2021 Budget For Agriculture

The national crop insurance services released this statement in response.

2021 budget for agriculture. The office of management and budget omb today released a proposed fiscal year 2021 budget that includes steep cuts to the usda and federal crop insurance. Fiscal year 2021 budget summary 2021 budget summary pdf 1 7 mb. Government has estimated a total of 1 1 billion for the agricultural sector in the 2020 21 budget.

The 2021 budget pays attention to priority areas such as inclusive growth developing and supporting productive value chains optimising value from natural resources social protection engagement. National agricultural statistics service pdf 424 kb agricultural research service pdf 990 kb national institute of food and agriculture pdf 980 kb rural development. The national assembly monday passed the 2021 appropriation bill to the tune of n13 588 027 886 175 trillion as an aggregate expenditure.

Miraflor the department of agriculture s da senate approved budget for 2021 is p86 billion which is only 30 percent of the agency s original budget proposal of p280 billion. Some 10m has been ring fenced for the tillage sector in budget 2021. Published november 26 2020 12 48 pm by madelaine b.

Minister mcconalogue said he is extremely conscious of the pressures on the tillage sector this year. The approval was done during an emergency session. Agriculture and food security experts argue that the 2021 budget does not address the long standing challenges facing the country s agricultural sector.

This 10m will come from an overall fund of 79m for a number of pilot measures in the agri environment area. Last year brought unprecedented challenges for rural america.