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National Policy for Farmers 2007.

Country/Territory
India
Document type
Date
2007
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Water
Keyword
Access and benefit-sharing Agricultural development Agricultural land Agro-forestry Community management Farming Financial agricultural measures Fiscal and market measures Food security Internal trade International trade Irrigation Policy/planning Poverty Processing/handling Protection of environment Climate change Aquaculture Transport/storage Animal health Animal production Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Freshwater resources management Water rights Water supply Pollution control
Geographical area
Asia, ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

The primary focus of this policy is on ‘farmer’ defined holistically and not merely on agriculture. In that sense, it is much more comprehensive than an Agriculture Policy. The objective is, inter alia, to improve the economic viability of farming through substantially improving net income of farmers. Needless to say, there is emphasis on increased productivity, profitability, institutional support, and improvement of land, water and support services apart from provisions of appropriate price policy, risk mitigation measures and so on.

Full text
English
Website
agricoop.nic.in; http