PROBLEMS IN REVITALISING AGRICULTURE - GLOBALISATION - after the LPG reforms of INDIA the focus of government has been towards the services sector CLIMATE CHANGE - India's agricultural sector mostly depends on rainfall , which is adversely being affected because of uneven pattern of monsoon LAND FRARead more
PROBLEMS IN REVITALISING AGRICULTURE –
- GLOBALISATION – after the LPG reforms of INDIA the focus of government has been towards the services sector
- CLIMATE CHANGE – India’s agricultural sector mostly depends on rainfall , which is adversely being affected because of uneven pattern of monsoon
- LAND FRAGMENTATION – due to increasing population the lands are now getting small and less productive
- POLICY FORMULATIONS – large part of India grows only the crops that have higher MSP leading to over crowding of same crops and regional imbalance of crops
- IRRIGATION FACILITIES – around 90% of farmers in INDIA are marginal farmers having very less land and money . They are unable to bear the cost of irrigation facilities and other chemical fertilizers .
STRATEGIES TO OVERCOME –
- WISE POLICY MAKING – government should adapt policy making through regional representatives . Bottoms-Up approach should be followed during policy implementation
- NEW QUALITY SEEDS – that require less water should be promoted
- AGRO BASED INDUSTRIES – should be set up
- LOGISTICS & WAREHOUSING – to be built so that transportation of crops is efficient and food wastage is reduced
- NEW TECHNOLOGY – to be implemented (eg soil health card , stubble machines , gm crops etc)
Sustainable agriculture is the responsible and profitable production of food and fibre in ways that benefit the natural environment, sustaining people’s health and the health of communities. Some of the most effective approaches include: Organic Farming Focus: Organic style with no synthetic chemicaRead more
Sustainable agriculture is the responsible and profitable production of food and fibre in ways that benefit the natural environment, sustaining people’s health and the health of communities. Some of the most effective approaches include:
Organic Farming
Focus: Organic style with no synthetic chemical pesticide, fertilizer, or GMO.
Benefits: Promotes better soil structure, minimizes pollution of water, and enhances the number and variety of organisms which can live in soil.
Challenges: Some requires more labour and at times knowledge and skills that can only be provided by experts.
Precision Agriculture
-Focus: Leverages technology in tracking productivity; through GPS, sensors, and drones in the utilization of resources.
-Benefits: Reduce losses, reduce potential harm to the environment, and improve the returns obtained.
-Challenges: This calls for massive investment in technology and expertize
Regenerative Farming
-Focus: Rebuilds the soil structure, structure, and production capacity of native species.
Benefits: The gain of soil moisture and reduction of soil erodibility without the loss of carbon stock.
-Challenges: It is observed to transfer from conventional agrarian applies.
Other Sustainable measures
Crop rotation: Reduces the use of pesticides and increases the utilization of fertilizer as fertility.
See less-Cover cropping: Reduced soil erosion rate while enhancing the proportion of soil organic matter, and weed disrupting minimal.
-Integrated pest management (IPM): Applying interrelated strategies, cultural, physical, and biological and chemical control methods with little or no utilization of synthetic pesticides.
-Agroforestry: The management of trees and shrubs within crop and livestock.
-Conservation tillage: Minimises compaction of the soil and costs associated with erosion, water infiltration and runoff as well as soil temperatures.
-Water conservation: Irrigation water management efficiency and Rainwater harvesting.
Organic waste composting: Biodegradable wastes are converted to useful manures.