse and large country such as India
has huge variations in agro-climatic and
economic conditions.
Boosting agricultural development in India
requires major reform and a strengthening
of India’s agricultural research and
extension systems.
TO CONCLUDE
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