Dr.Miftahul Islam Barbaruah

Differentiation has been the common approach for mankind to understand complex problems. In our country, there has been extensive use of this approach. In order to understand the agriculture-related issues deeply and ensure focused action, we have made investments in differentiated areas of agriculture. Most of these investments have resulted in a robust network of government and private institutions, each specializing in various aspects. There are numerous government institutions within the agriculture and allied sector. In Assam alone, we have five line departments, two supporting departments, one registered society (to implement the World Bank project), two public sector corporations, eight commodity-based agencies or boards, and twenty extension centers (funded directly by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research), two export and marketing organizations, etc. Coordinating and making these institutions work in a synergistic manner is a challenge for the government. Most of these institutions are taking up innumerable programs. However, a number of problems at the macro level are yet to be fully understood or solved. Agricultural productivity and growth in rain-fed areas, the paradox of hunger Vis a Vis rotten grain in government godowns, the existence of malnutrition, poor food safety standards, environmental sustainability, climate change, transmissible and t