Isbn: 9788183705905 - doubling farmers income and nutritional security: role of traditional and new high value crops in north east india (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Doubling of farmers' income by 2022 is one of the most important agenda of the government of India undertaken since Independence. Agriculture is considered to be the first culture of human civilization and it has been the principal source of income and livelihood in any civilization that exists on the planet Earth. Agriculture not only saves human life by providing foods but also has been the main source of rural income and employment. But the sector in India has always been in stress because of various reasons such as small and fragmented land holdings, high dependence on monsoon, low mechanization, low agricultural credit, no proper support services, less access to market, traditional pattern, low price of crops etc. Such a scenario is making agriculture unviable and leading to high level of disguised unemployment and income disparity among the farmers and non-farmers. Doubling farmers' income is an attempt not only to improve farmers' plight but also to ensure sustainability of primary sector by making it more lucarative.…