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Agriculture Development
Strategy of the Ministry
AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
In order to realize the
objectives and targets of the FFYP (1997-2002), the Government will
pursue the following major policy directions with a view to making
the country self-sufficient in food production and ensure dependable
food security for all.
an appropriate policy
framework for sustainable development of farm mechanization and
commercialization of agriculture;
the agricultural research
institutes will strengthen research in order to render full support
for augmenting breeder seeds of new variety;
decision to restructure
BADC has already been taken by the Government, which has
considerably been downside, BADC will continue to support private
sector development;
increased use of organic
and bio-fertilizers in association with the popularization
establishment of an appropriate institutional system to ensure the
availability of agricultural credit in time. of the use of DAP,
blended fertilizer (NPK) and urea super granule (USG) will be
pursued with a view to reducing pressure on urea and improving soil
fertility;
establishment of an
appropriate institutional system to ensure the availability of
agricultural credit in time.