Useful technologies for doubling farmers income

Abstract

Doubling real income of farmers
by 2022 is a formidable task but it
can be possible only through the
proper implementation of the
appropriate strategies. Public R & D
institutions should be supported to
develop capacity in areas of
technologies such as biotechnology
which appear to have great potential.
Farming is a skilled-profession and
hence people could be skilled and
motivated through various
skill-development programmes of the
government. Lucrative avenues can
be created for those who want to
leave agriculture and incentives and
skills those who want to enter/
continue this occupation. Higher
price realization by farmers need to
be achieved through various price
realization market reforms like
e-NAM and various provisions of
APMC Act. Promotion of initiatives
like Soil-health Card, ICT-based
agricultural extension, formation of
FPO’s, Integrated Farming System.
Concerted and well – coordinated
efforts are required to be made
between the centre and the states.