**Summary:**
The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare announced a new national agriculture policy on August 1, 2025, outlining an integrated strategy for comprehensive growth of the agriculture sector. Key priorities include: (i) increasing crop production and productivity; (ii) reducing the cost of production; (iii) ensuring remunerative prices for farmers' produce to enhance their incomes; (iv) promoting agricultural diversification; (v) developing post-harvest value addition infrastructure; and (vi) adapting to climate change for sustainable agriculture and mitigating crop losses. Provisional estimates from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation indicate a 4.6% Gross Value Added (GVA) agricultural growth rate in the agriculture and allied sector in 2024-25 over 2023-24. Recognizing that agriculture is a state subject and India has diverse agro-climatic conditions, the national policy provides an overarching framework within which the Government of India's schemes support States. The existing policy framework and schemes of the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare address challenges such as climate change, enhancing exports, global price volatility, and agri-trade competitiveness, with the overall goal of enhancing farmers' income. This information was provided by Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Ramnath Thakur, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare: The Indian government ministry responsible for agriculture and farmers' welfare.
New National Agriculture Policy: A policy document outlining the government's strategy for the comprehensive growth of the agriculture sector.
Gross Value Added (GVA): A measure of the total value of goods and services produced in the agriculture and allied sector.
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation: The Indian government ministry responsible for statistical data collection and program implementation evaluation.
States: Refers to the various state governments within India, highlighting that agriculture is a state subject.
Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare: A department within the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare that addresses challenges facing the agriculture sector.
Shri Ramnath Thakur: Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, who provided information related to the policy.
Rajya Sabha: The Upper House of the Indian Parliament, where a written reply regarding the agriculture policy was presented.
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
New national agriculture policy
Posted On: 01 AUG 2025 4:39PM by PIB Delhi
Ministry has identified following integrated strategy for comprehensive growth of agriculture sector:
(i) Increase crop production/ productivity
(ii) Reduce cost of production
(iii) Remunerative prices for farmer’s produce to enhance their incomes.
(iv) Agricultural diversification
(v) Developing post-harvest value addition infrastructure.
(vi) Adaptation to climate change for sustainable agriculture and mitigate against crop losses
The Gross Value Added (GVA) agricultural growth rate in Agriculture & allied sector in 2024-25 over 2023-
24 is 4.6%, as per provisional estimate of Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
Agriculture is a state subject. India is a diverse country, with varying agro-climatic conditions, challenges and
agricultural practices. Various schemes of Government of India to support States are within the ambit of the
overarching national policies. The country’s domestic market is very large. Self-sufficiency is not simply, an
economic consideration, but also has geo political implications.
The existing policy framework and schemes of Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare address the
current challenges such as climate change, enhancing exports, global price volatility, agri-trade
competitiveness while enhancing farmers income.
This information was given by Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, shri Shri Ramnath
Thakur in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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