Question

developing countries have shown some progress in growth in the last decade but poverty and food security are still major concerns. Agricultural transformation continues to dominate the scheme of development.

a) Describe 3 ways governments of Less Developed Countries can help inspire agricultural transformation. Part of the Inclusive growth strategy is to assist the minority groups in agriculture while increasing efficiency and productivity in the rural sector.

b) Who are the dominant minority group in this sector and why are they clustered in the rural agricultural sector?

c) What are some of the programs that governments have in place to facilitate this agricultural transformation?

d) Explain how investment in human capital can help agricultural transformation?

e) What is the implication of investment in human capital in both the rural and urban sector?

Answer 1

Its fact that in spite of the progress shown in the developing countries like India and Chaina, still critical issues like poverty and food security is major concerns. Agriculture sector is the one which is losing its significance in the gradually as it is considered as non remunerative. There is a huge gap between input and output in the agriculture sector in developing countries. Gas per expert opinion and budget documents, the resource allocated and spent on agricultural growth is minimum. One can see that government is not keen to invest much on agriculture for various reasons. Poverty is considerably increasing in developing nations is increasing. But as it is a known factor agriculture has lot of potential which can not only contribute for the elimination of poverty in the country and the growth of nation. Considering the argument presented above,

1. Government can inspire agriculture sector in many ways in less developed and developing which can enhance the efficiency and productivity of rural sector or area.

1. Agriculture Extension: Modern technology can be extended to farmers in the agriculture sector. Provide simple and suitable technology which reduce cost of the production and increase the productivity. Provide training the rural farmers on the modern technology on the way it has to be applied in the field. Ex: demonstration, Exposure and experimentation on the pilot basis which can facilitate the develop confidence among farmers

2. Provide high yield variety of seeds and fertilizer as effective inputs for the agriculture sector.

3. Agriculture Marketing: Marketing is one of the major constraints in developing countries which is hampering the agriculture field. Agriculture produces should be properly marketed so that produces gets sold and agriculture produces get scientific prices which inspires the farmers to proceed with same activities.

4. Government should never neglect the agriculture sector as it is the sector in which majority of population is dependent for their lives. Devise the proper policies so that it gets proper attention and support. Hence the issue of poverty can be addressed.

B. Farmers are the dominant minority group who are clustered in rural agricultural sector. As it is their only the way of life they mainly depend on it always inevitably.

C. Provide extension activities, Provide adequate market facilities along with loan from the financial institution for the needy farmers, Provide suitable technology so that it can enhance the productivity of farms, Proper budgetary allocations, Effective policies, Necessary investment in the farm sector, etc.

D. Investment human capital can be viewed as government should spend on training the experts and farmers on the new methods of production along with the application of technology and on all schemes and activities that government intend to introduce to see that it benefits the people involved in the sector.

E. Investment on human capital has its own positive implication the both rural and urban without any discrimination. It facilitates the proper implementation of agriculture schemes which address the issues of poverty, food security and productivity of agriculture sector.