ACTION PLAN

• Prioritize the research agenda of the ICAR with special focus on rainfed and bypassed areas and develop typology for socio economic characterization of rainfed eco-system. Importance of developing efficient backup support services for continuity of the technology needs to be emphasized.
• Increase investment on effective literacy program (particularly for household decision-makers), infrastructure building, conservation of natural resources and information dissemination.
• Encourage and enhance public-private partnership in agricultural research, extension and investment.
• Constitute a permanent working group for improved estimations and projections in agriculture and reporting short term agricultural outlook.
• Appropriate pricing policy to improve resource uses efficiency and to prevent their degradation. Revitalization of the public distribution system, fair price shops, employment guarantee schemes is necessary and there is need to revisit fertilizer, energy, land and water policies.
• Develop technology and knowledge-based mechanism for efficient use of pesticides and other chemicals in agriculture in order to reduce the risk of environmental pollution.
• Documentation of traditional practices and application