ACC Final Book PDF

2nd Edition
Agriculture
CURRENT AFFAIRS
2018-2019
PUBLISHED BY:
D.K. WADHWA
&
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Index
1. National and international organization 1
2. ICAR awards: 3
3. ICAR Human Resources 7
4. Revised names of ICAR institutes 13
5. List of important organization with their brief detail 15
6. Institutions in Agriculture their location and
establishment year 21
7. Organization and chief person 25
8. Agricultural statistics- 2017 27
9. Area and production of Major Agricultural Crops 29
10. India’s Position in World Agriculture in 2015 33
11. APEDA 2016- 2017 35
12. Agricultural Trade 37
13. Overview of Indian fisheries 45
14. Agriculture budget highlights 47
15. Current Schemes 51
16. Mobile app and portals for farmers 95
17. Important statistics at a glance 109
18. MSP of various commodities 125
19. Economic Survey 2017-18 127
20. Agriculture Census 2015-16 131
21. Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 143
22. Table of Milk, Egg, Meat and Wool production 2016-17 145
23. Global Agriculture Leadership Awards 155
24. Forest Report-2017 157
25. GST on Agriculture Products 163
26. New released varieties 165
27. MCQs with detail analysis 169
28. Important Facts 177
29. Current affairs MCQs 191
30. Practice Mock Test (IBPS-AFO, NABARD) 219
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National And International Organization:
1.ICAR:
Established: 16 July 1929
 16 July is also known as ICAR day.
 It is an autonomous organisation under the Department of ag-

riculture research and education (DARE).
Headquarter: New Delhi
Milestone:
 1996: Establishment of National Gene Bank at New Delhi.
 Initiation of the first All-India Co-ordinated Research Project

on Maize in 1957
 Status of Deemed University accorded to Indian Agricultural

Research Institute in 1958
 First State Agricultural University on land grant pattern at

Pantnagar established in 1960.
 Department of Agricultural Research and Education

(DARE) established in 1973.
 First Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) at Puducherry (Pondi-

cherry) was established in 1974 under TNAU. (Number of total
KVK: 695)
 In 2006 Launching of National Agricultural Innovation
Project (NAIP)
 ICAR scientists were the first in the world to sequence the

pigeon pea genome.
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 In December 2009, it announced that it was considering a policy

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to provide open access to its research.
 As of July, 2006 it has developed a vaccine against bird flu.

ICAR Awards:
The vaccine was developed at the High Security Animal Dis-
ease Laboratory, Bhopal, the only facility in the country to
conduct tests for the H5N1 variant of bird flu. 1. Sardar Patel Outstanding Award is given to recognized outstanding
ICAR Institution Award performance by the ICAR institutes, DUs of
President: Shri Radha Mohan Singh (Present Agriculture minister) 2018 ICAR, CAU and State Agricultural Universi-
ties, three Awards of ₹ 10.00 lakh each
Director General: Dr.Trilochan Mohapatra (Also designated as 2.Chaudhary Devi Lal In order to recognize outstanding perfor-
Chairman of ICAR) Outstanding All India mance of the AICRP
Coordinated Research  one annual award of ₹ 3.00 lakh (₹2.00
First deputy director general of horticulture , ICAR - dr. K.L. Chadha Project Award 2018 lakh for the main coordinating unit and ₹
1.00 lakh for the best coordinating centre)
3. Pandit DeenDayal  This award has been instituted to promote
Upadhyay Krishi Vigyan healthy competition among Krishi Vigyan
Protshahan Puraskar(Na- Kendras (KVKs)
tional& Zonal) 2018 Prize money for national level of ₹25.0
lakhs (₹20.00 lakhs for infrastructural devel-
opment +₹1.0 lakhs for sharing among staff
+₹4.0 lakh for training of KVK staff).
At zonal level there are a total of eleven
awards: one for each zone of KVKs. Each
award consists of ₹2.25 lakh (₹1.50 lakh for
purchase of office/farm equipment +₹0.75
lakh for training of KVK staff).
4. Atal Bihari Vajpayee  To find a solution for any immediate
ICAR Challenge Award or long-standing problem, or limitation in
2018 agriculture
 The award carries a cash prize of ₹10.00
lakh
5. Rafi Ahmed Kidwai  This award is to be given to agricultural

Award for Outstanding scientists for outstanding contribution in
Research in Agricultural specified areas.
Sciences 2018  A total of four awards are provided under
the award. Each award carries a cash
prize of ₹ 5.00 lakh in addition to the
citation.
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6. Jawaharlal Nehru Award  I n order to promote high quality doctoral 12. N

ASI-ICAR Award  In order to reduce drudgery of farm women
for P.G. Outstanding thesis research in priority/frontier areas of for Innovation and by development of farm implements and
Doctoral Thesis Research agriculture and allied sciences Research on Farm to encourage researchers and innovators to
in Agricultural and Allied  I CAR has instituted 18 awards of Implements -2018 develop farm implements for farm women
Sciences 2018 ₹50,000/-in cash  The award consists of ₹1.00 lakh in cash,
7. Panjabrao Deshmukh citation and certificate.
 All women scientists engaged in research in
Outstanding Woman agricultural and allied subjects /extension in a 13.Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed  The award is primarily meant for any per-
Scientist Award 2018 recognized institution are eligible for this award. Award for Outstanding son or team (with two or three associates,
 The award consists of ₹1.00 lakh in cash Research in Tribal Farm- if any) engaged in applied research
and citation along with provision of equal ing Systems 2018 Two awards each with the value of ₹1.00

amount of ₹1.00 lakh for motivating wom- lakh in cash and citation + provision of
an scientists equal amount for study on related subject
8. Vasantrao Naik Award  I n order to promote outstanding research 14. Dr Rajendra Prasad  To recognize to authors of original Hindi
for Outstanding Research and application in priority aspects of dry Puruskar for techni- Technical books in agriculture
Application in Dry Land land farming systems & water conservation cal books in Hindi in  An individual award consists of ₹1.00 lakh
Farming Systems 2018  An Annual Award of ₹1.00 lakh is to be Agricultural and Allied in cash and a citation.
awarded to an outstanding scientistor Sciences 2018
extension worker. 15. Hari Om Ashram Trust To recognize the outstanding research on long

9. Bharat Ratna Dr C.  In order to provide recognition to out- Award for the biennium term problem in agricultural and allied sciences,
Subramaniam Award for standing teachers and to promote quality 2016-2017 four individual awards have been instituted.
Outstanding Teachers teaching in the field of Agriculture Each individual award carries a cash prize

2018  Each award consists of ₹1.00 lakh in cash of ₹1.00 lakh in addition to a citation.
+ travel grant of ₹1.00 lakh to promote 16.Nanaji Deshmukh ICAR To encourage and promote research work

innovation in teaching. Award for Outstanding Each award would be of ₹5,00,000/- (Ru-

10. Lal Bahadur Shastri  I n order to recognize the talented young Interdisciplinary Team pees Five Lakhs only). (For team of
Outstanding Young scientists who have shown extraordinary Research in Agricultural scientist)
Scientist Award 2018 originality and dedication in their research and Allied Sciences 2018
programmes, four individual awards are 17. C
haudhary Charan Six annual awards carrying cash award

to be given annually. Singh Award for Excel- of₹1,00,000/- (One Lakh only) and a
 An individual award of ₹1.00 lakh in cash lence in Journalism in certificate are to be given to journalists for
and a citation and a challenge project for Agricultural Research Print Media
three years with budgetary provision and Development 2017
of₹10.00 lakh per year+ ₹ 5.00 lakh
18. J agjivan Ram Abhinav  I n order to recognize the outstanding con-
for foreign training (upto 3 months), if
KisanPuruskar /Jagjivan tributions of innovative farmers
deemed necessary by the ICAR.
Ram Innovative Farmer One annual national award of ₹ 1.00

11. Swami Saha-  The award is exclusively meant for Award (National/Zonal) lakh on national level and Eleven annual
janandSaraswati individual extension scientist/teacher 2018 awards of ₹ 0.50 lakh each on zonal level
Outstanding Extension for excellence in agricultural extension
Scientist Award 2018 19. N.G. Ranga Farmer  In order to recognize outstanding contribution of
methodology and education work. Two
Award for Diversified innovative farmers for diversified agriculture
individual awards have been provided.
Agriculture 2018 One annual award of ₹ 1.00 lakh in any of

 An individual award would consist of ₹1.00
lakh in cash and a citation. the areas of Diversified Agriculture is given
by ICAR.
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20. Pandit DeenDayal Upa- In order to recognize the contributions of

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dhyay Antyodaya Krishi marginal, small and landless farmers for
Puruskar 2018(National
& Zonal)
developing sustainable integrated models ICAR Human Resources:
of farming
Prize money for national level: 1 Lakh
Zonal level: 11 awards of 50,000 each.
 State Agricultural Universities (64 SAUs)
21. Haldhar Organic Farmer  In order to recognize outstanding con-  Deemed-to-be-Universities (4DUs):
Award, 2018 tribution of organic farmers, ICAR has
instituted an award IARI - Indian Agricultural Research Institute New Delhi
The award consists of ₹1,00,000/- (Rupees
One Lakh only). NDRI - National Dairy Research Institute Karnal, Haryana
Minimum 5 years certified experience
required. IVRI - Indian Veterinary Research Institute Izatnagar, Uttar
22. Cash Awards Scheme, To encourage employees of ICAR Re-
 Pradesh
2018 search Institutes CIFE - Central Institute on Fisheries Education Mumbai, Maharashtra
Three annual awards of ₹51,000/- (Ru-

pees Fifty-One Thousand only) are to be
given to the awardees Central Universities (4 CUs) with Agricultural faculties:
Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, U.P.
Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh, U.P.
Vishwa Bharti Shantiniketan, West Bengal
Nagaland University Mediziphema, Nagaland
Central Agricultural Universities (3 CAUs):
Central Agricultural University Manipur
Rani Laxmi Bai Central Agricultural Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh

