Doubling Dreams

Agriculture plays the most important role in Indian economy. It is the primary source of livelihoodfor a majority of Indians and contributes nearly a quarter of the nation's GDP.Even though the plight of farmers-low incomes, ever-increasing debts and suicides-had beenat the centre of Indian politics for decades since Independence, the past policies have not hadthe desired impact. Agriculture continued to be an unresolved impedance to India's growth story.Unfortunately, the policymaking of the past lacked vision and failed to stabilize the farm crisis.Prime Minister Narendra Modi came up with the vision of doubling farmer income as a tenablesolution and long-lasting solution to the challenges. In order to sustain the agro-economy and ensurefood security, agricultural growth and farmer's income were both considered equally important. Hisvision of 'Beej se bazaar tak' (from seed to market) encompassed all the measures that are neededto ensure better incomes for farmers and increase farm productivity. The prime objective of theModi government has been to double farmer income in the shortest possible time.Doubling Dreams: Transforming Agriculture in Modi's New India covers all the schemes and initiativesundertaken in the five years (2014-2019) by the Modi government to achieve its commitmentfor giving farmers their much-deserved rewards and recognition. The chapters are based on trueaccounts of farmers who interacted with the editors and the contributors.