Agricultural efficiency and productivity seem to decline.

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Struggles of Indian Agriculture

• A vital source of livelihood for a large segment
  of the population.
• Encounters numerous challenges that hold back its
  sustainability and development.

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Labor Inputs Challenges
Poor Conditions for Agricultural Laborers
Inadequate Availability of Inputs
Unequal Irrigation Access

• Poor working conditions
• Low wages
• Lack of social safety nets

• Insufficient high-quality manures, fertilizers,
  pesticides
• Impacts soil fertility crop yields

• Unequal access to irrigation facilities
• Dependence on monsoons, leading to vulnerability
  during droughts

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Machinery Land Issues
Limited Use of Modern Machinery
Unequal Land Distribution
Landholding division

• Low efficiency and high labor costs
• Impact agricultural output

• A small number of individuals own large
  landholdings
• Farmers Struggle with Small Plots

• Prevents economies of scale mechanization
• Lowers productivity

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Government Initiatives for Agricultural
Development

• Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana - Improve
  irrigation
• Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana - Promote overall
  agricultural development
• National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture -
  Encourage sustainable farming
• Soil Health Card Scheme - Monitor soil health and
  suggest improvements
• PM Kisan Yojana - Provide financial aid to
  farmers
• e-NAM (National Agricultural Market) - Facilitate
  online trading of farm produce

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India's Leading Rural Development NGO

• Established in 1999
• S M Sehgal Foundation is a rural development NGO
  in India committed to improving rural livelihoods
  through sustainable development
• Identifies gaps in rural communities and
  implements effective solutions

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India's Leading Rural Development NGO
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Empowering Farmers through Mechanization

• Farm mechanization transforming lives The story
  of Ishwar Singh

• A farmer from Haryana
• Benefited from S M Sehgal Foundation's farm
  mechanization intervention.
• Acquired a subsidized power weeder
• Increased income by weeding land for other farmers

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