About the scheme Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAmman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) is a Central Sector Scheme with 100% funding from Government of India. Aim : To augment the income of the farmers by providing income support to all landholding farmers’ families across …
About APEDA The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) was established by the Government of India under the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act,1985. The Authority replaced the Processed Food Export Promotion Council (PFEPC). …
About AIF The Government of India launched the Central Sector Scheme of financing facility under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) in 2020. AIF is a medium – long term debt financing facility for investment in viable projects for post-harvest management …
About MSP Minimum Support Price (MSP) is a form of market intervention by the Government to insure agricultural producers against any sharp fall in farm prices. MSP is the price at which the government procures certain crops from farmers to …
About the Scheme The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme was introduced in 1998 with the aim of providing adequate and timely credit support to the farmers for their cultivation and other needs as indicated below: To meet the short term …
About the Scheme The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme was introduced in 1998 with the aim of providing adequate and timely credit support from the banking system under a single window with flexible and simplified procedure to the farmers for …
Context The Green Revolution of the1960s pulled India from the brink of starvation, and turned it into a big food exporter, but the revolution also made India the world’s biggest extractor of groundwater. In recent times, regenerative agriculture can help …
Context India has been the largest producer of millets globally. Three varieties of millet, viz., pearl millet (bajra), sorghum (jowar), and finger millet (ragi), constitute the largest share of India’s total millet production. Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, …
About SHC The Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme is promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare to provide information to farmers on nutrient status of their soil along with recommendations on appropriate dosage of nutrients to be applied …