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OVERVIEW

The farmers, agriculture, and its India’s foodgrain production modernization of Indian
allied activities have always been touched a new record, with agriculture. The use of Soil
key elements of India’s socio- estimates for 2022-23 indicating Health Cards issued by the
cultural life and economy. In the even higher production. There government has helped farmers
last 11 years, Indian agriculture has also been buoyant growth in \PZT TʼnRXT]c dbT ^U ePaX^db
has received new impetus, the horticulture sector. The allied inputs and maximize their yield.
guided by Prime Minister sectors of Indian agriculture— Through multiple programmes
Narendra Modi’s “Beej Se Bazaar livestock, forestry & logging, like the National Mission on
Tak” approach, which stands out P]S ŌbWX]V P`dPRd[cdaT.PaT Natural Farming (NMNF), which
for its comprehensiveness. witnessing robust growth and promotes chemical-free and
becoming a potential source for climate-smart agriculture, small
The government has extended improving farmers’ income. farmers are being encouraged
income support through PM- to adopt natural and organic
Kisan Samman Nidhi, providing The dairy sector, which employs farming. This has led to lower
farmers with an assured more than eight crore farmers, is investments on inputs, higher
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regular instalments, has cut out meat production. To achieve the aim of “Beej
intermediaries and enabled even Se Bazaar Tak”, strengthening
small and marginal farmers to To unlock the growth potential forward linkages of agriculture
purchase better quality inputs, of the agriculture and allied is necessary to improve the
improve their land productivity, sectors, the Government has condition of farmers. Linking
and increase their income. introduced the Agricultural agriculture markets throughout
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H^ ^ňbTc cWT X]WTaT]c aXbZb facility operational from 2020- e-NAM initiative has brought
associated with agriculture, 21 to 2032-33, for the creation transparency and increased
the government introduced of post-harvest management competition in agricultural
the Pradhan Mantri Fasal infrastructure and community markets.
Bima Yojana, an agricultural farm assets. The last 11 years have seen a
insurance system that provides paradigm shift in the Indian
a safety net for farmers against The United Nations declared agriculture sector, making
uncontrollable factors like 2023 as the International Year Xc \^STa] bRXT]cXŌR P]S
unseasonal rain, pest damage, of Millets. Termed “Shree prosperous. Today, the Indian
post-harvest losses, etc. Anna” to highlight its value as farmer isn’t just cultivating for
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Krishi Sinchayee Yojana has the oldest cultivated crops by the world as a marketplace for its
expanded irrigation coverage. humans—are also the crops of wide-ranging products. PM Modi
India’s foodgrain production has the future. In the words of the envisages Indian products on
touched a new record of 347 Prime Minister, “Millets are good every dining table in world.
MMT in 2024-25. for the consumer, cultivator, and
the climate.”
The results are visible. During A priority for the government * * *
the Covid-hit period of 2021-22, since 2014 has been the

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