Question

what are the measures taken by government to increase agricultural production

Answer 1

Steps of government to improve agriculture are many and are providing benefits at large scale. Here I will discuss some of them .

Let's first know what a farmer needs-

Capital(loans)

Seeds

Fertilisers and soil quality

Market and accessibility

Storage units

Labour(not necessary)

Agricultural implement or tools

And compensation in any emergency

Profit margins

Resources like water and electricity

For these all govt has already introduced several schemes. Some are-

For electricity government introduced Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana

Digital india empowers farmer giving knowledge and help in government services .

In skill india govt also provides vocational education to farmers and also organises several seminars

Pradhan matri fasal bima yojana provides a insurance on crops a farmer grow.

Soil Health Card scheme enables farmer to get their soil checked and modified according to their need and increase production of crop

Pradhan mantri surakshit sadak yojana , and other schemes for improving road has been launched which is providing agriculturist to sell products in distant areas.

Schemes for agriculture marketing-

Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing(ISAM) (effective since 01.04.2014)Link

National Agriculture Market (e-NAM)Link

Model Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing(Promotion & Facilitation) Act, 2017Link

Formulation of Model Contract Farming (Promotion & Facilitation) Act, 2017 and soliciting views/comments of farmers, general public, experts, professional bodies and institutions thereon.Download (265.39 KB

Some links for assistance and cooperation provided by govt are-

Cooperative Education & TrainingDownload (30.5 KB)

Assistance of National Cooperative FederationsDownload (30.5 KB)

Assistance to National Agriculture Cooperative Marketing Federation of India. (NAFED)Download (49 KB)

Price Support Scheme(PSS):The Operational GuidelinesDownload (150.66 KB)

JS.DO letter to States and UTsDownload (14.17 KB)

For purpose of seeds government provide schemes like-

Operational Guidelines on SMSP Under NMAETDownload (163.81 KB)

Component details of the Central Sector Scheme ‘Development and Strengthening of Infrastructure Facilities for Production and Distribution of Quality Seeds’Download (68.5 KB)

Rashtriy krishi Vikas Yojana acts as backbone to many.

Government also provide loan and credit to farmers at low interest rate.

Many schemes for storage has been taken into discussion and initiatives

After green revolution government plans for mission flood (milk) and blue revolution

Several other schemes are providing benefit to agriculture

Still the poor condition of agriculture today is because of carelessness and lack of simple maths-

Farmers sells haldi or turmeric 5 -20 Rs per kg and an extract out of it curcumin(4–10 percent ) is sold at Rs 15000–20000 per Kg

These are some of the measures that I know of about.

Answer 2

--> Promotion of Green revolution, White revolution etc.
--> Power supply for irrigation.
--> Financial assistance to farmers like subsidies, insurance etc.
--> Promotion of HYV seeds, chemical fertilisers, pesticides etc.
--> Establishment of advanced research institutions for further progress.
--> Minimum support price for buying of surplus crops.