Summary of Friday Discussions

PK Aggarwal

IGP- Reasons of past growth

• Technology• Policy- markets, support prices,

subsidies• Infrastructure- irrigation, roads• Institutions- credits, agric

research

Indo-Gangetic Plains

Emerging agricultural issues• Overproduction• Stagnation/Decline in yields• Natural resource management- SOM

decline, pests, GHG, input use efficiencies, narrow genetic base

• Profitability• Diversification

Future strategy for growth

PolicyTechnology

Institutions Infrastructure

Scales of Analysis

Farm

Country

Region

Watershed

Plot Biophysical research

Policy research

Scales of Analysis

Farm

Country

Region

Watershed

Plot Biophysical research

Policy research

Scales of Analysis

Farm

Country

Region

Watershed

Plot Biophysical research

GECAFS

Policy research

Information needs of policy making process

Development• Pathway from sustenance agriculture to

commercial agriculture and diversification for higher income

• What could be the optimal developmental plan for different regions?

• How to harmonize agricultural development with developments in other sectors (forestry)?

Information needs of policy making process

Resources• Water as the key resource- How to meet the

requirements of competing sectors for a long time?

• How much area can be under organic farming?

Information needs of policy making process

Climate change• What strategies are needed for reducing

GHG and increasing inputs use efficiencies?

• What are the adaptation strategies for mitigation of climate change?