Chinese Proverb (2000 BC)
“If you want to be happy for the whole day- slaughter a sheep and have a feast with your friends. If you want to be happy for about a month then marry. But if you want to be happy for many years to come then go for gardening.
Contribution of Agriculture to Economy
- 84% : Population in rural areas
- 23.4% : Agri-contribution to GDP
- 13.44%: Crop sector’s contribution
to GDP
- 63% : Labour force in agriculture
- Modern Agriculture: Production, Development, Processing,
Marketing Extension etc.
Production Achievement
1970-71 : 10.1 mmt
Rice Production
2003-04 : 26.4 mmt.
Wheat increased by 15 times Last 3 decades
Maize increased by 50 times
Last decade
Veg. increased by 114 times
Per head food provision : From 436 gm. to 540 gm.
Export Achievement
1972-73 : 93% Export Earning – Jute + Tea
2000-01 : 5% Export Earning – Jute + Tea
1972-73 : US$ 13000 Export Earning from Horticulture
1992-93 : US$ 9 m Export Earning from Horticulture
1997-98 : US$ 32 m Export Earning from Horticulture
1998-99 : US$ 18 m Export Earning from Horticulture
2001-02 : US$ 15 Export Earning from Horticulture
Challenges in Agriculture
1. Depletion of Soil Fertility : low nutrition + low C
2. Falling Productivity of HYV : Stagnancy in Research
3. Dominition of Rice : 75% Cropped area
4. Decrease of Cultivable Land : 82000 ha decrease annually
5. Population Increase : Additional 2.5 mmt by 2015
6. Non-Irrigated Land : 42%
7. High Production Cost : Irrigation 26% P. Cost Subsidy only 0.1%
8. Marketing and storage Problems
Agricultural Polici (NAP)
Prior to 1980 : i) FYP
ii) Sectoral Papers
Post 1980 : Sectoral Approach
1999 : National Agricultural Policy
NAP Objective : To make the nation self-sufficient in food through increasing production of all crops including cereals and ensure a dependable food security system for all
Program Area of NAP
1. Crop production : Diversification
2. Seeds : Seed Policy +BADC
3. Fertilizer : Balanced Fertilizer
4. Minor Irrigation : Privat. And Liberalization
5. Pest Management : IPM
6. Mechanization : Draft Power Constrain
7. Research : Low-Cost + Applied
8.Extension : NAEP
9. Marketing : Market Information
10. Credit : 3-tier Committees, ACF
11. Nutrition : NFNP + NPAN
12. Environl. Protection: Pollution from Chemical,
Water Logging
13. WI Agriculture
14. Others : Land Use + Training +Database
+NGOs + Support
“If you want to be happy for the whole day- slaughter a sheep and have a feast with your friends. If you want to be happy for about a month then marry. But if you want to be happy for many years to come then go for gardening.
Contribution of Agriculture to Economy
- 84% : Population in rural areas
- 23.4% : Agri-contribution to GDP
- 13.44%: Crop sector’s contribution
to GDP
- 63% : Labour force in agriculture
- Modern Agriculture: Production, Development, Processing,
Marketing Extension etc.
Production Achievement
1970-71 : 10.1 mmt
Rice Production
2003-04 : 26.4 mmt.
Wheat increased by 15 times Last 3 decades
Maize increased by 50 times
Last decade
Veg. increased by 114 times
Per head food provision : From 436 gm. to 540 gm.
Export Achievement
1972-73 : 93% Export Earning – Jute + Tea
2000-01 : 5% Export Earning – Jute + Tea
1972-73 : US$ 13000 Export Earning from Horticulture
1992-93 : US$ 9 m Export Earning from Horticulture
1997-98 : US$ 32 m Export Earning from Horticulture
1998-99 : US$ 18 m Export Earning from Horticulture
2001-02 : US$ 15 Export Earning from Horticulture
Challenges in Agriculture
1. Depletion of Soil Fertility : low nutrition + low C
2. Falling Productivity of HYV : Stagnancy in Research
3. Dominition of Rice : 75% Cropped area
4. Decrease of Cultivable Land : 82000 ha decrease annually
5. Population Increase : Additional 2.5 mmt by 2015
6. Non-Irrigated Land : 42%
7. High Production Cost : Irrigation 26% P. Cost Subsidy only 0.1%
8. Marketing and storage Problems
Agricultural Polici (NAP)
Prior to 1980 : i) FYP
ii) Sectoral Papers
Post 1980 : Sectoral Approach
1999 : National Agricultural Policy
NAP Objective : To make the nation self-sufficient in food through increasing production of all crops including cereals and ensure a dependable food security system for all
Program Area of NAP
1. Crop production : Diversification
2. Seeds : Seed Policy +BADC
3. Fertilizer : Balanced Fertilizer
4. Minor Irrigation : Privat. And Liberalization
5. Pest Management : IPM
6. Mechanization : Draft Power Constrain
7. Research : Low-Cost + Applied
8.Extension : NAEP
9. Marketing : Market Information
10. Credit : 3-tier Committees, ACF
11. Nutrition : NFNP + NPAN
12. Environl. Protection: Pollution from Chemical,
Water Logging
13. WI Agriculture
14. Others : Land Use + Training +Database
+NGOs + Support
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