An analysis of the impact of government policies on production and productivity of foodgrain production in Punjab Kumar Pardeep Lecturer, Economics, Baba Farid College, Bathinda Online published on 21 November, 2013. Abstract Punjab, due to having good quality of soil, developed irrigation canal system, hard working people and above all due to the favorable policies, has become a leading agricultural state of the country. Being a leading agricultural state, the agricultural policies of central and state Governments (favorable as well as unfavorable) directly influence Punjab agriculture. Implementation of new agricultural technique, public investment, conducive Government policies and their effect in the form of establishment of institutions for agricultural development, played a major role in agricultural development, which could not be sustained for a long time due to the limitation of technique itself and reversal of Government policies. The results of new technique include monoculture of wheat and rice, which further contributed in ecological problems like degradation of soil, over exploitation of water. The reversal of Government policies has increased cost of cultivation. State has to respond to the global mandate. Therefore, instead of food security diversification of agriculture in favor of high value crops through corporate interference and contract farming is stressed through new agricultural policy. Top Keywords Foodgrains, Government policy, impact, production, productivity. Top |