A High-Value Crop Initiatives
Indian Govt.
- By considering alternatives like high-value crops such as fruits, vegetables, and maize rather than low-value cereal, the stubble burning would decrease dismantled by the Indian government.
- For the endorsement of maize cultivation in Punjab and Haryana, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has actively launched various outreach programs.
- With the beginning of the Crop Diversification Programme (CDP), paddy crop will move toward oilseeds, pulses, coarse cereals/nutri-cereals, cotton, and agri-silviculture by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
- Reduction in Paddy Straw Burning: There has been a reduction in the number of events in which paddy straw is burnt from 42,962 in 2023 in Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh to 18,457 in the present year, recording a 57% reduction in the burning of paddy straw compared to last year.
- Meat, and Edible Offal: Export of oxen, and calves for meat and edible offal under the Foreign Trade Policy in matters of such commodities are wholly banned and disallowed.
- Local Environment:
- Cotton Cultivation Area: Declined due to:
- Non-uniform pattern of rainfall
- Extreme temperature during the growing season
- Weed infestations
- Infestations of whiteflies, pink bollworm, cotton leaf curl viral disease
- Shift to other more remunerative crops.
- Cotton Cultivation Area: Declined due to:
- Minimum Support Price (MSP): Through purchase at MSP, when the corresponding market price falls below that of the set MSP, this instance proves to protect the interest of farmers.
- Along with the oil palm plantation, this form of irrigation would be popularized by the Government through subsidies so that optimum use of water would be used.
- Market Intervention Scheme (MIS): This scheme is run by the Government for the welfare of farmers. Farmers of perishable horticultural crops, such as onions, are guaranteed a price.
