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Agricultural Development Programmes

The document lists 18 major Agricultural Development Programmes introduced by the Government of India between 1960-2000. The key objectives of the programs were to increase food production and productivity through provision of loans, seeds, fertilizers and tools to farmers (IADP, 1960), develop high yielding varieties (HYVP, 1966), promote green revolution (1966), nationalize banks to provide loans (1969), and introduce crop insurance (1985). Many programs aimed to assist small and marginal farmers through technical and financial support (MFALA, 1973; SFDA, 1974).

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Agricultural Development Programmes

The document lists 18 major Agricultural Development Programmes introduced by the Government of India between 1960-2000. The key objectives of the programs were to increase food production and productivity through provision of loans, seeds, fertilizers and tools to farmers (IADP, 1960), develop high yielding varieties (HYVP, 1966), promote green revolution (1966), nationalize banks to provide loans (1969), and introduce crop insurance (1985). Many programs aimed to assist small and marginal farmers through technical and financial support (MFALA, 1973; SFDA, 1974).

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Following is the list of Agricultural Development Programmes:

Agricultural
Year of
S.No. Development Objective/Description
Beginning
Programme
Intensive
Agriculture To provide loan , seeds , fertilizer tools to
1 1960
Development the farmers.
Program (IADP)
Intensive
Agriculture
2 1964 To develop the special harvest.
Area Program
(IAAP)
High Yielding To increase productivity of foodgrains by
3 Variety Program 1966 adopting latest varieties of inputs for
(HYVP) crops.
Green To increase the foodrains , specially food
4 1966
Revolution production.
Nationalization To provide loans for agriculture , rural
5 1969
of 4 banks development and other priority sector.
Marginal
Farmer and For technical and financial assistance to
6 Agriculture 1973 marginal and small farmer and
Labor Agency agricultural labor.
(MFALA)
Small Farmer
For technical and financial assistance to
7 Development 1974
small farmers.
Agency (SFDA)
Farmer
Agriculture To popularize the use of improved
8 1983
Service Centres agricultural instruments and tool kits.
(FASC)
Comprehensive
9 Crop Insurance 1985 For insurance of agricultural crops.
Scheme
Agricultural
and Rural Debt To exempt bank loans upto Rs. 10,000 of
10 1990
Relief Scheme rural artisans and weaver.
(ARDRS)
To enhance the production, per unit area
Intensive
through (a) technology transfer, (b)
Cotton
supply of quality seeds, (c) elevating IPM
11 Development 2000
activities/ and (d) providing adequate
Programme
and timely supply of inputs to the
(ICDP)
farmers .
12 Minikit 1974 To increase the productivity by
Programme for popularising the use of newly released
Rice, Wheat & hybrid/high yielding varieties and spread
Coarse Cereals the area coverage under location specific
high yielding varieties/hybrids.
To increase maize production and
Accelerated productivity in the country from 10
Maize million tonnes to 11.44 million tonnes
13 Development 1995 and from 1.5 tonnes/hectare to 1.80
Programme tonnes/hectare respectively upto the
(AMDP) terminal year of 9th Plan i.e. 2001-2002
(revised).
National Pulses
To increase the production of pulses in
14 Development 1986
the country to achieve self sufficiency.
Project (NPDP)
Oil Palm
Development To promote oil palm cultivation in the
15 1992
Programme country.
(OPDP)
The main functions of the NOVOD Board
are very comprehensive and cover the
entire gamut of activities associated with
National
the oil seeds and vegetable oil industry
Oilseeds and
including – production, marketing, trade,
16 Vegetable Oils 1984
storage, processing, research and
development
development, financing and advisory role
Board (NOVOD)
to the formulation of integrated policy
and programme of development of oil
seeds and vegetable oil.
To increase production and productivity of
coconut
To bring additional area under coconut in
potential non-traditional areas
To develop new technologies for product
diversification and by-product utilisation
Coconut To strengthen mechanism for transfer of
17 Development 1981 technologies
Board To elevate the income level of small and
marginal farmers engaged in coconut
cultivation.
To build up sound information basis for
coconut industry and market information
To generate ample employment
opportunities in the rural sector.
Watershed
18 Development 1983 Central Sector Scheme(HQ Scheme)
Council (WDC)

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