Doubling Farmers’ Income (III): Value Chain & Rural Infrastructure

Objectives

• Transform the rural economy through the creation of modern rural infrastructure and an integrated value chain system.
• Leverage the value chain to boost India’s exports of food products.
• Create occupational diversification and quality

Way Forward

• Warehousing, pack-houses, ripening chambers, and cold storages, including those set up at the village level, should be accorded full-fledged infrastructure status
• The budget announcement of developing Gramin Agricultural Markets (GrAMs) will help develop the agricultural marketing infrastructure and bring markets closer to the farm-gate
• Village level collection centres for fruits and vegetables should be linked to larger processing units
• Develop private market yards
• Upgrade wolesale markets
• Convergence in government initiatives
• Maintenance of rural roads through ....