The Karnataka Government on Thursday unveiled a 'farmer-centric' agricultural policy aimed at doubling farm production in 10 years by setting he target at 4.5 percent a year during the next decade.
It seeks to reverse the declining growth rate in agriculture, which was 1.5 percentage of the State Gross Domestic produce at close of the 10th five year plan.
The policy envisages renaming of the Agriculture Department as Department of Agriculture and farmer's welfare and fixing the budgetary expenditure on agriculture at 10 percent of the development expenditure. It also proposes to extend the minimum support price scheme to all crops in the State, specially turned to cover small and marginal farmers.
(The Hindu,15/12/06)
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