About The Government of India is converting the fertilizer retail shops into Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samriddhi Kendras (PMKSKs). These PMKSKs will act as a nodal point for all agriculture related activities, and disseminate the latest innovations, best practices, knowledge, techniques …
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. The minimum support prices are announced by the Government at the beginning of the …
About Launched in 2016, the National Agricultural Market (e-NAM) is a pan-India electronic trading portal which targets to connect almost 7,000 existing mandis run by Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMC) to create a unified national market for agricultural commodities. e-NAM …
Context Dhara Mustard Hybrid-11 (DMH-11) had recently been approved by the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) for cultivation in farmer fields, as a precursor to commercial cultivation. What is GM Crop? A genetically modified organism (GMO) or living modified organism …
Context The agriculture and allied sector play a critical role in rural livelihood, employment and national food security. Around 55-60 percent of its rural households depend primarily on agriculture for their livelihood. According to the Economic Survey (2021-22), the agriculture …
Context: The government recently gave clearance for the release of GM Mustard Hybrid DMH 11 based on the recommendations of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change. Significance of the move Reflects …
Context: The United Nations has, at India’s initiative, declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets. India’s millet production status India’s own production of these “nutri cereals” — jowar, bajra and ragi and minor millets such as kodo, kutki, kakun, …
Context: Recently, the government has suo motu offered to make pro-farmer changes in its flagship crop-insurance scheme — the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in view of the climate change-induced escalated hazards in farming. About PMFBY PMFBY launched in …
About Krishi UDAN The Krishi Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik (Krishi Udan) scheme was launched in 2020 to assist farmers in transporting agricultural products on international and national routes so that it improves their value realisation. It is an initiative …
Context The potential of Urban farming in alleviating food insecurity from cities requires holistic policy support from governments. Urban Farming Urban farming or urban agriculture refers to the practice of growing plants and raising animals for human consumption within cities …