Agricultural trade in South Asia has allowed countries to keep their food prices low, expanded access to different sources of nutrition and helped to improve the productivity of the sector in the last two centuries. Food grains, such as rice, have invoked emotive political responses in all trade agreements throughout history. This study feeds into The Asia Foundation’s larger endeavour to devise effective policies on farm incomes, nutrition, agricultural water use and challenges of climate change adaptation across the region.

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The principal focus of the review study on Udaan Scheme is to create an ecosystem that would bridge the gaps existing in the present scheme. The study aims at:

• Identifying the bottlenecks, gaps or challenges that exist in the present Udaan scheme
• Providing suitable suggestions for better implementation of the scheme, to enhance employment opportunities for the educated youth of J&K

BRIEF will extensively interact with key stakeholders including the authorities, youth as well as corporate bodies and would also conduct a workshop as an effort to create a platform for the youth to engage with the policy establishment, implementer, corporate bodies and other relevant stakeholders.

The outcome of the study would be collated in the form of a comprehensive report covering the performance metrics of the scheme, positives as well as success factors, challenges faced/gaps to be bridged, perceptions of stakeholders and finally, recommendations aimed at assisting the policy establishment in the process of exercising necessary reforms in the implementation of the scheme.

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