national agricultural policy
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TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE
& CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT
TO ACHIEVE A HIGHER GROWTH RATE OF
AGRICULTURE
28thJuly 2000
OBJECTIVES : Growth rate more than 4% per annum.
To introduce required structural changes
To bring in necessary reforms
To make efficient use of resources
To sustain higher growth with necessary supporting services
To make agri. More market oriented
To achieve equity
FEATURES OF NAP 2000Encouragement to private participation: contract farming, capital inflows, tech. transfer
Competitiveness: through liberalization, dismantling of Quantitative Restrictions
Tax Reforms: tax concessions rather than subsidies
Encourage Futures for hedging the risk
Protection from multinationals’ patent rights
Infrastructure facilities
Plans to evolve, ’National Livestock Breeding Strategy’.
Improvement in Credit facilities
Wider coverage of Insurance
Transform agriculture into modern, dynamic, productive sector (2002 policy)
EVALUATION
Growth Rate: 2001-06 – 3%, 2005-09 – 3.8%
Small & Marginal farmers are neglected
Private investment (82.4% in 2008-09) may lead to exploitation
Non institutional credit is still persistent
Poor rural infrastructure
National Commission on Farmers: Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, chairman : aims at improving agricultural assets of the farmers & the supporting services to enable them to earn more. Reports in 2005-06
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