University
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricul- Pusa (Samastipur)
tural University
 Institutions (64)
 National research Centre (15)
 National bureaus (6):
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NBAGR – National Bureau of Karnal, Haryana 15 ICAR-Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Srinagar
Animal Genetic Resources 16 ICAR-Central Institute on Post harvest Engineering and Technolo-
NBAII – National Bureau Hebbal, Bengaluru, Karnataka gy, Ludhiana
of Agriculturally Important
Insects 17 ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi
NBAIM– National Bureau Mau Nath Bhanjan, Uttar Pradesh 18 ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasargod
of Agriculturally Important 19 ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla
Micro-Organisms
20 ICAR-Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Barrackpore
NBFGR – National Bureau of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Fish Genetic Resources 21 ICAR-Central Research Institute of Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad
22 ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack
NBPGR – National Bureau of New Delhi
Plant Genetic 23 ICAR-Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar, Rajasthan
Resources
24 ICAR-Indian institute of Soil and Water Conservation Research&
NBSS & LUP – National Nagpur, Maharashtra Training Institute, Dehradun
Bureau of Soil Survey and
25 ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal
Land-Use Planning
26 ICAR-Central TobaccoResearch Institute, Rajahmundry
 Directorates/Project Directorates (13) 27 ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Trivandrum
28 ICAR-ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna
 Total KVKs: 695
29 ICAR-ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Barapani
30 ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Ela, Old Goa, Goa
List of ICAR Institutions:
31 ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi
1 ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute , Port Blair 32 ICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi
2 ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur 33 ICAR-Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Ranchi
3 ICAR-Central Avian Research Institute,Izatnagar 34 ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru
4 ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore 35 ICAR-Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums, Ranchi
5 ICAR-Central Institute Brackish water Aquaculture, Chennai 36 ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur
6 ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hissar 37 ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Sciences, Bhopal
7 ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom 38 ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut
8 ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal 39 ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow
9 ICAR-Central Institute of Arid Horticulture, Bikaner 40 ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi
10 ICAR-Central Institute of Cotton Research, Nagpur 41 ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research & Manage-
11 ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin ment, Hyderabad
12 ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar 42 ICAR-National Institute of Biotic Stress Management Institute, Raipur
13 ICAR-Central Institute of Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai 43 ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Malegaon,
14 ICAR-Central Institute of Sub Tropical Horticulture, Lucknow Maharashtra
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44 ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru Other Agriculture research centers in India:
45 National Institute of Research on Jute & Allied Fiber Technology, 1. Indian Institute of SugarcaneResearch -- Lucknow
Kolkata
46 ICAR-National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease 2. Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) Kolkata
Informatics, Hebbal, Bengaluru
3. Rubber Board --Kottyam
47 ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore
4. Spice Board – Kochin, kerala
48 ICAR-Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi AnusandhanSansthan,
Almora
5. Indian Institute of Wheat & Barley Research -- Karnal
49 ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cattle, Meerut, Uttar
Pradesh 6. National Institute of Nutrition(NIN) --Hyderabad
50 ICAR-National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal
7. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)–NewDelhi
51 ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, New Delhi
52 ICAR- Central Agroforestry Research Institute , Jhansi, UP 8. Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture(CRID-
53 ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy A)--Hyderabad
Research, New Delhi
9. Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited--Ranchi
54 ICAR- Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal,
Haryana 10. Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants--Lucknow
55 ICAR- Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research, Modipuram,
UP 11. Central Food Technological Research Institute--Mysore
56 ICAR- Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad, Telangana
12. Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI)--Kolkata
57 ICAR- Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research, Hyderabad, Telangana
58 ICAR- Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research, Pedavegi, West 13. Central Institute of Fisheries Education--Mumbai
Godawari, Andhra Pradesh
14. Central Institute of Fisheries, Nautical and Engineering
59 ICAR- Indian Institute of Water Management, Bhubaneshwar,
Odisha
Training—Kochi, Kerala
60 ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad, Telangana
61 ICAR- Central Institute for Women in Agriculture, Bhubaneshwar,
Odisha
62 ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra
63 ICAR-Indian Institute of Seed Research, Mau, Uttar Pradesh
64 ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Hazaribag,
Jharkhand
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Revised Names Of Icar Institutes:
1. Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI), Andaman and

Nicobar Islands
New Name: Central Island Agricultural Research Institute (CIARI)
2. Directorate of Maize Research (DMR), Pusa, New Delhi
New Name: Indian Institute of Maize Research (IIMR),

Ludhiana (Shifted to Ludhiana in 13 November, 2014)
(It was located at New Delhi but now shifted to PAU campus,
Ludhiana)
3. Directorate of Rice Research (DRR), Rajendranagar, Hyderabad
New Name: Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR)
4. Directorate of Wheat Research (DWR), Karnal, Haryana
New Name: Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research

(LWBR)
5. Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar
New Name: Indian Institute of Water Management (IIWM)
6. Directorate of Research on Women in Agriculture, Bhubaneswar
New Name: Central Institute for Women in Agriculture (CIWA)
7. Directorate of Oil Palm Research (DOPR), Pedavegi, WestGodavari,

Andhra Pradesh
New Name: Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research
8. Directorate of Ollseeds Research (DOR) Rajendranagar, Hyderabad
New Name: Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research (IIOR)

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9. Directorate of Sorghum Research (DSR), Rajendranagar,
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Hyderabad
New Name: Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR)

List Of Important Organization With
Their Brief Detail
10. Central soil and water conservation research and training insti-
tute, Dehradun
New Name: ICAR- Indian Institute of soil and water conserva- Abbreviation Full title, and main objective Date founded &
tion (ICAR- IISWC) headquarter
ICRISAT International Crops Research Institute for 1972
11. National Research Centre for Citrus (NRCC), Nagpur the Semi-Arid Tropics Hyderabad
Objective: Crop improvement and crop- (India)
New Name: Central Citrus Research Institute (CCRI) ping systems, focusing on sorghum, mil-
lets, chick-pea, pigeon pea and groundnut
12. ICAR Research Complex for Goa, Goa FAO Head: José Graziano da Silva Founded: 16
Objective: international efforts to defeat October 1945
New Name: Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute (CCARI) hunger. Rome, Italy
13. ICAR-Project Directorate for Farming Systems Research CGIAR The Consultative Group on International 1970
(ICARPDFSR), Meerut, UP Agricultural Research France
Objective: to coordinate international
New Name: Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research agricultural research efforts aimed at
reducing poverty and achieving food
security in developing countries.
IFPRI International Food Policy Research 1975
Institute Washington
Objective: Strategies and policies to D.C. (USA)
meet world food needs, emphasizing
policy analysis
IRRI International Rice Research Institute 1960
Objective: Global rice improvement Los Baños (the
Philippines)
IITA International Institute of Tropical Agri- 1967
culture Ibadan (Nigeria)
Objective: Crop improvement in humid
and semi-humid tropics, land manage-
ment and farming systems, focusing
on maize, cassava, cowpea, plantain,
soybean and yams
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IIMI International Irrigation Management 1985 IIHR Indian Institute of Horticultural Research 1967
Institute Colombo Objective: conduct cytogenetical studies Bangalore,
Objective: Research on water manage- (Sri Lanka) to improve horticultural crops Karnataka
ment in agriculture, irrigation, groundwa-
ter, river basins, wetlands, ecosystems, CPRI Central Potato Research Institute 1949
food security, wastewater and climate Objective: conduct and coordinate potato Shimla,
change research in India Himachal
Objective: Research and information
dissemination on improved irrigation CTRI Central Tuber Crops Research Institute 1963
management and irrigation systems Objective: conducts and coordinates re- Trivandrum,
search on all tropical tuber crops other than Kerala
NBPGR National Bureau of Plant Genetic Re- 1976 potato viz. cassava, sweet potato, amorpho-
sources New Delhi phallus, aroids, yams, arrowroot, etc.
Objective: undertakes research and coor-
dinates activities in germplasm collection; CAZRI Central Arid Zone Research Institute 1952
introduction and exchange of seeds and Objective: mandate to evolve location- Jodhpur, R
plant materials specific technologies for optimizing ajasthan
production of arid lands based on ecologi-
IARI Indian Agricultural Research Institute 1 April, 1905
cal principles by judicious utilization of
Objective: premier agricultural insti- New Delhi
natural resources
tution engaged in basic and applied
research in crops, postgraduate education CRIDA Central Research Institute for Dryland 1985
and training and extension education. Agriculture Hyderabad,
Director: A K singh Objective: mandate to carry out basic re- Andhra Pradesh
Deemed status in 1958 search in conservation, management and
NRRI National Rice Research Institute 1946 utilization of natural resources in dryland
Objective: basic and applied research in Cuttack, Odisha ecosystem
all disciplines of rice culture
CIAE Central Institute of Agricultural Engi- 1976
CTRI Central Tobacco Research Institute 1947
neering Bhopal,
Objective: varietals improvement of Rajahmundry,
Objective: mandate for research and de- Madhya
tobacco Andhra Pradesh
velopment of improved farm equipment Pradesh
SBI Sugarcane Breeding Institute 1912 related to crop production and postharvest
Objective: evaluating important sugar- Coimbatore technology
cane varieties for different agro-climatic
regions in the country CIPHET Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engi- 1989
IISR Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research 1952 neering and Technology Ludhiana,
Objective: standardize the sugarcane pro- Lucknow, undertakes research on various aspects of Punajb
duction and protection technologies Uttar Pradesh postharvest technology related to agricul-
tural produce.
CICR Central Institute of Cotton Research 1976
Objective: basic and applied research to Nagpur, IVRI Indian Veterinary Research Institute 1889
improve cotton production. Maharashtra Objective: to conduct basic and applied Izatnagar,
research on all aspects of livestock health, Uttar Pradesh
production, and nutrition
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NDRI National Dairy Research Institute 1923(Imperial IASRI Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute became a Statis-
Objective: to meet the manpower Institute of An- Objective: conducts research in ex- tical Branch in
needs for research, teaching, and dairy imal Husbandry perimental design, surveys, statistical 1945
development through undergraduate and Dairying) genetics, computer and data processing; New Delhi
and postgraduate instructional pro- National imparts postgraduate courses for training
grammes; study of dairy production, Dairy Research professional statisticians; and provides
milk and milk processing, dairy eco- Institute after advisory and consultancy services to
nomics and management; and conduct independence in agricultural scientists in the country
of transfer of technology programmes. 1947
Karnal, Haryana NRCs National Research Centres Pan India
CSWRI Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute 1962
Objective: to improve productivity of Avikanagar, SAUs State agriculture universities
indigenous breeds of sheep through selec- Rajasthan Objective: To regulate under graduate Pan India
tion or cross breeding and post graduate program in agriculture
CMFRI Central Marine Fisheries Research 1947 NDDB National Dairy Development Board 1965
Institute Cochin Objective: Quality Assurance, Productiv- Anand, Gujarat
Objective: conducts research for assess- ity Enhancement, Institution Building and
ing and monitoring exploitable marine National Information
fishery resources for rational exploitation NABARD National bank for agricultural and rural 12 July 1982
and conservation. development Mumbai
CIFE Central Institute of Fisheries Education 1961 Objective:”matters concerning policy,
Objective: Deemed University Bombay planning and operations in the field of
credit for agriculture and other economic
CIFT Central Institute of Fisheries Technology formed in 1954 activities in rural areas in India”
Objective: conducts research for the and started Chairman: Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
improvement of indigenous crafts and functioning RRBs Regional rural banks Regional Rural
gears, and develops suitable designs in 1957 Objective: to provide sufficient banking Banks were es-
for them; develops technologies for Cochin and credit facility for agriculture and tablished under
handling, processing, preservation, other rural sectors. the provisions
product development, quality control, of an Ordinance
packaging and transportation of fish passed on
and fishery products; and conducts September 1975
transfer of technology and training and the RRB
programmes in fishery technology Act. 1976
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Institutions In Agriculture Their Location
And Establishment Year:
Institution Location Establishment Year

