अनुवाद अभ्‍यास-माला /Translation Excercise Series – 48

Contract farming can be defined as agricultural production carried out according to an agreement between a buyer and a farmer. Contract Farming has the potential of addressing most of the urgent and critical needs of the Indian agriculture sector. It is the only way to make small and marginal farmers competitive by enabling them to access technology, credit and marketing. The concept of contract farming entered the Indian agriculture in the early 2000s. To overcome the limitations on contract farming, the Government should play the role of a facilitator and not that of a regulator in developing and promoting a healthy system of farmer-corporate relationship for mutual benefit. This will help in development of agriculture sector in India. Legal protection to contract growers as a group must be considered to protect them from ill-effects of contracting.