National Commission on Farmers (M.S. Swaminathan Report)

The National Commission on Farmers (NCF) was constituted on November 18, 2004 under the chairmanship of Professor M.S. Swaminathan. The Commission was tasked with understanding the cause of farmer distress and rise in farmer suicides. NCF was mandated to frame a medium-term strategy to ensure universal food security by enhancing productivity, profitability, and sustainability of major farming systems in the country.

• The Swaminathan report made policy recommendations under land reforms, irrigation, credit and insurance, food security, employment, productivity of agriculture and farmer competitiveness. The report also recommended the subject “Agriculture” to be inserted in the Concurrent List of the Constitution.
• The Swaminathan ....