Question Q.5GS2GS2
With growing urbanization, peri-urban agriculture is emerging as a significant contributor to the farm and needs to address the opportunities and challenges associated with promoting peri-urban agriculture in a sustainable manner.
Main Body
Peri-urban agriculture has significantly established itself as an interface between rural and urban transitional economy. Opportunities: 1) Reflects the changing consumption patternsHouseUrban areas spend more than 40% of income on milk, fruits, vegetable etc. 2) Urban employmenthandles the unemployment in urban areas (5%)migrant jobs. 3) Serving the nutritional needs of the city. 4) Easing food inflation in urban areas (9%). 5) Push to food processing industriesfarm gate processing of 'value' added urban eateries like ragi puffs etc.
Challenges: 1) Land and water requirementshuge vertical and horizontal encachment of urban lands. 2) Quality issuespolluted water and pesticide use. 3) Difficulty in access to credit to peri-lumber farmers. 4) Polluted urban citiesdevase crop yields. 5) Raw materials like fertilizers, livestock feed etc.rural predominance. Nevertheless, peri-urban agriculture can increase the sphere of urban influence, ease urban poverty, and increase food and nutritional security.
158 words1 paragraphs
Topper
RITIKA
Subject & Paper
GS2GS2
Topic
Government Policies and Interventions - Design, Implementation and Issues
Government Schemes and Policies
Government Schemes and Policies
Writing Stats
158
Total words
1
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analytical
Tone