National Rice Research Institute Cuttack 23 April 1946
Indian Institute of Rice Research Hyderabad 1965
Indian Institute of Pulses Research Kanpur 1966, Shifted to
Kanpur in 1978
Central Tobacco Research Institute Rajahmundry 1947
Indian Institute of Vegetable Research Varanasi 1971
Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research Lucknow 1952
Sugarcane Breeding research Institute Coimbatore 1912
Sugarcane breeding institute Karnal 1932
Central Institute of Cotton Research Nagpur 1976
Central Research Institute for Jute and Barrackpore 1953
Allied Fibres
National Institute of Research on Jute Kolkata 1939
& Allied Fibre Technology
Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Jhansi 1962
Institute
Indian Institute of Horticultural Research Bangalore 1967
Central Institute of Sub Tropical Lucknow Upgraded to a full-
Horticulture fledged Institute in
(Started as Central Mango Research 1984, renamed as
Station in 1972) CISH in 1995
Central Institute of Temperate Horti- Srinagar 1994
culture
Central Institute of Arid Horticulture Bikaner 1994
Central Potato Research Institute Shimla 1949
Central Tuber Crops Research Institute Trivandrum 1963
Central Plantation Crops Research Kasargod, 1974
Institute Kerala
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Institution Location Establishment Year Institution Location Establishment Year

Central Agricultural Research Institute Port Blair, 1978 Central Sheep and Wool Research Avikanagar, 1962
Andaman Institute Rajasthan
and Nicobar Central Institute for Research on Goats Makhdoom, 1979
Islands Mathura
Indian Institute of Spices Research Calicut 1975 Central Institute for Research on Hissar 1985
Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Ranchi 1924 Buffaloes
Gums National Institute of Animal Nutrition Bangalore 1995
Central Soil and Water Conservation Dehradun 1974 and Physiology
Research & Training Institute Central Avian Research Institute Izatnagar 1979
Indian Institute of Soil Sciences Bhopal 1988 Central Marine Fisheries Research Kochi 1987
Central Soil Salinity Research Institute Karnal 1969 Institute
ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Patna 2001 Central Institute Brackish water Chennai 1987
Region Aquaculture
Central Research Institute of Dryland Hyderabad 1985 Central Inland Fisheries Research Barrackpore 1959
Agriculture Institute
Central Institute of Fisheries Tech- Cochin 1957
nology
Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur Upgraded to
Central Arid Zone
Research Institute
(CAZRI) in 1959
ICAR Research Complex Goa 1976
ICAR Research Complex for NEH Barapani, 1975
Region Meghalaya
National Institute of Abiotic Stress Malegaon, 2009
Management Baramati
Maharashtra
Central Institute of Agricultural Engi- Bhopal 1976
neering
Central Institute on Post harvest Engi- Ludhiana 1989
neering and Technology
Central Institute of Research on Cotton Mumbai 1924
Technology
Indian Agricultural Statistical Re- New Delhi 1930
search Institute
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Organization And Chief Person:
Year of estab- Chairman

Headquarter
Institute lishment /Head/president
President-Radha
16thJuly1929
MohanSingh
ICAR New Delhi
DG-Trilochan
Mahopatra
IARI 1905 Dr. A K Singh New Delhi
Chairperson- Naren-
1-Jan,-2015
dra Modi
Vice Chairperson-
NITI Ayog New Delhi
Rajiv Kumar
CEO- Amitabh
Kanth
1-November- Anil Kumar
ASRB New Delhi
1973 Srivatsava
NABARD 12th_July-1982 Harsh Kumar Bhanwala Mumbai
ASCI
(Agriculture Gurugram,
2015 Sanjeev Asthana
Skill Council Haryana
of India)
FCI 1965 YogendraTripathi New Delhi
APEDA 1986 Devendra Kumar Singh New Delhi
CACP 1965 Vijay Paul Sharma New Delhi
ICRISAT 1972 Dr. David Bergvinson Hyderabad
PPV&FR 2001 Dr. K.V. Prabhu New Delhi
MANAGE 1986 Usha Rani Hyderabad
General Jose Graziano
FAO 16-Oct -1945 Rome, Italy
daSilva
NAFED Oct 2-1958 V.R. Boda New Delhi
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FICCI 1927 Pankaj Patel New Delhi 8

CCI 2003 Dr. P. Alli Rani New Delhi
Agricultural Statistics- 2017
Dilip Raut(period of 2 Anand, Guja-
NDDB 1965
Yr,start Aug-2016) rath
RBI 1 April, 1935 Urjith Patel Mumbai Gross Value Added (GVA)
NDRI 1923 Dr. R. R. B. Singh Karnal
Percentage share (at Current Prices)
KRIBHCO 1980 Dr. Chandar Pal Singh Industry 2016-17# 2017-18@
Raju Narayana
CDB 1981 Kochi
Swamy Agriculture, Forestry & 17.9 17.1
Fishing
Tea Board 1st April 1954 Arun Kumar Ray Kolkata
Coffee Board Chairman - Shri. Crops 11.1 -
1942 Bengaluru
of India M.S. Boje Gowda
Livestock 4.6 -
Rubber Kottayam,
1947 Shri D Anandan forestry and logging 1.3 -
Board Kerala
Central Silk K M Hanumantharay- fishing and aquaculture 1.1 -
1948 Bengaluru
Board appa
World Bank 1945 Jim Yong Kim Washington # : 1st Revised Estimates @ : Provisional Estimates
Population and Agricultural Workers:

Some Important Ministries
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers D V Sadananda Gowda year Agricultural Workers (Million)
Population census Cultivators Agricultural Total
Minister of Rural development and Labourers
Narendra Singh Tomar
Panchayat Raj
2001 127.3(54.4) 106.8(45.6) 234.1 (58.2)
Minister of Food Processing Industries Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal 2011 118.8 (45.1) 144.3(54.9) 263.1 (54.6)
Minister of Environment, forest and climate
change
Dr. Harsha Vardhan Agricultural Land by use in India:
Minister of Consumer affair, Food and
Ram Vilas Paswan Sr.no Classification 2014-15 p (million ha)
Public distribution
I. Geographical Area 328.73
II. Reporting Area for Land Utilization Statistics 307.82
1. Forest 71.79
2. Not Available for Cultivation (A+B) 43.88
(A) Area Under Non-agricultural Uses 26.88
(B) Barren & Un-culturable Land 17.00
26 27
3. Other Uncultivated land excluding Fallow 25.83 9

