-Economic and Political Weekly
Punjab’s new agriculture policy based on a report prepared by the Committee for Formulation of Agriculture Policy for Punjab focuses on yield enhancement and market orientation instead of demand-driven agriculture. While the report talks about the need for diversification, it does not bother to analyse the failure of earlier policies. The report is on the whole short on analysis and long on recommendations.
Sukhpal Singh (sukhpal@iimahd.ernet.in) is with the Centre for Management in Agriculture, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
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