RACP

The development objective of the Rajasthan Agricultural Competitiveness Project for India is to establish the feasibility of sustainably increasing agricultural productivity and farmer incomes through a distinct agricultural development approach by integrating agriculture water management and agricultural technology, farmer organizations and market innovations in selected locations across the ten agro ecological zones of Rajasthan.

Main components of the project are:

1. Improved on-farm water use efficiency reduced water-intensive cropping patterns and using the resultant savings for economic purposes outside of agriculture in support the state's water policy of reducing water consumption by the agricultural sector.

2. Increased private sector participation in the development of value chains in process sing and marketing in support of the state's agro processing and agri-business policy.

3. Improved public sector capacity in delivering agriculture support services.

The beneficiaries of the project is primarily be small and marginal farmers with actual or potential commercial outlook in the selected agro-climatic zones supported through collective action in achieving economies of scale. RACP include a wide range of project interventions on water conservation, agricultural productivity, livestock and agriculture value chains etc.which is have important environmental and social dimensions--including benefits, potential adverse impacts and risks. The project is being taken up in 17 selected regional clusters from 10 different agro eco logical zones of Rajasthan.