(A) Permanent Pasture & other Grazing 10.26
Land
(B) Land under Miscellaneous Tree
3.10
12.47
Area And Production Of Major
Crops Agricultural Crops
(C) Culturable Waste Land
4. Fallow Lands (A+B) 26.18
(A) F
allow Lands other than Current 11.09 Area under Major Crops:
Fallows 15.09
(B) Current Fallows
5. Net Area Sown 140.13
(A) Total Cropped Area (Gross Cropped 198.36
Area) 58.23
(B) Area Sown more than once
Net Irrigated Area 68.38
Gross Irrigated Area 96.46
Area under Major Crops (in million hectares):

Crops 2016-17
Rice 43.19
Wheat 30.60
Nutri Cereals 24.77
Pulses 29.46
Food grains 128.03
Oilseed 26.20
Sugarcane 4.38
Cotton 10.84
Jute & Mesta 0.76
28 29
Production (MT)
Sugarcane >Rice > Wheat > Coarse cereals > Cotton > Oilseeds > Pulses > Jute & Me
Agri Coaching Chandigarh Yield (kg/hectare) Agri Coaching Chandigarh
Production of Major Agricultural Crops: Sugarcane > Wheat > Rice > Jute
Area & Mesta >ofCoarse
and Production cereals
Horticulture > Oilseeds
Crops - All India > Pulses > Co
Crop 2016-17
Food grains 275.68

Cotton, 1 bale =
170 kg
Pulses 22.95
Oilseeds 32.10 Jute, 1 bale =
Cotton 33.09
180 kg
Jute & Mesta 10.60 Mesta, 1 bale =
Sugarcane 306.72 181 kg
Cotton 33.09
Tobacco
Jute & Mesta 0.80 (2015-16) 10.60
Sugarcane 306.72
Tobacco 0.80 (2015-16)
(Production in MT)
AllCrop-wise
All India India Crop-wise Yield (2016-17*):
Yield (2016-17*): (Quintal/ hectare):
(Quintal/ hectare): Area and Production of Horticulture Crops 2016-17
Crops
- All India
(3rd Adv. Est.)
Fruits 93.707
(Producti
Sugarcane Wheat Maize Rice Crops
Vegetable 176.177 2016-17 (3rd Adv. Est.)
(698.86) > (32.16) > (26.64) > (25.50)
Fruits
Flowers 2.277 93.707
Vegetable
Plantation 18.353 176.177
Area (Lakh ha)
Flowers
Spices 8.202 2.277
Rice > Area
Wheat (Lakh
> Pulsesha)
> Oilseeds > Coarse cereals > Cotton > Sugarcane > Jute & Mesta
Plantation
Honey 0.095 18.353
Production (MT)
Spices
Total 299.853 8.202
Rice
Sugarcane > Wheat
>Rice > Coarse
> Wheat > Pulsescereals
> Oilseeds
> Cotton >>Oilseeds
Coarse cereals
> Pulses > &Cotton
> Jute Mesta
Honey 0.095
> Sugarcane
Yield (kg/hectare) > Jute & Mesta
Total Kharif Rabi 299.853
Total
Sugarcane > Wheat > Rice > Jute & Mesta > Coarse cereals > Oilseeds > Pulses > Cotton Year
Production (MT) Area Prod. Yield Area Prod Yield Area Prod Yield
2015-16 18.86 16.68 884 7.22 8.57 1186 26.08 25.25 968
Cotton, 1 bale =
Sugarcane >Rice > Wheat > Coarse cereals
170 kg > Cotton > Oilseeds > 2016-17 18.85 22.40 1188 7.35 9.70 1318 26.20 32.10 1225
Pulses > Jute & Mesta Jute, 1 bale = 2017-18 17.42 20.68 1187
180 kg
Yield (kg/hectare) Mesta, 1 bale = Consumption of Electricity for Agricultural Purposes (percentage)
181 kg
2015-16 is 20.06 % out of total consumption in the country.
Sugarcane > Wheat > Rice > Jute & Mesta > Coarse cereals
> Oilseeds > Pulses > Cotton Sales of Tractors and Power tillers
Area and Production of Horticulture Crops - All India
(Production in MT) Year Tractor Sales (No.) Power tiller Sales (No.)
Crops 2016-17 (3rd Adv. Est.) 2016-17 5,82,662 45,200
Fruits 93.707
Vegetable 30 176.177 31
Flowers 2.277
Plantation 18.353
Spices 8.202
Honey 0.095
p Area Insured under all Insurance Schemes:
esh
State-wise Crop Area Insured under all Insurance Schemes:

10
a covered under
1. Madhya Micro Irrigation as on 31.03.2017:
Pradesh
2. Rajasthan
India’s Position In World Agriculture In 2015:
Drip
3. Maharashtra Sprinkler Total micro
State-wise Area covered under Micro Irrigation as on 31.03.2017:
irrigation Item India % India’s Next to
Andhra Pradesh Rajasthan Rajasthan Share Rank
Maharashtra
Rank Drip Gujrat
Sprinkler Total micro Maharashtra
irrigation 1. Total Area
(Million Hect-
329 2.4 Seventh Russian Federation,
Canada, U.S.A.,
Gujrat
1st Andhra Pradesh
Haryana
Rajasthan Rajasthan
Andhra Pradesh ares)
2nd Maharashtra Gujrat Maharashtra Land Area 297 2.3 Seventh Russian Federation,
3rd Gujrat Haryana Andhra Pradesh China, U.S.A.,
l Average Daily Wage Rate (2015-16) - Arable Land 156 11.0 Second U.S.A.
n Rupees) - Male
All India Annual -Average
281 Daily Wage Rate (2015-16) - 2. Population (Million)
Female
Agri. Wages - 218 - Male - 281
(in Rupees) Total 1309 17.7 Second China
s and Exports of Agricultural Commodities
Female - 218 Rural 862 25.6 First
3. Crop Production (Million Tonnes)
India’s Imports and Exports of Agricultural Commodities
Percentage share of (Value in Cr ) (A) : Total Cereals 284 10.2 Third China, U.S.A
Agricultural
Year
Imports
Percentage in
share of
cultural Imports in Total
Percentage
Agri- (Value in Cr ) share of Agricultural
Percentage share of
Wheat 87 11.7 Second China
Rice (Paddy) 157 21.2 Second China
Total Imports
Imports ExportsExports
Agricultural in Total
in Exports
Total Exports (B): Total Pulses 17 22.5 First
5.63 12.55 (C) : Oilseeds
2015-16 5.63 12.55
6.39 12.26 Groundnut (in 7 15.0 Second China
2016-17 (P) 6.39 12.26
shell)
As per(%):
are in World Exports 2015 Share in World Exports (%): Rapeseed 6 8.8 Third Canada, China
(D): Commercial Crops
Sugarcane 362 19.2 Second Brazil
China (13.80%) Tea 1.2 21.8 Second China
Coffee (green) 0.3 3.7 Seventh Brazil, Vietnam,
Columbia,
Russia (2.10%)
Jute & Jute like 1.9 54.0 First
Fibres
India (1.60%) Cotton (lint) 6.2 Second China
Tobacco Unman- 0.7 10.7 Third China, Brazil
ufactured
32 33
n in World Agriculture in 2015:
Item India % India's Next to
Share Rank
4. Fruits & Vegetables Production (Million Tonnes) 11

(A) :Vegetables& 119 10.0 Second China
Melons APEDA 2016- 2017
(B) : Fruits ex- 87 12.3 Second China
cluding Melons
(C) : Potatoes 48 12.7 Second China  Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development
(D) : Onion 19 20.8 Second China
Authority (APEDA) was established by the Government of India
(Dry) under the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Devel-
5. Livestock (Million Heads)
opment Authority Act passed by the Parliament in December, 1985.
The Act (2 of 1986) came into effect from 13th February 1986.
(A) : Cattle 185 12.7 Second Brazil
(B) : Buffaloes 111 56.4 First  Headquarter - New Delhi
(C) : Camels 0.4 1.3 Twelfth Somalia, Sudan, Ken-
ya, Niger,  Chairman – Shri DK singh
(D) : Sheep 62 5.4 Third China, Australia  Director – Shri Sunil kumar
(E) : Goats 132 13.5 Second China
 APEDA had 5 regional offices-
(F) : Chicken 740 3.3 Sixth China, U.S.A, Indo-
nesia, Brazil, Iran a. MUMBAI
6. Animal Products (Million Tonnes)
(A) : Milk Total 156 19.3 First b. KOLKATA
(B) : Eggs (Pri- 4 5.5 Third China, U.S.A c. HYDERABAD
mary) Total
(C) : Meat Total 7 2.2 Sixth China, U.S.A, Brazil, d. BENGALURU
Russian
e. GUWAHATI
Natural Resource Management
 APEDA has 5 virtual offices.
Degraded land area - 120.4 mha (37%) includes  In Monitored Products basmati Rice has been included in the
Second Schedule of APEDA Act.
• Water and wind erosion - 94.9 mha
• Water logging - 0.9 mha  In addition to this, APEDA has been entrusted with the respon-
sibility to monitor the import of sugar as well.
• Soil alkalinity/ sodicity - 3.7 mha
 APEDA also functions as the Secretariat to service the National
• Soil acidity - 17.9 mha Accreditation Board (NAB) for the implementation of accred-
• Soil salinity - 2.7 mha itation of the Certification Bodies under National Programme
for Organic Production (NPOP) for organic exports. ”Organic
• Mining and industrial waste - 0.3 mha Products” for export are to be certified only if Produced, Pro-
34 35
cessed and Packed as per the standards laid down in the document
12
“National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP).”
Initiatives taken for ease of doing business:

