Budget 2018: This is what the agriculture sector wants from FM Arun Jaitley Corporate farming norms to be made more acceptable and balanced for both farmers and corporates
Budget 2018 Agriculture Sector Small landholding: Since the bulk of farmers have less than 2 hectares of land, there is a difficulty in getting the benefits of ‘economics of scale’ Limited access to technology and extension: Farmers still do not have access to better technology. Also, effective dissemination of information from lab to land remains a challenge Storage: We need to come a long way in terms of availability and access of agricultural storage facilities for farmers Price volatility: The agri sector faces the Cobweb phenomenon, so there always exists a need to ensure farmers get remunerative prices Market integration: Farmers need to be better connected to the end-consumer. The number of stakeholders across the value chain needs to be reduced Industry ask Better environment for start-ups in food and agri business