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Challenges, Options and Strategies for Doubling Farmers’ Income in West Bengal – Reflections from Coastal Region

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Title Challenges, Options and Strategies for Doubling Farmers’ Income in West Bengal – Reflections from Coastal Region
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Creator Subhasis Mandal, D. Burman, U.K. Mandal, T. D. Lama, B. Maji and P. C. Sharma
 
Subject Doubling farmers income, coastal agriculture, salt affected soils, West Bengal
 
Description Information will be helpful for policy makers for decision making and academicians
Despite leading in production of many important agricultural commodities, the income of agriculture-
dependent households remained one of the lowest (Rs 3980/ month per households) in West Bengal and
far below the national average (Rs 6426/month/household). The paper has analysed the past performance
of agriculture sector in the state’s economy from the available secondary data and also has looked into
effectiveness of the existing price policy. Besides, technology options, agricultural market scenario/linkage
have been analysed through primary information from the most vulnerable group of farmers in the coastal
region to understand how far doubling of income was achievable. However, the micro-level households’
data analysis has indicated ample opportunities to increase farmers’ income through enhancing cropping
system intensification. Technology options are also available for increasing cropping intensities. The
agriculture sector needs policy thrust like attracting private investment, value addition to agricultural
commodities and marketing innovations. The paper has concluded that doubling of farmers’ income in
West Bengal is a challenging tasks, particularly due to low agricultural growth (< 2%), lack of market
innovations and private investment, but is achievable. The real concern for the farmers in the state was
not only to achieve higher (double) income for farmers but also to sustain the enhanced farmers’ income
which is inclusive across the farmers’ groups.
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Date 2018-09-24T07:50:40Z
2018-09-24T07:50:40Z
2017-11-01
 
Type Journal
Research Paper
 
Identifier Mandal, Subhasis., D. Burman., U.K. Mandal., T. D. Lama., B. Maji. and P.C. Sharma. 2017. Challenges, Options and Strategies for Doubling Farmers’ Income in West Bengal – Reflections from Coastal Region. Agricultural economics Research Review. Vol. 30 (Conference Issue). 89-100.
0971-3441
DOI: 10.5958/0974-0279.2017.00024.6
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/7213
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Agricultural Economics Research Review