Central
Schedule of The National Food Security Ordinance, 2013
(See section j I) PROVISIONS FOR ADVANCING FOOD SECURITY
- (1)Kevjtalisation of Agriculture -
- (a)agrarian reforms through measures for securing intereas of small and marginal farmers;
- (b)increase in investments in agriculture, including research and development, extension semccs, micro and minor irrigation and vower to increase productivity and production;
- (c)ensuring livelihood security to farmers by way of remunerative prices, access to inputs, adit, irrigation, power, crop insumnee, etc;
- (d)prohibiiig unwarranted diversion of land and water from food production. (2) Procurement, Storage and Movement related intcrventions-
- (a)mcentivising dccentralised procurement including procurement of coarse grains; @) geographical diversification of procurement operations;
- (c)augmentation of adequate decentralised modem and scientific storage;
- (d)giving top priority to movement of foodgmia and providing sufficient number of rakes for this purpose, including expanding the line capacity of railways to Fdcilitate foodgain movement from surplus to consuming regions.
- (3)Others: Access to-
- (a)safe and adequate drinking water and sanitation; @) health care; .(c) nutrition& health and education suppo~t to adolexent girls;
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