Weed management perspectives for India in the changing agriculture scenario in the country.
2012
India is the fourth largest economy in the world. Agriculture
continues to be the most important sector of Indian economy providing
employment and livelihood to nearly 70% of the total population. It has
done well all through to feed the growing population. About 2.5 mt of
additional food grains are required annually in the next 10 years to meet
the demand of the growing population. This is a huge challenge as it has
to come from shrinking (both in quality and quantity) land and water
resources, adverse climatic and market forces, poor infrastructure, etc.
The government is putting lot of thrust on agriculture in its 11th five year
plan (2007-12), recognizing that agriculture growth is key to achieve the
target of 9.0% growth in total GDP. The government is responding to
these challenges by increasing the investment, launching several
developmental schemes and providing policy support. Many of the
schemes are pro-poor and pro-small holders aimed at achieving inclusive
growth. One such scheme, the National Rural Employment Guarantee
scheme which guarantees employment/wages to one adult in a
household for 100 days in a year, has benefited millions of rural
workforce. However, this has also made the labor expensive and
unavailable for agricultural operations including weeding. The paper
discusses the challenges and opportunities of weed management in the
light of changing agricultural scenario in the country.
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