Discuss the efforts that are required to form collectives and the formalization of rural agriculture. (200 Words)
Refer - Financial Express
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KEY POINTS
· There are numerous challenges associated with their informal and decentralised nature, the ultra-tiny scale of their operations and the imperfect rural markets that restrict their competitive abilities. Determined efforts are therefore required in the following critical areas.
· Markets need to be studied, mapped, and tagged to the rural production clusters having special advantages.
· Devoid of scale, capital and bargaining power, primary producers are forced to purchase inputs on credit at a higher price and sell their produce in distress.
· Rural producers do not have the wherewithal to invest in critical aspects such as technology, digital solutions, training of manpower, etc.
· Rural producers generally sell their produce/products without much value addition and get a smaller share in the consumer price. They also lack adequate storage space and capital to hold stocks.
· Most of the rural producers are semi-literate and employ untrained manpower. This limits their ability to adopt modern business practices.
· Formalization and registration of rural producers, therefore, would be useful in providing them with a unique identity, mapping production clusters, and targeting interventions.
· Organized businesses have their representative forums such as associations, federations, etc, for facilitating consultations with the government and other stakeholders.
· This would help strengthen the consultative approach to upgrading the rural production ecosystem.
PANDI SANTHOSH RAJA S 2 years
Kindly review
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Try to mention about the role of collectives, cooperatives. Keep Writing.
Khushboo Singhal 2 years
please evaluate and give marks
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Need more understanding. Try to include facts, data to support your arguments, bring coherence in the answer and try to provide proper introduction and conclusion. Keep Writing.
K. V. A 2 years
Pls review
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Try to include the role of collectives like cooperatives. Keep Writing.