Agricultural Trade
 Development and Implementation of HortiNet system up to
the farm registration level for 13 new products.  India has emerged as a significant agriexporter in a few crops
viz. rice, cotton, sugarcane, cashew nut, castor seed and ground-
 Farmer registration under HortiNet system was started for
vegetables and mangoes in the state of MP. nut. As per WTO’s Trade Statistics, the share of India’s agricul-
tural exports and imports in the world agriculture trade in 2015
MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS / ACHIEVEMENTS IN PROD- were 2.26% and 1.74%, respectively.
UCT CATEGORIES:
 Agricultural exports increased from Rs. 2, 27,193 crore in
 Horticulture Sector 2012-13 to Rs. 2, 27,554crore in financial year 2016-17 regis-
tering a growth of nearly 0.15%.
NPOP (National Programme for Organic Production):
 The share of agricultural exports in India’s total exports de-
 NPOP is implemented by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry creased from 13.90% in 2012-13 to 12.27% in 2016-17.
for exports under the Foreign Trade Development Regulations Agri Coaching Chandigarh India’s top 5 agricultural commodities in terms of value in
(FTDR) Act since October 2001. 2016-17 (Exports):
 The aims of NPOP include policies for development and cer-

Rice -basmati
tification of organic products, national standards for organic (21%)
products, accreditation of certification bodies and certification
of organic products in conformity to the national standards and Spices
encourage the APEDA development of organic cultivation and (19%)
processing.
Rice(other
than basmati)
Increase in Export of Organic Products: (16%)
 During 2016-17, there was an increase of 17.5 % in Export Vol-

Cotton raw
ume and 25 % increase in export value. (10%)
Sugar (8%)
 Total exported value of agri& allied export is 227554 crores in 2016-17.

36  India‘s agricultural imports increased from
37 Rs. 95,719crore in 2012-13 to Rs1,
64,680crore in 2016-17 registering a growth of nearly 72%. Share of agricultu
imports in the total imports increased from 3.59 % in 2012-13 to 6.42 % in 20
 India‘s top 3 agricultural commodities (Imports):

Rice -basmati
(21%)
 Total exported value of agri& allied export is 227554 crores According to NSSO 68th Round Survey (July 2011-June 2012)
in 2016-17. Spices survey on Employment and Unemployment 16.44 million
(19%)
workers as per usual status were engaged in the activities of
 India’s agricultural imports increased from Rs. 95,719crore in farming of animals mixed farming, fishing and aquaculture.
Rice(other
2012-13 to Rs1, 64,680crore in 2016-17 registering a growth of
than basmati)
Livestock and Poultry Population 18th and 19th census:
(16%)
nearly 72%. Share of agricultural imports in the total imports
increased from 3.59 % in 2012-13 toraw6.42 % in 2016-17.
Cotton
(10%) Livestock Production:
 India’s top 3 agricultural commodities (Imports):
 According to estimates of the CSO the value of output livestock
 Import duty on sugar was increased from 40% to 50% and on
Sugar (8%)
sector at current prices was about Rs. 811847 crore during 2015-
16 which is about 28.6% of the value of output from agricultural
 Totalwheat hasvalue
exported beenof increased
agri& alliedfrom
export10% to 20%
is 227554 croresand on peas from
in 2016-17.
0%agricultural
 India‘s to 50%, imports
on crude palm from
increased oil has
Rs. been raisedinfrom
95,719crore 15%
2012-13 to 30%,
to Rs1, and allied sector. At constant prices the value of output from
64,680crore in 2016-17
on refined palmregistering
oil form a25%
growth nearly 72%. Share of agricultural
toof40% livestock is about 28% of the value of the output from total agri-
imports in the total imports increased from 3.59 % in 2012-13 to 6.42 % in 2016-17. culture and allied sector.
 India‘s top 3 agricultural commodities (Imports):
Vegetable Fresh Average Milk production Data:

Pulses
oils Fruits Present per capita availability of milk = 355g/day
 Import duty on sugar was increased from 40% to 50% and on wheat has been
increased from 10% to 20% and on peas from 0% to 50%, on crude palm oil has been Year Milk Production(Million tones) Growth Rate (%)
raised from 15% to 30%, on refined palm oil form 25% to 40%
Key Points from annual report 2017-18 2015-16 155.5 6.28
2016-17 165.4 6.37
Key Points from annual
18th Live Stock report 2017-18
19th Live Stock
Census 2007 Census 2012 Growth Rate
Average Yield rate of milk:
Sr. Sr. no. Species (no.18th Live Stock (no. 19th
in Millions) in Millions)
Live Stock(%)Growth
2007-2012
Rate
no. Census Exotic Cross- Indigenous Non-de- Indig- Non-de- Goat
1 Species
Cattle 199.12007 (no. Census
190.9 2012 (%)-4.1
2007-2012
in Millions) (no. in Millions) cows breed Cows (Kg/ script enous script (Kg/
2 Buffalo 105.3 108.7 3.19 (Kg/day) cows day) cows (Kg/ buffalo buffalo day)
1 Cattle 199.1 190.9 -4.1
Total 304.8 300.0 -1.57 (Kg/ day) (Kg/day) (Kg/
2 Buffalo 105.3 108.7 3.19
TotalBovines
Bovines 304.8 300.0 -1.57 day) day)
3 3 Sheep
Sheep 71.6
71.6 65.07
65.07 -9.07
-9.07 10.93 7.42 3.54 2.29 5.92 4.03 0.46
4 Goat 140.5 135.2 -3.82
4 Goat 140.5 135.2 -3.82
5 Pigs 11.1 10.3 -7.54 Species wise milk contribution:
6 Other 1.7 1.48 -12.94
Animal Exotic Cross- Indigenous Non-de- Indigenous Non-de- Goat
cows breed Cows script buffalo script
Total 529.7 512.05 -3.33
cows cows buffalo
Livestock
1.1% 25.4% 11.3% 9.5% 35.4% 13.8% 3.5%
7 Poultry 648.8 729.2 12.39
38 39
Egg Production:  An amount of Rs. 3,114 Crore has been allocated for the
Year Production(Billion) Per capita availability per annum Livestock Health and Disease Control scheme for the 12h Five
2015-16 82.9 66
Year Plan.
2016-17 88.1 69  NDP Phase -1 started in 2011-12 with allocation of Rs. 1756 cr.
Wool Production: National Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development
Year Production (Million kg) (NPBB&DD) scheme is having two main components namely-
2015-16 43.6  National Programme for Bovine Breeding (NPBB) and Nation-
2016-17 43.5 al Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD). An amount of
Rs. 1,800 crore has been allocated for 12th FYP.
Meat Production:
Year Production (Million tone s)  Hon’ble Finance Minister has made an additional allocation for
DPIDF set up in NABARD with a corpus of Rs. 8000.00 crore
2015-16 7.0
during Budget Speech in 2017-18 for the three years.
2016-17 7.4
 Initially, the Fund will start with a corpus of Rs. 2000.00 crore.
Fisheries Production:
 During the financial Year 2016-17, India has exported Rs 37870.90
crore which is about 0.92% of the National Gross Value Added Organizations:
(GVA) and 5.23% to the agriculture GVA (2015-16).
Structure:
 India is the second largest producer of fish and also second
largest producer of fresh water fish in the world. Fish production  The Department of Animal Husbandry Dairying & Fisheries
has increased from 41.57 lakh tones (24.47 lakh tones for marine is one of the Departments under the MA&FW. It came into
and 17.10 lakh tonnes for inland fisheries) in 1991-92 to 114.10 existence on Feb 1, 1991 by merger of two Divisions of the
lakh tonnes (36.41 lakh tonnes for marine and 77.69 lakh Department of Agriculture and Cooperation viz. Animal
tonnes for inland fisheries) in 2016-17 (Provisional). Husbandry and Dairy Development into a separate Department.
The Fisheries Division of the Department of Agriculture &
DAHD has launched National Control Programmes for ma- Cooperation and a part of the MoFPI was later transferred to
jor animal diseases like FMD, PPR, Brucellosis and Classical this Department on October 10, 1997.
Swine Fever.
National Dairy Development Board (NDDB):
 The FMD Control Programme was now being implemented
all districts of covering 13 States and 06 UTs. During the year  NDDB located at Anand, Gujarat, set up in 1965 and
2017-18, FMD-CP is now being Implemented in all District of declared as a statutory body corporate in 1987 under the
Country. PPR and Brucellosis Control program are already be- NDDB Act.
ing implemented in all the States/UTs, while CSF-CP is focused
initially in NE States. National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB):
 NFDB was set up in September, 2006, Hyderabad
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(DoLR)
 On Farm Water Management (OFWM ) of Department of Agriculture and Cooperation scheme
is being implemented by Ministries of Agriculture, Water Resources and Rural Development.
 MoWR, RD.&GR, undertakes construction major & minor (AIBP) for creation of assured irrigation
source, Agri Coaching
command area Chandigarh
development and minor irrigation (HKKP) Ministry of Agriculture. Agri Coaching Chandigarh
 World milk Day is celebrated on 1st June. 2017 theme – “Eco-

Pradhan Mantri Krishi nomic development, livelihood, nutrition” 2018 theme-
Sinchayi Yojana (PMKSY) “Drink Move be strong”.
Integrated Watershed Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme
(AIBP)  Milk procurement by the co-operatives during November 2017
Management Programme
Ministry of Water Resources, River has recorded an increase of 20.4% in milk procurement as com-
Department of Land Resources Development & Ganga Rejuvenation
(DoLR) (MoWR,RD&GR)
pared to the last year. The procurement price of milk during No-
vember 2017 is also higher by 4.7% when compared to last year.
Per drop more crop Har khet ko pani
 Milk availability increased from 322 gram in 2014-15 to 355 in
improving water use efficiency extending the coverage of irrigation
2016-17 (10.2%).
 For the purpose of doubling farmer’s income, the target of milk

