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Swaminathan report
About Swaminathan report
What is a Swaminathan Report?
Chaired by Professor M S Swaminathan, the National Commission on Farmers (NCF) was formed in 2004 and submitted five reports between the year 2004 and 2006, suggesting ways to enhance productivity, profitability, and sustainability of the major farming systems in India. In common terms, the reports are known as the Swaminathan report.
The commission made suggestions on issues such as:
1. Strategy for food and nutrition security in the country.
2. Improve productivity and sustainability of the farming systems.
3. Reforms to increase the flow of rural credit to farmers.
4. Programmes for dryland farming for farmers in the arid as well as in hilly
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