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Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Market forces
Inaugurating the 21-day training on “Commercial Agriculture”, sponsored by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, at the university, he said that the country had moved from subsistence agriculture to sustainable, commercial and market-driven agriculture.
“Since conservation of natural resources is essential, both sustainable agriculture and commercial agriculture have to co-exist in a balanced manner.”
Labour scarcity
“Some of the important factors that are shaping today’s agriculture are market forces, rising labour scarcity, shifting cropping systems, micro irrigation, new inputs like liquid fertilizers, biofuel crops, entry of multinationals in the agriculture retail sector, growing water scarcity and rising demand for agricultural land,” the Vice-Chancellor said.
Highlighting the strategies to be followed for commercialisation of agriculture, he said priority should be given to vertical integration.
“This requires integration of pre-production, production and post-production for which new institutional arrangements are needed. As market intelligence and insurance schemes will play a vital role in vertical integration, these will help reduce risk and uncertainty for farmers.”
The Vice-Chancellor appreciated the efforts of the State Government in enhancing rapid agricultural development by providing good rural infrastructure such as rural roads, transport and markets.
Credit support
He further suggested credit support, group marketing, consolidation of land holdings, public-private partnerships, emergence and growth of commodity exchanges and future markets as favourable factors that would enhance commercialisation of farming.
B. Chandrasekaran, Director of Research, G. James Martin Professor and Head, Department of Agronomy, and P. Muthukrishnan, Professor, Department of Agronomy, all from TNAU, spoke.
Redefine concept of commercial farming : VC
- Conservation of natural resources
- is essential
- Priority should be given to vertical integration
Market forces
Inaugurating the 21-day training on “Commercial Agriculture”, sponsored by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, at the university, he said that the country had moved from subsistence agriculture to sustainable, commercial and market-driven agriculture.
“Since conservation of natural resources is essential, both sustainable agriculture and commercial agriculture have to co-exist in a balanced manner.”
Labour scarcity
“Some of the important factors that are shaping today’s agriculture are market forces, rising labour scarcity, shifting cropping systems, micro irrigation, new inputs like liquid fertilizers, biofuel crops, entry of multinationals in the agriculture retail sector, growing water scarcity and rising demand for agricultural land,” the Vice-Chancellor said.
Highlighting the strategies to be followed for commercialisation of agriculture, he said priority should be given to vertical integration.
“This requires integration of pre-production, production and post-production for which new institutional arrangements are needed. As market intelligence and insurance schemes will play a vital role in vertical integration, these will help reduce risk and uncertainty for farmers.”
The Vice-Chancellor appreciated the efforts of the State Government in enhancing rapid agricultural development by providing good rural infrastructure such as rural roads, transport and markets.
Credit support
He further suggested credit support, group marketing, consolidation of land holdings, public-private partnerships, emergence and growth of commodity exchanges and future markets as favourable factors that would enhance commercialisation of farming.
B. Chandrasekaran, Director of Research, G. James Martin Professor and Head, Department of Agronomy, and P. Muthukrishnan, Professor, Department of Agronomy, all from TNAU, spoke.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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