Coastal Aquaculture Authority: production has been kept at 254 million tonnes by 2021-22.
 All four programmes are being monitored by ISRO using integrated web GIS based solutions
 CAA
including was
smart phone established under the Coastal Aquaculture Act, 2005
apps.  Average milk procurement by co-operatives has increased from
vide Gazette
 With the objectives Notification
of 1.86 lakh Ha of additional 22 December
dated area to be brought2005.
under irrigation during 2018-19, 380lakh litres / day in 2014-15 to 430 lakh litres per day in 2016-
PMKSY-Watershed Development has been provided Rs. 2146.00 crore. 17,an increase of 13.2%.
 Micro irrigation - 1610 crore (area covered = 4.97 lakh ha)
Dairy
 The average development
annual rainfall of these districts are 750 mm and more, however, less than 60 per cent
of the annual replenish able groundwater resources have been developed i.e. there is scope for further
groundwater ranks 1st among the milk producing countries in the world
development.
 India
and contributes 19% of the world’s total milk production.
 India has achieved an annual report of 165.4 million tonnes

of milk during the year 2016-17 as compared to 155.5 million
tonnes during 2015-16 recording a growth rate of 6.4%.
 FAO reported 2.1% increase in world milk production from

815 million tonnes in 2015 to 822million tones in 2016.
 The per capita availability of milk has reached a level of 355

grams per day during the year 2016-17, which is more than the
world average of 302 grams per day in 2016.
 Most of the milk in the country is produced by small, marginal

farmers and landless labourers.
 The National Milk day is celebrated on 26th November on the

birthday of Dr. Vergeise kureine.
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13
Overview Of Indain Fisheries
 Presently India is the second largest in fish production and aqua-
culture in the world after china.
 During 2016-17 total fish production 11.41 Mmt in which 7.77
Mmt from inland that is 68.1% and 3.64 Mmt from marine
sector that is 31.9%.
 There is 6.04% increase in total fish production from 2015-16.
 Over 14.5 million people are engaged in fisheries sector.
 Export earnings from this sector Rs. 37870.90 Cr in 2016-17,
contributed about 0.92 % to national GVA and 5.23% to agri-
culture GVA.
INLAND FISHERIES IN INDIA

 Out of total inland fisheries %age share of fresh water aquacul-
ture is 80% in recent years.
 Area under Reservoirs - 3.15 million ha

 Area under Ponds & Tanks - 2.36 million ha
 Area under Brackish water - 1.24 million ha
 Length of Rivers & Canals - 0.19 million ha
 Length of flood plain lakes - 1.20 million ha
MARINE FISHERIES IN INDIA-

 Length of the Coast Line - 8,129 km
 Continental Shelf - 0.53 million Sq.km
 Number of Fish landing Centers - 1537
 Number of Fishing Villages - 3432
 Exclusive Economic Zone 2.02 million Sq.km comprising 0.86

million sq km on west coast ,0.56 million sq km , 0.60 million
sq km around Andaman and Nicobar island.
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NUMBER OF LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY DURING 19TH

14
LIVESTOCK CENSUS — 2012
Agriculture Budget Highlights
species Highest
Cattle Madhya Uttar Pradesh West Bengal

Pradesh  MSP of the crops will be 50 %higher than the cost of
production.
Buffalo Uttar Rajasthan Andhra Pradesh
Pradesh  Farm creditincreased by 10% from 10 lakhs crore to 11 lakhs
Sheep Andhra Karnataka Rajasthan
crore/Rs11 trillion.
Pradesh
 Government will set up fisheries and aqua culture infra fund
Goats Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh Bihar and animal husbandry infra fund with an outlay of Rs 10,000
Pigs Assam Uttar Pradesh Jharkhand crore.
Total Uttar Rajasthan Andhra Pradesh  The government has also doubled the allocation into the food
livestock Pradesh processing sector that is currently growing at the rate of 8%
Total Andhra Tamilnadu Maharashtra annually. Allocation of food processing ministry has been in-
poultry Pradesh creased from 715 crore to Rs 1,400 crore.
 Government will also make efforts to link villages and rural

roads to agriculture markets, secondary schools and hospitals
under the Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojna (PMGSY)
 The corpus of funds available to women in self-help groups

was Rs42, 000 crore in 2016-17, would be increased to Rs75,
000 crore by March 2019.
 Government also announced an increase in funds allocated for

the National Rural Livelihood Missionunder the rural devel-
opment ministry to Rs5, 750 crore in 2018-19, from Rs 4,500
crore in 2017-18.
 Rs 2,600 crore to ensure irrigation facilities in 96 irrigation

deprived districts, where irrigation is less than 30%.
 Rs. 2,000 crore will be set aside for the realisation of an

agricultural market fund.
 Rs.500 crore has been set aside for Operation Green.
46 47
 The current budget will have a higher allocation for the stream,  Rs. 14.34 Lakh creation of livelihood and infrastructure in
probably in the range of 15%, if we compare the same with rural areas.
last two years.
 The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Shri Arun
 MSME: Reduction of corporate tax rates and increased cred- Jaitley before presenting the General Budget 2018-19, in New
it support to boost employment and profitability in the sector Delhi on February 01, 2018 Markets to protect the interests of 86
could be proved to vanish disguise employment from the farms. per cent small and marginal farmers.
EncouragingFPOs through 100% tax deduction, promoting
cluster based organic farming by SHG.  Irrigation Sector: Availability of water plays an important role
in raising production and enhancing productivity of agriculture.
 Free cooking gas to be distributed to rural women through
“Ujjawala Yojana”  In India, only 68 Mha area (48 per cent of Net Sown Area) is
currently under irrigation.
 The government has agreed to contribute 12% of the wages of
the new employees to the EPF (Employees’ Provident Fund)  Operation Greens (TOP): Tomato, Onion, and Potato are being
for all the sectors. consumed throughout the Year.
 Sum of 200 crore has been allocated to support organized culti-  In the past 70 years, both farmers and consumers have suffered
vation of highly specialized medicinal and aromatic plants. losses. For the first time in the budget of the Government of India,
it has been announced new scheme Operation Greens which will
 Allocation of 1,290 crore for restructured National Bamboo enable the farmers to get the right price for their produce and these
Mission. products will be available at reasonable prices to the consumers.
Budget and other schemes with detailed analysis
 22,000rural Haats to be developed and upgraded into Gramin

Agricultural Markets (GrAM).  For this purpose, the provision of Rs. 500 crores has been made.
 To strengthening and upgrading the agriculture marketing net-  It is price fixationscheme.
works, the government has proposed to set up an Agri-Market
 It aims to enhance the production of tomato, onion and potatoes.
Infrastructure Fund with a corpus of Rs. 2000 crore to devel-
op and upgrade existing 22,000 rural haats into Gramin Agri-  The idea behind Operation Greens is to double the income of
cultural Markets (GrAMs) and 585 APMCs using MGNREGA farmers by the end of 2022.
and other Government Schemes.
 Operation Greens aims to promote farmer producers organ-
 Allocation of Rs 4200 crores for capacity addition in wind isations, agri-logistics, processing facilities and professional
power, solar power and green energy corridor. management.
 Loans to Women Self Help Groups will increase from

Rs 42,500 Cr last year and Rs. 75,000 crore in 2019
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Some Other Schemes
 Gobar-DhanYojna: Launched in: April, 2018 at National

Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) Auditorium, Karnal
 It is an effort to make the villages open defecation free and im-
proving the lives of villagers by Galvanized Organic Bio-Agro
Resources Dhan (GOBAR-DHAN).
 This will manage and convert cattle dung and solid waste in
farms to compost, bio-gas and bio-CNG.
 Chief Minister of Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar said a provi-
sion of Rs. 11 crore had been made to provide benefits of vari-
ous projects under this scheme for the state.
 Crops residues, industrial and other wastes have vast potentials
of creating market for the wastes, provide rural employment, en-
hance income of the farmers and reduce pollution Budget 2018-
19 envisages incentives for “Wastes to Wealth” including GO-
BAR-dhan scheme for realizing Rs One Lakh crore economy.
 This year budget has announced an incentive of Rs 7000 crore
for the public sector Oil Marketing companies Including GAIL
to set up CNG purchase and sale infrastructure.
 Indian Oil Company has also signed an MoU of Rs. 5000
cores with Punjab state and investors to planning to set up 400
plants in the rural sector.
 Punjab Government has also transferred Panchayat land to Pe-
troleum Ministry for investing Rs-600 crores for setting up Bio
Refinery in Bathinda with feed stock of paddy and other crop
residues.
 According to a study by international labour Organisation during
2014, the productive use of dung could support 1.5 million jobs
nationally.
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 Cattle dung as manure:-  Mega Food Parks Scheme: Mega Food Parks Scheme (MFPS)
was launched in 2008 whereby, the Government provides
 The India’s cattle population is around 300 million. On an
Financial Assistance up to Rs. 50 Crore to set up modern infra-
average cattle produces 4-6 tonesof fresh dung per year.
structure facilities for food processing called Mega Food Parks.
 From this 300million cattle’s, approximately 1200-1800
 It is a scheme of the Ministry of Food Processing Industry
million tones dung can be obtained. Sufficient to fulfill the
(MOFPI).
organic manure requirement for 132 million hectares of cul-
tivable lands in India at 9.09 - 13.64 tonnes/ha.  Objective was to raise processing of food items from 6% to
20% and raise India’s share in Food Processing Industry
 In India, 69.9 % cattle population resides in rural areas,
from 1.5% to 3%.
which produces 9-15 kg/day
 The MFP scheme envisages a onetime capital grant of 50% of
 Being a mixture of faeces and urine in the ratio of 3:1, it
the project cost (excluding land cost) subject to a maximum of Rs.
mainly consists of lignin, cellulose and hemicelluloses. It
50 Crores in general areas and 75% of the project cost (excluding
also contains 24 different minerals.
land cost) subject to a ceiling of Rs. 50 Crores in difficult and hilly
 Cattle dung as Vermi-compost Bio-Manure: areas i.e. North East Region including Sikkim, J&K, Himachal
Pradesh, Uttarakhand and ITDP (Institute for Transportation
 Earthworms consume animal wastes and excrete it in di- and Development Policy) notified areas of the States.
gested form called worm casts.
 Srini mega Food Park at Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh is the
 Vermi-compost contains 5 times the available nitrogen, first Mega food park of India.
7times the available potash and 1.5times more calcium
than found in good top soil.  Maharashtra’s first Mega Food Park inaugurated at Satara.
(NABARD-2019).In march, 2018 overall 12th Mega Food
 Dung as Bio-energy:- Park operationalized in country so far and 10 operationalized
 Mainly constitutes methane 50-65% and CO2 (25-45 %). park made during tenure of present government.
According to FAO the animal waste on this planet produces  Punjab’s first Mega International Food Park was inaugurated
around 55-65 % methane. at Dabwala Kalan, in Fazilka District Punjab under the aegis of
 The biogas slurry has 93% water and 7% dry matter, of Mega Food Park Scheme.
which 4.5% is OM.  Allocation of Ministry of Food Processing has been doubled
 It repels termites and pests and also reduce weed growth by from Rs.715 crore in 2017-18 to Rs.1400 crore in 2018-19.
upto 50%.  Kisan Credit Card (KCC) Scheme: The Kisan Credit Card
 Saffron revolution: Saffron is a color of energy. Saffron revo- (KCC) scheme was introduced in August 1998
lution is related mainly related to solar energy otherwise this  Eligible farmers to be provided with a Kisan Credit Card and a
focus on energy development. pass book or card-cum-pass book.
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 Revolving cash credit facility involving any number of drawls  RuPay facilitates electronic payment at all Indian banks and
and repayments within the limit. financial institutions, and competes with Master Card and Visa
in India.
 Limit to be fixed on the basis of operational land holding,
cropping pattern and scale of finance.  NABARD, in January, 2013 set up Special Project Unit- Kisan
Credit Card (SPU-KCC) with a mandate for encouraging coop-
 Entire production credit needs for full year plus ancillary
erative banks and Regional Rural Banks across the country to
activities related to crop production to be considered while
issue Rupay KCC debit cards.
fixing limit.
 Sub-limits to cover short term, medium term as well as term  A new feature is started in the KCC scheme by the RBI and
credit are fixed at the discretion of banks. NABARD which provides ATM card to farmers which can be
used at all ATMs and point of sale terminals.
 Card valid for 5 years subject to annual review. As incentive
for good performance, credit limits could be enhanced to take  The farmers get the short term crop loans up to Rs. 3 lakh
care of increase in costs, change in cropping pattern, etc. at reduced rate of interest at 7%. If the farmers deposit the
loan amount on the due date; they get another 3% rebate in
 Each drawl to be repaid within a maximum period of 12 the interest rate. So the effective rate of interest would be
months. only 4%.
 Conversion/reschedulement of loans also permissible in case  The facility of Kisan Credit Cards has been extended to fish-
of damage to crops due to natural calamities. eries and animal husbandry farmers to help them meet their
 Security, margin, rate of interest, etc. as per RBI norms. working capital needs. It has also been proposed to liberalize
with the export of agri products.
 Operations may be through issuing branch (and also PACS in the
case of Cooperative Banks) through other designated branches  Documents required to get KCC:
at the discretion of bank.
1. Duly filled application form
 Withdrawals through slips/cheques accompanied by card and
passbook. 2. Identity proof- Voter ID card/PAN card/Passport/ Aadhaar card,/
Driving License etc.
 Crop loans disbursed under KCC Scheme for notified crops are
covered under Crop Insurance Scheme, to protect the interest 3. Address proof: Voter ID card/Passport/Aadhaar card/Driving
of the farmer against loss of crop yield caused by natural calam- license etc.
ities, pest attacks etc.
 RuPayKisan Credit Card: RuPay is an Indian domestic card No dues certificate from the neighbouring area’s branches of the banks.
scheme conceived and launched by the National Payments
Corporation of India (NPCI).  Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayi Yojana: (Launched on 15
July, 2015
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able groundwater resources have been developed i.e. there is

scope for further groundwater development.
Accelerated Irrigation Benefits
Programme and Command Area  This project envisages convergence with PMKSY-Watershed
Development (ABP-CAD)
Component and MGNREGA for supporting water harvesting
and groundwater recharge interventions for sustaining long term
Minor Irrigation (Har Khet Ko groundwater development.
Pani),
 The Water Use Efficiency (WUE) in Indian agriculture, at
Watershed Development about 30-40 per cent, is one of the lowest in the world, against
55 per cent in China.
Micro Irrigation (Per Drop
More Crop)  Micro irrigation saves irrigation water from 40 to 70 % (Mo
Agri & FW, 2004), conserves energy from 10-17percent, reduc-
 Structure of the Scheme: PMKSY has been conceived amalgamating on going schemes viz,
es fertilizers consumption from 15 to 50%, and decreases labour
Acceleratedof
 Structure Irrigation Benefit
the Scheme: Programme
PMKSY (AIBP)
has been of the Ministry
conceived amal-of Water Resources, River cost of about 30-40 % (FICCI(Federation of Indian Cham-
Development
gamating on&goingGangaschemes
Rejuvenation
viz, (MoWR,RD&GR)
Accelerated Irrigation Ben- bers of Commerce &Industry) ,2016).
 Integrated Watershed
efit Programme Management
(AIBP) Programme
of the Ministry (IWMP)
of Water of Department of Land Resources to
Resources,
(DoLR)
River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR,RD&GR)  If micro irrigation is applied at its full potential, the average in-
 On Farm Water Management (OFWM ) of Department of Agriculture and Cooperation scheme crease in farmer’s income at all India level will be 42 %.
 Integrated Watershed
is being implemented Management
by Ministries Programme
of Agriculture, Water(IWMP)
Resources ofand Rural Development.
 MoWR,
DepartmentRD.&GR,
of Landundertakes
Resourcesconstruction
to (DoLR)  Uttarakhand state has marked minimum increase (20 %) in
major & minor (AIBP) for creation of assured irrigation
source, command area development and minor irrigation (HKKP) Ministry of Agriculture. farmer’s income whereas Gujarat state has marked highest in-
 On Farm Water Management (OFWM ) of Department of Agri- crease (68 %) in potential farmer’s income.
culture and Cooperation scheme is being implemented by Min-
 Recognizing the importance of micro irrigation in the contem-
istries of Agriculture, Water Resources andMantri
Pradhan Rural Krishi
Development.
porary agriculture, the government has provided Rs. 4000 crore
Sinchayi Yojana (PMKSY)
 MoWR, RD.&GR, undertakes construction major & minor for the water saving induced technology adaptation under “Per
(AIBP) for creation of assured
Integrated Accelerated Irrigation
irrigation source, command area de-
Watershed Benefit Programme Drop More Crop”.
(AIBP)
velopment andManagement
minor irrigation (HKKP) Ministry Ministry
Programme of Agriculture.
of Water Resources, River  The Government of India has announced the establishment of
Department of Land Resources Development & Ganga Rejuvenation
 All four programmes are being monitored by ISRO (MoWR,RD&GR)
(DoLR) using in- Rs. 50,000 crore Corpus Fund for the development of small
tegrated web GIS based solutions including smart phone apps. irrigation with NABARD within 5 years.(Asked in Assistant
manager NABARD-2018)
Per drop more crop Har khet ko pani
 With the objectives of 1.86 lakh Ha of additional area to be
improving water use efficiency extending the coverage of irrigation  In the budget of 2018, under the ‘Har Khet ko Pani’ a com-
brought under irrigation during 2018-19, PMKSY-Watershed
ponent of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY)
Development has been provided Rs. 2146.00 crore.
scheme, the ground water irrigation scheme will be implement-
 Micro irrigation - 1610 crore (area covered = 4.97 lakh ha) ed in 96 districts, where less than 30% land is currently getting
 All four
 The programmes
average annualare being monitored
rainfall by ISROare
of these districts using
750integrated
mm and web GIS based solutions an assured irrigation facility. For this purpose Rs. 2,6,00 crores
including smart phone apps.
more, however, less than 60 per cent of the annual replenish have been allocated.
 With the objectives of 1.86 lakh Ha of additional area to be brought under irrigation during 2018-19,
PMKSY-Watershed Development has been provided Rs. 2146.00 crore.
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 Micro irrigation - 1610 crore (area covered = 4.97 lakh ha)
 The average annual rainfall of these districts are 750 mm and more, however, less than 60 per cent
of the annual replenish able groundwater resources have been developed i.e. there is scope for further
groundwater development.
 A web based GIS application (Srishti) enabling the monitoring Key Features of the Soil Health Card Scheme:
and evaluation of IWMP watersheds was developed using satel-
lite remote sensing and sample field data.  The government is planning to cover as many as all farmers
under the scheme.
 A mobile smart phone application (Drishti) has been devel-
oped for field data collection.  The scheme will cover all the parts of the country.
 BhuvanGeo-Portal: Bhuvan, an Indian Geo-Platform, of ISRO,  In the form of soil card, the farmers will get a report. And
provides a host of services covering satellite data visualization, this report will contain all the details about the soil of their
free data download, thematic map display, download and analy- particular farm.
sis, timely information on disaster and proiect specific GIS ap-
 A farmer will get the soil card once in every 2 years.
plications since August 2009.
SOIL HEALTH CARD SCHEME (SHC) What is a Soil Health Card?
“SwasthDharaa. Khet Haraa.” -  SHC is a printed report that a farmer will be handed over for
each of his holdings.
 It will contain the status of his soil with respect to 12 pa-

rameters, namely N,P,K (Macro-nutrients); S (Secondary-
nutrient); Zn, Fe, Cu, Mn, Bo (Micro - nutrients); and pH,
EC, OC (Physical parameters).
 Based on this, the SHC will also indicate fertilizer recom-

