Strategic steps to double farm income.

1. STRATEGY FOR DOUBLING
INCOME OF INDIAN FARMERS
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D R . L . K . PA N D E Y
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L K PA N D E @ G M A I L . C O M

2. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
INCREASING YIELD AND INCOME.
• TO INCREASE INCOME, PROFIT OR PRODUCTIVITY
• SUBSISTENCE VS.COMMERCIAL CULTIVATION
• CONVENTIONAL VS ORGANIC CULTIVATION
• MAKING FARMING A SUSTAINABLE PROFESSION
• DIVERSIFICATION IS NEED OF THE HOUR
• RETAINING YOUTH IN AGRICULTURE
• TRANSFORMING AGRICULTURE INTO AGRIBUSINESS
• LINKING FARMING TO FOOD PROCESSING AND RETAILING

3. MULTI FACETED DEVELOPMENT
• Conversion of rain-fed land into irrigated
• Improve the yield gap in low productive area
• GAP for crop productivity
• Mechanization for smart working
• Quality seeds
• Other quality inputs
• Using INM and IPM
• Judicious use of fertilizer and nutrients after soil tests
• Protect post-harvest loss

4. DIVERSIFICATIONS
• Promote logistics / SCM to protect losses
• Promote food processing
• Precision farming
• E-NAM market linkage
• Diversification- apiary, mushroom, animal husbandry, Dairy ,
• Custom Hiring Solution
• Food Processing
• New Products

5. AGRI MARKETING
• eNAM, APMC act
• DIGITAL MARKETING
• KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION THROUGH APP BASED DIGITAL TOOLS
• DEMONSTRATION
• E-COMMERCE PLATFORM CONNECTING PRODUCERS, RETAILERS AND CUSTOMERS
• CONTROLLING PRICE VOLATILITY
• DIGITAL PAYMENT
• LIFTING FROM DOOR STEP OF FARMERS

6. SUPPORT SYSTEM
• VARIETAL REPLACEMENT
• WEATHER FORECASING
• CROP INSURANCES
• SOLAR POWER AND BIOMASS BASED ELECTRICITY GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION
• COLD CHAIN
• STORAGE AND WAREHOUSING
• SKILL DEVELOPMENT
• INNOVATION MECHANISM
• TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT USING LIVE DEMOS