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The author is CEO, National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India
The year 2020 will benefit from recharged acquifer's after 2019's healthy rainfall and thus, promises a good Kharif harvest.
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One can foresee a widening of these initiatives and even higher acceptance by all stakeholders including farmers in 2020.
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Generation of gainful employment for the vast population, including the teeming youth, will obviously draw major traction.
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A new awakening will pitch the condemning of ‘drudgery-based’ farm operations and pave the way for information and intelligence-based farm engagement
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This huge push ... will essentially link agriculture with value chain and processing
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The new characteristics that the Budget imparts to agriculture are, that the farmers must be allowed to capture maximum value on their produce; that foodgrains constitute only a sub-sector of the larger sector; that growth is conditional upon adequacy of credit and capital formation; and that the sector as a whole needs to be liberalised
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It would be unfair to hold the paddy farmers responsible for Delhi’s smog, when they have not been offered eco-friendly and cost-effective solutions
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Festivals like Deepavali are considered by the traders as auspicious moments to offer puja at their shop, open new accounts. The farmers can be seen to throng their shops with their newly harvested crops. This is the time when new products are launched and special sale offers are made by corporate & companies, all with an aim to gain market presence
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The future of agriculture will be aided by a whole new host of technology related tools, and the sector will continue to boost India’s economy.
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