FratFiles

• Save Paper

PLANNING COMMISSION

Agriculture Strategy for Eleventh Plan: Some critical issues

INTRODUCTION

1.1 The Approach Paper to the Eleventh Five Year Plan prepared by the Planning Commission, suggested a road map for 9% per annum growth for the economy as a whole, and an agricultural growth target of 4% per annum during the plan period. Agriculture is not only an important driver of macro-economic performance; it is an essential element of the strategy to make growth more inclusive. The Approach Paper emphasised that a reversal of the declaration in agricultural growth witnessed after 1996 is a pre-requisite for success of the 11th Plan. Although agricultural performance has improved after 2004-05, much more needs to be done.

1.2 The specific problems of Indian agriculture, and concerns relating to farmers’ welfare, have been addressed in the five Reports of the National Farmers Commission under chairmanship of Prof. M.S. Swaminathan*. These problems and concerns have......

View the rest of this paper...

Approximate Word Count: 6394
Approximate Pages: 26 (250 words per double-spaced page)

Similar Essays

1. Proposal On It Role In Agriculture
   

   proposal on IT role in agriculture PLANNING COMMISSION Agriculture Strategy for Eleventh Plan: Some critical issues INTRODUCTION 1.1 The Approach Paper to the Eleventh Five Year

2. Adam Smith
   

   he Proper Role of Government by The Honorable Ezra Taft Benson Former Secretary of Agriculture [The Eisenhower Administration - ed.] Published in 1968 Men in the public spotlight

3. Financial Theories
   

   PG/07/0030 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION &RURAL DEVELOPMENT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE ABEOKUTA DECEMBER 2008 Introduction In Nigeria agriculture has remained the largest

4. To What Extent Did Stalin Meet The Aims Of The Five Year Plans
   

   to achieve an historical role for himself as the successor of Lenin. Evidence of this proposal, putting Russian development at the forefront of his ideas, is illustrated by his

5. Gender In Rural Development
   

   TO AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT 8 2.1 EU Approach to rural development and the role of women 9 2.1.1 The Equality policies 10 2.1.2 Gender bottom-up approach - support for