Agricultural policies represent a set of mandatory regulations, designed to achieve certain objectives. Agriculture occupies a prominent position in Indian policy making not only because of its contribution to the GDP but also because it absorbs 50 percent of the national workforce. Farming cannot be left entirely to the play of market forces. The government will always have a role to play. Among the most disturbing divides in Indian agriculture are the sharply alienated perspectives of those who suffer a problem and those who drive solutions.1 How does one make effective policy interventions? There have been important structural changes in agriculture since independence. This chapter presents an overview of policies ...
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