Agricultural Policy and Budgetary Reorientation for a “Viksit” Bharat

Abstract

India, despite being a world leader in the production of agriculture, horticulture, spices and condiments, milk, egg and fish, has a poor share in world exports amounting to barely 6.84 per cent. Productivity and yield is less than a third in that of competing companies, and the domestic market in most commodities is protected by high tariff walls. This scenario of un-competitiveness is of concern. Furthermore, much of agriculture and horticulture produce (about 10 per cent) is lost due to post harvest, processing and logistics infrastructure related gaps.