pls help me in this question. give me some information on this topic = food security in Sikkim
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Explanation:
Agriculture is the main stay of majority of rural population of Sikkim.
A s u ccessfu l ru ra l econ om y will rem a in key to m a in ta in th e progress in th e
sta te a s m ore th a n 60% of popu la tion of th e sta te still live in villa ges. Du e
to a dvers e geogra ph ica l situ a tion a n d difficult terrain condition , the
exten sion of a rea u n der cu ltiva tion a ppea rs to be difficu lt. With th e
in crea sin g popu la tion th e press u re on la n d h a s con tin u ed to in crea s e
res u ltin g in low per-ca pita la n d a va ila bility a n d th ere is decrea sin g tren d of
farmers working on farms.
In Sikkim th e best a gricu ltu re s ystem is s u sta in a ble
a gricu ltu r e, wh ich is econ om ica lly via ble for th e in dividu a l fa rm ers a n d
en viron m en ta lly s ou n d. Bein g orga n ic Sta te th e Depa rtm en t is
propagating and a dvoca tin g fa rm ers to a dopt n ew a n d m odern technology
of orga n ic fa rm in g s ystem to sustain the production and certification
process in iden tified areas. Th e s pecia l em ph a sis h a s been la id by th e
Depa rtm en t on fu lfillin g th e ga p in a va ila bility a n d fa rm ers requ irem en t
for im proved seeds, pla n t n u trien ts, bio-fertilizers a n d bio-con trol a gen ts
wh ich a re n ecess a ry for s u sta in in g th e orga n ic fa rm in g s ystem in th e
State.
In s pite of lim ited a rea of cu ltiva ted la n d, sm a ller la n d h oldin gs, difficu lt
h illy terra in , divers e a gro-clim a tic con dition preva ilin g a t s h ort dista n ces, low fa rm in com e a n d la ck of s u pp ortive in fra stru ctu res for a gricu ltu re
development, th e Sta te h a s a ch ieved to s u sta in a la rger portion of its food
requ irem en t with its effort for im provin g a gricu ltu ra l produ ction . It h a s
becom e very im porta n t to s pell ou t Agricu ltu re policy for effective
development in Agriculture section on a short and long term prospective.
Radhe Radhe