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UP aims to double cargo values to Rs 17,571 cr in maiden farm export policy

State to support paddy share cropping and contract farming, will also promote cluster farming of export oriented commodities

Indian agri-tech start-ups got $248-mn funding in 2019, says Nasscom

The report said there has been a 1.7-times increase in average farmer income in last decade

Impossible to double farmers' income in six years, says Abhijit Sen

Ex Plan panel member also says demonetisation took a huge toll on cultivators and labourers; favours loan waivers, is skeptical about cash support scheme

Doubling farmers' income: Key concerns

In the Indian context, the agricultural households derive income from four sources, viz., cultivation, livestock, non-farm business, and wages and salaries

Traditional means will not double farmer income: PM Narendra Modi

The PM said more agricultural credit and easier access to markets was needed to boost incomes

Govt to double farm income by 2022: Arun Jaitley

He said the government has taken various measures to improve rural infrastructure by building roads

In last five years, real farm income has increased only marginally by 0.4%

In 2011-12, 64% of the rural workforce was engaged in agriculture