2. 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
3. CONTRACT FARMING~ AS AN INNOVATIVE WAY TO
OVERCOME REDUCED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
AND PROSPERIYY
Contractfarming
Increased
productivity
• 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.
Contractfarming
productivity
prosperity
government.
• Due to offered official and regular
supply of the output so produced
this prevailing unorganised
agriculture will change to organised
one.
• Hence there will be employment
wages throughout the year
4. WE WILL BUILD THE NETWORK OF IDENTIFIED
CONTRACTORS
Justified
Criteria
• 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
Number
Per Area
• Number according to square feet of land
• Say; 1 contractor on every 250 square km of agricultural
land.
Experience
Imparted
• 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.
6. • INR 1000 crore
Recovery
from rotten
stuffs of PDS
Excess
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
7. IMPACT SUSTAINABILITY
IMPACT
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 WE3.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.
8. CHALLENGES MITIGATING FACTORS
CHALLENGE
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.
9. MONITORING SYSTEM
SALIENT 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
Agriultural
Officer x2
Technical
Officer x2
Management
Officer 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
10. APPENDIX
NATIONAL BANK OF AGRICULTURAL
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PUBLICATIONS
INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH PAPERS
WORLD BANK DATA BANK WIKIPEDIA
