LAND UTILIZATION Land is a scarce resource, whose supply is fixed for all practical purposes. At the same time, the demand for land for various competing purposes is continuously increasing with the increase in human population and economic growth.Land use pattern at any given time is determined by several factors including size of human and livestock population, the demand pattern, the technology in use, the cultural traditions, the location and capability of land, institutional factors like ownership pattern and rights scale regulation. Major Types of Land Utilization in India : As in all other countries, land in India is put to various uses. The utilization of land depends upon physical factors like topography, soil and climate as well as upon human factors such as the density of population, duration of occupation of the area,land tenure and technical levels of the people.There are spatial and temporal difference in land utilization due to the continued interplay of phys...
Suggestions for the farmers of Punjab to be implemented on agriculture
There is still a hope to recalibrate agriculture of Punjab towards higher sustainable growth.
a)The marketing channels such as direct marketing, contract farming and exports needs to be scaled up.
b)Adoption of market first approach can ensure farmers benefits.
c)Punjab needs to shift from supply driven agriculture to demand driven agriculture.
d)The demand of fruits, vegetables, fisheries, poultry, dairy are more than that of wheat and rice.
e)Rationalising mandi charges to not more than 3% .It will attract private sector investment.
f)Promoting mega markets for value addition through medium and small enterprises will strengthen out competitiveness.
g)It should use technology to ensure optimal utilisation of resources.
h)The digital market will generate real time information on input sales, market arrivals,transactions.
i)Innovations in supply chain management will bring traceability of farms and animals.
j)Innovation mission Punjab can nurture local ecosystem of start up farmers.
k)The state government should rationalise its fertiliser subsidy regime towards moving cash transfers .
l)Bringing soluble fertilisers under subsidy will enhance fertiliser using efficiency.
m)Food subsidy can also be rationalised through direct cash transfers replacing PDS.
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