RURAL
DEVELOPMENT
MADE BY - PARIKSHITA RATHORE
CLASS- 12-E
INTRODUCTION
❖ Agriculture grown at a meagre
rate of 2.7%
❖ Share of agriculture sector to
GDP was on a decline
❖ After the economic reforms, the
growth rate decelerated to 2.3%
WHAT IS RURAL
DEVELOPMENT?
❖ MEANING
Rural Development refers to continuous and comprehensive socio-economic
process, attempting to improve all aspects of rural life.
❖ PROCESS
1. Development of Human Resources
2. Development of Infrastructure
3. Land Reforms
4. Alleviation of Poverty
5. Development of the productive resources
RURAL CREDIT
❖ SOURCES
NON-INSTITUTIONAL INSTITUTIONAL
● Moneylenders ● Co-operative Credit
● Relative ● Land Development Banks
● Traders and Commission Agents ● Commercial Bank Credits
● Rich Landlords ● Regional Rural Banks
● The Government
● NABARD
● Self-help group bank linkages
programme for micro-finance
CRITICAL APPRAISAL
OF RURAL CREDIT
❖ Insufficient
❖ Inadequate Coverage of Institutional
Sources
❖ Inadequate amount of sanction
❖ Less attention to poor or marginal farmers
❖ Growing over-dues
AGRICULTURAL MARKET SYSTEM
❖ MEANING
Agricultural marketing is a process that involves assembling, storage, processing, transportation,
grading and distribution of different agricultural commodities across the country.
❖ PROBLEMS FACED BY FARMERS
1) Manipulation by big traders
2) Lack of Market Information
3) Lack of storage facilities
❖ MEASURES TO IMPROVE IT
1) Regulated Markets
2) Infrastructural Facilities
3) Cooperative Marketing
4) Different Policy Instruments
DIVERSIFICATION
❖ Diversification of Crop
Production
❖ Diversification of
Productive Activities
NON-FARM AREAS OF
EMPLOYMENT
❖ Animal Husbandry
❖ Dairying
❖ Fisheries
❖ Horticulture
❖ Information Technology
ORGANIC FARMING
❖ MEANING
Organic Farming is the form of agriculture that relies on techniques such as crop rotation, green
manure and biological pest control.
❖ BENEFIT
1) Economical Farming
2) Generates Income through exports
3) Provides healthy food
4) Sources of Employment
5) Safety of Environment
❖ CHALLENGES
1) Less popular
2) Lack of Infrastructure and marketing facilities
3) Low yield
4) Shorter food life
5) Limited choice of crops
EVALUATION
❖ Stress on diversification
❖ Rural and Urban Linkage
❖ Better facilities
❖ More emphasis on
❖ sustainable development
THANK
YOU
