Maharashtra Farm Task Force welcomes union Govt. One District One Focus Produce (ODOFP) Programme
Dated -1st march 2021
In Maharashtra MVA Govt. has already decided to run pilot project of doubling the income of farmers in the most affected agrarian crisis hit region of Vidarbha and Marathavada where farmers are killing themselves due to debt, uncontrolled investment against loss making mono cash crop pattern hence the programme of One District One Focus Produce (ODOFP) of union govt. is in line with MVA Govt. project to focus on core issues crop, cost and credit as only integrated approach through convergence of the Government of India schemes, to increase the value of the products and with the ultimate aim of increasing the income of the farmers is only ray of hope to have reforms in agriculture practices of the farm suicide region of Maharashtra , Kishore Tiwari said.
In Maharashtra at present 80 percent area under cultivation is covered by cash crops like cotton soybean and sugarcane which are forcing the farmers in losses due to global demand supply equation moreover climate change and aggressive mono crop cultivation has not only lost productivity of soil and severe surface and ground water crisis but heavy use chemicals are causing grate health hazards in society hence shifting the crops of international demands with local post processing facilities and international market linkages is the long pernding demand which can be fulfilled in the programme of One District One Focus Produce (ODOFP) of union govt. hence ,we support the scheme ,tiwari added,
The list of products under the One District One Focus Produce (ODOFP) programme has been finalized after taking inputs from the States/UTs and deliberations between Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Ministry of Food Processing Industries needs some changes hence ministry should relook into it , Tiwari urged
Maharashtra hopes that Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare will take steps to support ODOFP from by giving separate funding along its on-going centrally sponsored schemes such as MIDH, NFSM, RKVY, PKVY and Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying have also been requested for similar convergence to make the programme robust and sustainable and will help in making the programme a success.
Maharashtra Governments is already planning for implementation of the programme which can benefit farmers and provide support for realizing the expectations of value addition and subsequently enhancing agri export,Tiwari said .
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