Renewed emphasis on Agriculture

Sometimes i wonder whether we are giving sufficient thought to the ground realities whenever we are framing our policies The policies though well intentioned is not achieving the desired results Now the question is not about money but the practicability of the said policies Govt is spending huge money on the demonstrative effect to popularize various agrischemes But is there any evaluation of the so called demonstration? Take for example Maize cultivation and popularization among tribals We are working in the same project where each and every milestone was documented So that the work can be improved upon in the consequent years But curiously in case of Govt implementation there was no such accountability and more importantly they never prepared the poor farmers for consequent maize cultivation The poor farmers still feel that the Govt would give them free inputs year after year so they need not pick up the prudent agri-practices Had there been vigorous monitoring at least we could have created small number of farmers who would have taken up this cultivation as an appropriate income generating farming activity So time has come for vigilant civil society organizations to pursue these so that a vibrant farm activity can see the light of the day