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The National Agroforestry Policy of India is a comprehensive policy framework designed to improve agricultural livelihoods by maximizing agricultural productivity for mitigating climate change. The Government of India launched the policy in February 2014 during the World Congress on Agroforestry, held in Delhi . [ 1 ]
The Indian agriculture acts of 2020, often termed the Farm Bills, [1] [2] were three acts initiated by the Parliament of India in September 2020. The Lok Sabha approved the bills on 17 September 2020 and the Rajya Sabha on 20 September 2020. [3] The then President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, gave his assent on 27 September 2020. [4]
The key recommendations from the Commission incorporated in Revised Draft National Policy for Farmers include asset reforms covering land, water, livestock, and bioresources farmer-friendly support services; and curriculum reforms in the agriculture universities [5]
This programme is essentially a State Plan Scheme that seeks to provide the States and Territories of India with the autonomy to draw up plans for increased public investment in Agriculture by incorporating information on local requirements, geographical/climatic conditions, available natural resources/ technology and cropping patterns in their ...
Worldwide employment In agriculture, forestry and fishing in 2021. India has one of the highest number of people employed in these sectors. As per the 2014 FAO world agriculture statistics India is the world's largest producer of many fresh fruits like banana, mango, guava, papaya, lemon and vegetables like chickpea, okra and milk, major spices like chili pepper, ginger, fibrous crops such as ...
The National Horticulture Board (NHB) of India is an organization under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, [3] It serves as to encourage horticulture, aiding farmers, and increasing crop productivity and profitability in India.
Deshpande, R S (December 2003), Impact of Minimum Support Prices on Agricultural Economy (PDF), Bangalore: Agricultural Development and Rural Transformation Unit. Institute for Social and Economic Change. Krishnaji, N. (1990). "Agricultural Price Policy: A Survey with Reference to Indian Foodgrain Economy". Economic and Political Weekly. 25 (26 ...
The impact of agricultural policy on reducing poverty differs across countries and is influenced by a variety of factors, such as the level of government policy support, the degree of public and private investment in agriculture, the different types of agriculture, and the growth rates of agriculture parallel to non-agriculture sectors. [7]