What does this research mean for the field?

Despite political promises to change the information base for agricultural policy, little progress has been made, necessitating further discussion on future agenda items. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To examine the extent to which agricultural policies are grounded in information and data in rural India.

May 9, 2026Open Access

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Are agricultural policies information based?

YAYoginder K. Alagh

Key Points

To examine the extent to which agricultural policies are grounded in information and data in rural India.
Discusses the historical context of agricultural policy development in rural India.
Examines political statements regarding information in agricultural policy.
Explores future issues potentially on the agenda for change.
Highlights the lack of significant changes in the information base for agricultural policies since the NDA Government's manifesto.
Emphasizes the need for ongoing discussions about information use in agriculture.

Abstract

I am grateful to ISAM and Professor Radhakrishna and Dr. Satyanarayana for inviting me to deliver the First V.M. Rao Memorial Lecture. It is indeed a great honor. Anyone who has read his work on Tumkur and his Millennium book on Rainfed Farming for the State of the Farmer Series will understand what I am saying. V.M. Rao was involved in the details of the farming experience in rural India. But he almost involuntarily and by habit as it were, also built the concepts for others to use. The NDA Government had in its Political Manifesto stated that the Information Base for agricultural policy will be changed. But not much has happened. We will discuss a few issues, which maybe on the agenda in the near future.

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