National Food Security Mission (India)

The National Food Security Mission (NFSM) during the 12th Five-Year Plan has five components:

1. NFSM-Rice
2. NFSM-Wheat
3. NFSM-Pulses
4. NFSM-Coarse cereals
5. NFSM-Commercial Crops. 

Its objectives are:

• Increasing production of rice, wheat, pulses and coarse cereals through area expansion and productivity enhancement in a sustainable manner in the identified districts of the country
• Restoring soil fertility and productivity at the individual farm level
• Enhancing farm level economy (i.e. farm profits) to restore confidence amongst the farmers

The Mission would adopt following strategies: 

• Focus on low productivity and high potential districts including cultivation of food grain crops in rain fed areas.
• Implementation of cropping system centric interventions in a Mission mode approach through active engagement of all the stakeholders at various levels.
• Agro-climatic zone wise planning and cluster approach for crop productivity enhancement.
• Focus on pulse production through utilization of rice fallow, rice bunds and intercropping of pulses with coarse cereals, oilseeds and commercial crops (sugarcane, cotton, jute).
• Promotion and extension of improved technologies i.e., seed, integrated nutrient management (INM) including micronutrients, soil amendments, integrated pest management (IPM), input use efficiency and resource conservation technologies along with capacity building of the farmers/extension functionaries.
• Close monitoring of flow of funds to ensure timely reach of interventions to the target beneficiaries.
• Integration of various proposed interventions and targets with the district plan of each identified district.
• Constant monitoring and concurrent evaluation by the implementing agencies for assessing the impact of the interventions for a result-oriented approach.