Development Challenges of Indian Agriculture
This compendium consists of ten sector papers commissioned by FAO in 2008, as a precursor to the white paper and nally leading to the development of the FAO-India National Medium Term Priority Framework (NMTPF). These papers are intended to be comprehensive accounts of challenges and opportunities of the sectors thought to be critical for the development of food and agriculture in India. In particular, the paper The paper identifies opportunities for meaningful intervention by international developmental agencies based on identication of weaknesses, gaps and hurdles faced by the sector as reported in several recent studies and reports.
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