- The government aims to double farmers’ (real) income by 2022-23, from 2015-16.
- Key Strategies (as recommended by Dalwai Committee):
- Improvement in productivity of crops: Enhance irrigation, technological advancement.
- Improvement in livestock productivity: Match rising demand for animal products.
- Increase in cropping intensity: Cultivate two crops a year, raise short duration crops.
- Resource use efficiency: Improve Total Factor Productivity (TFP) for cost savings.
- Diversification towards high value crops: Shift from staple crops to fruits, vegetables, spices.
- Improvement in terms of trade for farmers: Ensure farm produce prices rise faster than inflation.
- Shifting cultivators from farm to non-farm occupations: Move workforce to agro-processing, food processing, tourism, etc.