Budget 2021-22 wishlist: Here are the key challenges in agriculture sector

Key challenges

The agri value chain is disrupted by Covid. Ensuring support for storage and distribution can help. 

Agri commodities see a huge fluctuation in prices during peak season.   

There are no provisions for effective monitoring and support for farmers to sell outside the APMC.  

Every year there is substantial crop loss due to erratic climatic events.

Industry ask

The share of India in the global export of food co-mmodities is less than 1%. A package to boost exports from farmer organisations and small enterprises can be a good start 

Boosting farmer income has been one of the key goals. A package