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Jagran sakhi magazine
Jagran sakhi magazine published this article page no 41 after independence the immediate goal of the government was to increase foodgrains production by i switching over from cash crops to food crops ii intensification of cropping over already cultivated land and iii increasing cultivated area by bringing cultivable and fallow land under plough. initially this strategy helped in increasing foodgrains production. but agricultural production stagnated during late 1950s. to overcome this problem intensive agricultural district programme iadp and intensive agricultural area programme iaap were launched. but two consecutive droughts during mid-1960s resulted in food crisis in the country jagran sakhi magazine subscription.