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ICAR Vision 2030

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Title ICAR Vision 2030
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Subject National Agricultural Research System
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Agriculture in India is the pivotal sector for ensuring food and nutritional security, sustainable development and for alleviation of poverty. It is the key sector for generating employment opportunities for the vast majority of the
population. Since quite some time, agriculture sector, as a whole, has been confronted with numerous challenges linked to food and energy crisis coupled with climate change and degradation of natural resources. This sector also influences essential ecosystem services such as water and carbon sequestration.
During the first decade of the 21st century, two contrasting trends have been noticed—(i) India is being
recognized as the global power in the key economic sectors with consistent high economic growth and (ii) its slow growth observed in the agriculture sector is causing concerns for the future food and nutritional security of the country. Indian agriculture contributes to 8% global agricultural gross domestic product to support 18% of world population on only 9% of world’s arable land and 2.3% of geographical area. Nearly one-third of the country’s population lives below poverty line, and about 80% of our land mass is highly vulnerable to drought, floods and cyclones. On the brighter side, India possesses substantial biodiversity — nearly 8 % of the world’s documented animal and plant species are found in our country. Many of these are considered crucial for livelihood security of poor and vulnerable population. Therefore, conservation of natural resources, maintenance of biological wealth and acceleration of agricultural growth are considered of paramount importance in the present context as well as of the future. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
is an apex body of the national agricultural research and education system of the country. It remains vigilant and responsive to changing scenario through development of novel technologies and by promoting problem-solving knowledge products. It envisions challenges that agriculture sector is facing, especially for ensuring food, nutritional and environmental security, and is in the lookout for emerging domestic and global opportunities. The first systematic effort by the ICAR and its institutes in the last year of the 20th
century was made in this direction by preparing ‘Vision 2020’; the next attempt was after five years by preparing ‘Perspective Plan 2025’ to address the changes that had taken place, and to articulate new challenges that had emerged. These efforts coincided with the preparation of the XI Five Year Plan.
It is now realized that agriculture sector would have to face several challenges and threats, along with the
opportunities that are emanating from both supply and demand perspectives. An effective agricultural invention-and innovation continuum would play a crucial role in addressing a number of supply-side obstructions and in harnessing numerous demand-side opportunities. The preconditions for making agriculture sector more remunerative and sustainable would be to evolve effective mechanisms for technology delivery and to enhance capacity of all stakeholders in the invention-innovation continuum. ‘ICAR Vision 2030’ document narrates key challenges and opportunities in the agriculture sector in the next two decades for developing an appropriate strategy and a roadmap to articulate role of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research in shaping the future of the Indian agricultural research for growth, development and equity
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Date 2017-10-08T16:28:10Z
2017-10-08T16:28:10Z
2011-01-25
 
Type Vision Document
 
Identifier Vision 2030, ICAR, New Delhi
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/5354
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Indian Council of Agricultural research, New Delhi