The 12th Plan Aims at Ensuring Food Security and Improving the Lot of Farmers – Sharad Pawar Agriculture Minister’s Address at the 57th Meeting of the National Development Council https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=4441 The 12th Five Year Plan prioritizes food security and improving farmer incomes through higher investment, private-sector participation, diversification, R&D and strengthened market frameworks. It emphasizes efficient irrigation completion, water-use efficiency, targeted support for rainfed and dryland areas, and continuation of state-incentivizing measures such as Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana. Institutional measures include strengthening extension services, soil testing, public-private partnerships, horticulture and post-harvest development, promotion of farmer collectives, and research and innovation programmes to attract youth to agriculture. en-us Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:48:12 +0530 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:48:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator The 12th Plan Aims at Ensuring Food Security and Improving the Lot of Farmers – Sharad Pawar Agriculture Minister’s Address at the 57th Meeting of the National Development Council https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=4441 The 12th Five Year Plan prioritizes food security and improving farmer incomes through higher investment, private-sector participation, diversification, R&D and strengthened market frameworks. It emphasizes efficient irrigation completion, water-use efficiency, targeted support for rainfed and dryland areas, and continuation of state-incentivizing measures such as Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana. Institutional measures include strengthening extension services, soil testing, public-private partnerships, horticulture and post-harvest development, promotion of farmer collectives, and research and innovation programmes to attract youth to agriculture. News - Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:48:12 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=4441