Raghav JhunjhunwalaAIR 4 · CSE 2025 · 234 wordsTheir whole copy
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Dalwai Committee on DFI highlighted the plight of poor remuneration in Agri. As per SAS (Situational Assessment Survey); avg. household in farm has debt of ₹ 74,000 today.
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Issues @ marketing
APMC level issues a) Poor Drying & Irradation b) Poor Packaging c) monopoly of middlemen (Arhatiyas) & collusion.
Lack of Infrastructure Physical & Digital (storage & transport)
(3) Poor awareness about price movements and lack of Agri-Extension services
Issues @ Transport
(I) Roads : Lack of all season metalled roads
(II) Poor mix Roads have exorbitant share : non-optimal (Railways are most efficient)
(III) High cost to hire tractors by small farmers.
Govt Initiatives
| Marketing | Transport |
|---|---|
| (1) e-NAM | |
| Digital intervention | (1) Krishi Rail |
| Rail Infra with spl. focus on NER | |
| (2) Organic promotion | |
| NPOP/APEDA certificate institution | (2) Krishi Udan |
| For HVC, Horticult | |
| (3) AIDF (Agri. Infra Devt Fund) |
Initiatives Required
Promoting FPOs Budget 23-24: Promoting 10,000 FPOs → collectivization → Better bargaining
Public Invst @ Agri Infra
Promoting R&D, Startups ↳ helps farmers increase longevity ↳ Technology: Ex: Irradiation (to improve shelf life)
Promoting Food Processing
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to add value & better returns.
Dalwai committee to double Farm Income stressed heavily upon improving Agri. Transport & marketing to improve the farming remuneration overall.
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