stagnancy in agriculture productivity in india
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Contents
Introduction
Agricultural productivity
Reasons for low productivity Government schemes
Other measures
Credits
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Introduction
Shifting from agriculture to service
Agriculture contributes 14.7% to GDPin 2009-2010
Labour force involved in agriculture is52%.
Agriculture sector recorded thelowest growth in five yrs., at 0.2%in 2009-10 due to widespreaddrought.
In previous fiscal it had grown by
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The productivity of food grains has
remained stagnant in the lastdecade growing at a CAGR of justabout one per cent in the last
decade (FY 2001 to FY 2010)compared to a growth of 2.4 percent in the previous decade (FY1991-2000).
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Reasons for low productivity
S. No. Category Size ofHoldings (h.a.)
No. ofholdings(million)
% Total areaoperated(million h.a.)
% Averageareaoperated perholding (h.a.)
1 Marginal 0-1.0 75.41 62.3 29.81 18.7 0.40
2 Small 1.0-2.0 22.70 19.0 32.14 20.2 1.42
3 Semi-medium
2.0-4.0 14.02 11.8 38.19 24.0 2.72
4 Medium 4.0-10.0 6.58 5.5 38.22 24.0 5.81
5 Large 10 and above 1.23 1.0 21.07 13.2 17.12
Total 119.23 100.0 159.44 100.0 1.33
S m a ll la n d h o ld in g s
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Dependence on monsoon
qInadequate irrigation facilitiesqDecrease in water table
qPoor water management
Decrease in soil fertilityqExcessive use of pesticides
qDiversion of agricultural land to industrialsector
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Technological factorsqOutdated techniques
qNo training providedqDistribution of technology is poor
Inadequate non-farm servicesqMarketing system is defective and costly.
qModern warehousing is inadequate and
indigenous.qModern credit facilities are still poorly
developed for the farmers.
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Discouraging rural climateqThe farmers of India generally are poor,
ignorant, superstitious, conservative, andilliterate and bound by outmoded customs .
q Superstition and belief in fact are the curses,
which keep the farmers fully satisfied withtheir primitive system of cultivation.
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Government schemes
Macro management (2000-2001) National food security mission (2007-
2008)
Integrated scheme of oil seeds, pulses,oil palm and maize National rainfed area authority Drought management (2009-10)
National horticulture management (2005-06) Micro irrigation (Jan 2006) National bamboo mission (2006-07)
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