Subject: Agriculture
Agriculture
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Soil Health Management – NMSA, Soil Health Card, etc.
Soil Health Card – A Tool For Agri Revolution Launched by the central government in February 2015, the scheme is tailor-made to issue ‘Soil card’ to farmers which will carry crop-wise recommendations of nutrients and fertilizers required for the individual farms. Agriculture as primary activity in India Agriculture since ages is the mainstay of the… Continue reading Soil Health Management – NMSA, Soil Health Card, etc.
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Food Processing Industry: Issues and Developments
The food processing industry in India is increasingly seen as a potential source for driving the rural economy as it brings about synergy between the consumer, industry and the farmer.
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Genetically Modified (GM) crops – cotton, mustards, etc.
Raging debate on genetically modified crops shows no signs of abating. Here is everything you need to know about this debate.
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Organic Farming – Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojna (PKVY), NPOF etc.
The market for organic food in this country is likely to treble in the next four years, according to a report from business chamber Assocham and TechSci Research, a non-government body. source What is organic farming? Need for organic farming in India Key characteristics of organic farming Steps taken by the Government to promote organic… Continue reading Organic Farming – Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojna (PKVY), NPOF etc.
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Irrigation In India – PMKSY, AIBP, Watershed Management, Neeranchan, etc.
Everything you need to know about Neeranchal Project, a very important component of PM Krishi Sinchai Yojana.
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Pulses Production – Subramanian Committee, Eco Survey, etc.
Pulses are important source of protein, high in fibre content and provide ample quantity of vitamins and minerals. India having the largest shares about 25% production, about 33% acreage and about 27% consuming of total pulses of the world. Although India is the highest producer of pulses in the world, its domestic demand outstrips domestic… Continue reading Pulses Production – Subramanian Committee, Eco Survey, etc.
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Food Safety Standards – FSSAI, food fortification, etc.
Food Safety Regulations in India and the Way Forward From junk food bans to street food regulations, FSSAI has been in news all the year round and most notoriously for the Maggie ban! UPSC does not necessarily goes for the most hot topic in news which is the Maggie ban in this context but this whole episode opens… Continue reading Food Safety Standards – FSSAI, food fortification, etc.
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Minimum Support Prices for Agricultural Produce
The MSPs are announced by the GoI at the beginning of the sowing season for around 24 commodities so as to induce the farmers to make capital investment, adopt new technologies for crop improvement and so on. One could say that there is a remarkable oddity about India’s agricultural yields & the MSPs decided by Commission of Agricultural Costs & Prices but that's always a part of the game, right?
In this story, we will track the development under the NDA govt. and try to understand the rationale behind the changing trends or prices & policies.
