Agricultural Policies in India

Abbreviations

AAY	Antyodaya Anna Yojana (Poorest households category)
ACA	Additional central assistance
ADB	Asian Development Bank
ADWDRS	Agricultural Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme
AEZ	Agri-export zones
AGEI	Agricultural Growth Enabling Index
AIC	Agriculture Insurance Company of India Ltd
APEDA	Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority
APL	Above the Poverty Line
APLM	Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing
APMC	Agricultural Produce Market Committee
APMR	Agricultural Produce Marketing Regulations
ASEAN	Association of South East Asian Nations
ATMA	Agriculture Technology Management Agencies
BCD	Basic Customs Duty
BIS	Bureau of Indian Standards
BOP	Balance of payments
BPL	Below the Poverty Line
CACP	Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
CCEA	Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
CCI	Cotton Corporation of India
CHC	Custom Hiring Centre
CIP	Central Issue Price
CS	Central Schemes
CSE	Consumer Support Estimate
CSS	Centrally Sponsored Schemes
CWC	Central Warehousing Corporation
DACFW	Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers’ Welfare
DAHDF	Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying, and Fisheries
DAP	Di-ammonia phosphate
DBT	Direct Benefit Transfer
DFPD	Department of Food and Public Distribution
DGFT	Directorate General of Foreign Trade
DPPQS	Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage
ECA	Essential Commodities Act
E-NAM	Electronic National Agricultural Market
EU	European Union
FAO	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FCI	Food Corporation of India
FDI	Foreign Direct Investment
FPC	Farmer producer companies
FPO	Farmer Producer Organization
FPS	Fair Price Shops
FRP	Fair and Remunerative Price
FSSAI	Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
FSSR	Food Safety and Standards Regulations
FTP	Foreign Trade Policy
GAO	Gross Agricultural Output
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
GEAC	Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee
GHG	Greenhouse gas
GM	Genetically Modified
GNI	Gross National Income
GSSE	General Services Support Estimate
GST	Goods and Services Tax
GVC	Global Value Chain
HLC	High Level Committee on Restructuring the FCI
HS	Harmonised System
ICAR	Indian Council of Agricultural Research
IFPRI	International Food Policy Research Institute
IIM	Indian Institute of Management
ILO	International Labour Organization
IMF	International Monetary Fund
INR	Indian Rupee
IPCC	Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPPC	International Plant Protection Convention
ISAC	Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Cooperation
ISAM	Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing
ISS	Interest Subvention Scheme
JCI	Jute Corporation of India
KCC	Kisan Credit Card
KGK	Krishi Gyan Kendra (Agricultural knowledge centres)
KVK	Krishi Vigyan Kendra (Agricultural science centres)
LHS	Land and Livestock Holdings
MAFW	Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare
MBRT	Multi-Brand Retail Trading
MCAFPD	Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
MEIS	Merchandise Exports from India Scheme
MEP	Minimum Export Price
MFN	Most Favoured Nation
MHFW	Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
MIDH	Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture
MIP	Market Intervention Price
MNRE	Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
MOFPI	Ministry of Food Processing Industries
MOSPI	Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation
MPD	Market Price Differential
MPS	Market Price Support
MRP	Maximum Retail Price
MSP	Minimum Support Price
NABARD	National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
NAC	Nominal Assistance Coefficient
NAFED	National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd
NAIS	National Agricultural Insurance Scheme
NAP	National Agricultural Policy
NAM	National agriculture market
NARS	National Agricultural Research System
NBS	Nutrient-Based Subsidy
NCCF	National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India Ltd
NCDC	National Cooperative Development Corporation
NCIP	National Crop Insurance Program
NDDB	National Dairy Development Board
NDP	National Dairy Plan
NFSA	National Food Security Act
NFSM	National Food Security Mission
NHB	National Horticulture Board
NHM	National Horticulture Mission
NITI	National Institution for Transforming India
NLM	National Livestock Mission
NMAET	National Mission on Agricultural Extension and Technology
NMMI	National Mission on Micro-Irrigation
NMOOP	National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm
NMSA	National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture
NPBD	National Programme on Biogas Development
NPC	Nominal Production Coefficient
NPF	National Policy for Farmers
NPS	New Pricing Scheme
NSS	National Sample Survey
NSSO	National Sample Survey Office
OECD	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OIE	World Organisation for Animal Health
OMSS	Open Market Sales Scheme
OWS	Other Welfare Schemes
PDS	Public Distribution System
PPP	Purchasing Power Parity
PSE	Producer Support Estimate
PSF	Price Stabilization Fund
PSS	Price Support Scheme
RBI	Reserve Bank of India
RCEP	Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
RKVY	Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (National Agricultural Development Plan)
RPM	Rural periodical market
RWBCIS	Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme
SAU	State Agricultural Universities
SBRT	Single Brand Retail Trading
SC	Scheduled caste
SCT	Single Commodity Transfers
SEB	State electricity board
SFAC	Small Farmers' Agri-Business Consortium
SIP	Sanitary import permits
SMAM	Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization
SMP	Skimmed milk powder
SPS	Sanitary and Phytosanitary
ST	Scheduled tribe
STC	State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
STE	State trading enterprise
TFP	Total Factor Productivity
TPDS	Targeted Public Distribution System
TRIFED	Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Ltd
TRP	Tariff Reform Programme
TRQ	Tariff Rate Quota
TSE	Total Support Estimate
UN	United Nations
UNFCCC	United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
US	United States
USAID	United States Agency for International Development
USD	United States Dollar
USDA	United States Department for Agriculture
UT	Union Territory
VAT	Value Added Tax
VKGUY	Vishesh Krishi Gram Udyog Yojana (Special Agricultural and Village Industry Scheme)
WB	World Bank
WBCIS	Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme
WBNP	Wheat Based Nutrition Program
WDI	World Development Indicators
WEF	World Economic Forum
WFP	World Food Programme
WTO	World Trade Organization