India, July 22 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
The Government has adopted the vision of Doubling Farmers lncome. An inter-ministerial committee was constituted on 13th April, 2016 to recommend comprehensive strategies for achieving the goal.
The Government of lndia has identified the following seven sources for enhancing growth of farmers: -
i. lncrease in crop productivity
ii. lncrease in livestock productivity
iii. Resource use efficiency - reduction in cost of production
iv. lncrease in cropping intensity
v. Diversification to high value agriculture
vi. Remunerative prices on farmers' produce
vii. Shift of surplus manpower from farm to non-farm occupations
To achieve the above seven objectives, Gov...