According to Dalwai Panel, Secondary agriculture is defined as cottage Industry that (a) utilises agricultural products as raw material (b) deploys locally available skills to produce goods and services; and (c) can be categorised appropriately as MSME.
BENEFITS
- Holistic development of rural areas by transforming rural areas from consumers to producers of Goods.
- Efficient utilisation of resources such as land and labour through various activities such as honeybee keeping, mushroom cultivation, backyard poultry etc.
- Contributes to agriculture by providing Inputs, enhancing productivity and reducing post-harvest losses.
- Develop human and capital resources to replicate Start-up India at village level.
SPECIAL SUPPORT NEEDED FOR SECONDARY AGRICULTURE
- Priority sector status for institutional credit.
- Low-cost skilling and knowledge-based exposure.
- Specialised extension services for enterprises owned by females.
- Priority under rural electrification objectives.
- Fast track procedures to avail benefits under ongoing central sector and centrally supported schemes.
- Geographical Indicator labels to products from village scale secondary production.