Agricultural problems and remedies: A study of Haryana

Government, therefore, has to play a most important role in providing support to farmers. This is true all over the world and there is barely any country where government involvement is not required. In the same way, timely availability of credit and other inputs for agricultural operations and lack of information and useful knowledge sharing mechanisms are some of the other main impediments for rapid growth in different sectors of agriculture (horticulture, agro-forestry, livestock, fishery, etc.). The policies formulated and implemented by and through efficient governance are farmer-centered and pro-farmers. The government has ignored the same in rural areas in general and in agriculture sector in particular. High Yielding Variety Programme (HYVP) was also launched in 1966–67 as a major thrust plan to increase the production of food grains in the country. According to the All India Rural Credit Survey Committee in 1950–51 the share of money lenders stood at as high as 68.6 per cent of the total rural credit and in 1975–76 their share declined to 43 per cent of the credit needs of the farmers. The remedies suggested can go a long way in finding solutions to the problems and the agricultural production can be enhanced which will automatically improve the economic conditions of the farmers.