Agriculture Infrastructure Fund

India’s Agriculture sector faces various deficiencies in Forward and Backward linkages. In this regard, analyze the recent steps taken by the Government to encourage private players to play a proactive role in development of agricultural infrastructure. (250 Words)

Approach :

• In the introduction, provide a brief overview about the Agriculture sector in India, i.e. contribution to GDP, employment etc.
• Briefly show the Backward and Forward Linkages using a diagram
• Enumerate the steps taken by the Government to encourage private players to develop agriculture infrastructure, eg. Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, Farm Laws etc.
• List the benefits of these steps
• List the challenges and threats these steps may have
• Way Forward and Conclusion