Title :

Policy and  Management in Agriculture “State of the Indian Farmer-A Millennium Study”

Type :

Central Sector

Objectives :

Besides  policy and management, a study on State of Indian Farmers is being organised to inquire into the conditions of Indian Farmers at the commencement of the Third Millenium.

Salient features :

   The Study is planned to be conducted in three phases, which would be implemented under overall guidance of a Technical Committee and supervision of a Steering Committee of experts.

    Phase-I of the Study will bring out a series of status papers on various aspects of agriculture impacting  the farmers, on the basis of existing data sources and research material.  The output of this phase would provide a historical perspective of last 50 years of agricultural development in the country to the planners in the coming decades.  During Phase-II, a countrywide Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) has been planned to obtain a snapshot picture of  conditions  of farming community as characterized by their professional and socio-economic environment.  Phase-III of the Study would be concentrating on analysis of the conditions of the farmers as a consequences of past macro policies and programmes. The research output of Phase-I as well as the data generated through the SAS will be the main input of analysis during Phase-III.

Persons to be contacted :

The Director,
Agriculture Census,
Department of Agriculture and Cooperation,
Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi.

Date of Start/Duration

2000-01.

Implementation status :

Phase-I of Study is being carried out.