Healthy Earth. Green Farm. mendations and soil amendment required for the farm.
Soil Health Card (SHC) is a Government of India’s scheme promot- How can a farmer use a SHC?
ed by the Department of Agriculture & Co-operation under the Min-
istry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare. It is being implemented The card will contain an advisory based on the soil nutrient status
through the Department of Agriculture of all the State and Union of a farmer’s holding. It will show recommendations on dosage
Territory Governments. of different nutrients needed. Further, it will advise the farmer on
the fertilizers and their quantities he should apply, and also the soil
Soil Health Card Scheme is a very beneficial scheme for farmers. amendments that he should undertake, so as to realize optimal yields.
There are many farmers in India. And they do not know which types
of crops they should grow to get maximum yield. Basically, they do What are the norms of sampling?
not know the quality and the type of their soil. They might know by  Soil samples will be drawn in a grid of 2.5 ha in irrigated
experience what crops grow and what crops fail. But they don’t know area and 10 ha in rainfed area with the help of GPS tools
what they can do to improve the condition of the soil. and revenue maps.
• Outlay = 114.33 crore (issued after every two years)
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Who will draw the soil sample? What is the payment per sample?
 The State Government will collect samples through the A sum of Rs. 190 per soil sample is provided to State Governments.
staff of their Department of Agriculture or through the staff This covers the cost of collection of soil sample, its test, generation
of an outsourced agency. The State Government may also and distribution of soil health card to the farmer.
involve the students of local Agriculture / Science Colleges.
 Provide customized crop specific recommendations for nutrient
What is the ideal time for soil sampling? application.
 Soil Samples are taken generally two times in a year, after  The second cycle started from 1st May, 2017.
harvesting of Rabi and Kharif Crop respectively or  Total 14.20 Cr Soil Health Cards have been distributed till 31
when there is no standing crop in the field. March 2018 in both cycles.
 First Cycle: 7.27 crore farmers registered in the first cycle on
How will soil samples be collected from a farmer’s field? the Health Card portal &10.7 crore Soil Health Cards distrib-
uted. Second Cycle: In the second cycle 3.5 crore farmers reg-
 Soil Samples will be collected by a trained person from a istered on the Health Card portal and registration on Soil Health
depth of 15-20 cm by cutting the soil in a “V” shape. It Card portal has been made mandatory.
will be collected from four corners and the center of the
field and mixed thoroughly and a part of this picked up as  In the year 2010-14 there were only 43 soil testing laboratories
a sample. Areas with shade will be avoided. The sample sanctioned which has increased to 9243 during 2014-18.
chosen will be bagged and coded. It will then be trans-  Fund: 2014-18 it was Rs. 1234.97 crores.
ferred to soil test laboratory for analysis.
Who and Where will the soil sample be tested? PARAMPARAGAT KRISHI VIKAS YOJANA (PKVY):
The soil sample will be tested as per the approved standards for all  The PMKSY was launched on 1st July 2015.
the agreed 12 parameters in the following way:
 Outlay = 412 crore for 3 year
 At the STLs owned by the Department of Agriculture and
by their own staff.  The main objective was to promote organic farming in the country.
 At the STLs owned by the Department of Agriculture but by  Every farmer will be provided Rs. 20,000 per acre in three years
the staff of the outsourced agency. for seed to harvesting of crops and to transport produce to the
market.
 At the STLs owned by the outsourced agency and by their staff.
 Fifty or more farmers will form a cluster having 50 acre land
 At ICAR Institutions including KVKs and SAUs. to take up the organic farming under the scheme. In this way
during three years 10,000 clusters will be formed covering 5.0
 At the laboratories of the Science Colleges/Universities by
lakh acre of area under organic farming.
the students under supervision of a Professor/ Scientist.
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 Each member of the group is being provided financial assistance MISSION ORGANIC VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT FOR
of Rs. 50,000 per hectare during the period of 3 years.(out of NORTH EASTERN REGION (MOVCDNER)
which 62% i.e., Rs. 31,000 is given as incentives to a farmer for
organic conversion, organic inputs, on farm inputs, production  The Central Sector Scheme was launched on 11thJanuary,
infrastructure, etc.) 10,000 organic clusters of 20 hectares each 2016 with an outlay of Rs. 400 crore for 3 years from 2015-16
will be developed. to 2017-18. The scheme is being implemented in NER States of
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Na-
 Provide Rs. 1, 20,000financial assistance to each cluster for the galand, Sikkim and Tripura through State Lead Agencies (SLA)
storage of organic products and its transportation to the market. to cover an area of 50,000 hectares in 3 years.
 Sikkim: First Organic State of India  Against the target of 50,000 hectare, 45,863 hectare area has
been brought under organic farming.
 Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojna is first nationwide scheme in
the country. So far, 10,000 Clusters have been approved  82 FPC (Farmer Producer Company) was achieved against the
target of 100 FPC
 FUND: The scheme is implemented with a 90:10 (GoI: State
Govt.) funding pattern in 8 NE states and 3 hilly states of J&K,  2429 FIGs were formed against the target of 2500 FIG and
Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, 100% in Union Territory 50,000 farmers have been integrated.
and 60:40 funding pattern in remaining states of the country.
 Financial assistance is given for setting up of the following:
 Financial assistance is given for direct marketing to the groups
and clusters including procuring common packing material, 1) Functional infrastructure for collection, aggregation, grading
printing of packing material, brochures, leaflets, preparation of units and North-Eastern (NE) organic bazaar @ Rs. 15 lakh
labels, holograms, transportation expenses to local markets, hir- (75% subsidy).
ing spaces on rent for specific organic markets and branding of 2) Integrated Processing Units with Total Financial Outlay (TFO)
organic products @ Rs. 15 lakhs/ cluster of 1000 ha. each. of Rs. 800 lakh or more limited to 75% to Farmer Produc-
 Clusters can develop their own post-harvest, value addition and er Companies (FPCs) and 50% to private entrepreneurs as
processing facilities, preferably under their institutions such credit linked back ended subsidy.
as Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)/ Farmer Producer 3) Integrated pack house with 75% subsidy to FPCs on TFO of 50
Companies (FPCs) for creation, collection and aggregation of lakhor more and 50% to private entrepreneurs or maximum of
post-harvest process center (one between every 5-10 groups) @ 37.50 lakh whichever is less as credit linked back ended subsidy.
Rs. 20 lakhs/ cluster of 1000 ha. each.
4) Transportation/ 4 wheeler up to TFO of 12 lakh (50%).
 Market linkage/ brand building with FPO/ Small Medium En-
terprises (SME) including the cost of organic fare to be provided 5) Refrigerated transport vehicle/ Pre-cooling/ cold stores/ ripen-
on submission of appropriate proposal to the Executive Com- ing chambers up to TFO of 25 lakh (75% subsidy to FPC and
mittee (EC) on case to case basis @ Rs. 53 lakhs/ cluster of 50% to private).
1000 ha. each
 Major components of MOVCDNER:
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rated transport vehicle/ Pre-cooling/ cold stores/ ripening chambers up to
25 lakh (75% subsidy to FPC and 50% to private).
ponents of MOVCDNER:
 So far, 585 mandis of 16 States and 02 UTs have been integrat-

ed with e-NAM.
Value Chain Production
 To facilitate assaying of commodities for trading on e-NAM,
common tradable parameters have been developed for 90 com-
modities.
Value Chain Processing
 By 31st March 2018, an amount of Rs. 170.87 crore has been
released to the States.
Value Chain Marketing
 Up to 9 May 2018, total 98,71,956 Farmers, 1,09,725 Trad-
ers and 61,220 Commission Agents were registered on e-NAM
Value Chain Support platform.
Agencies
 The portal is available in English, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi,
Telugu, Bengali, Tamil and Odiya. The Mobile app also
developed.
NATIONAL AGRICULTURE MARKET (E-NAM)  Facility of payment and quality parameters of crops are also
NATIONAL AGRICULTURE MARKET (E-NAM) available through Bhim and other Mobile apps.
 Launched on: 14 April 2016
: 14 April 2016  During 2018-19 & 2019-20, 415 additional mandies will be
culture National
Market Agriculture Scheme
(e-NAM) Market (e-NAM)
was Scheme was on
approved approved
1st July, 2015 with an linked with e-NAM platform.
on 1st July, 2015 with an initial allocation of Rs. 200 crore to
on of Rs. 200 crore
link 585 to link
wholesale APMC 585 wholesale
mandis APMC
across the country mandis
through a across the  Development of Rural Agricultural Markets (Rural Hatts):
common e-platform.
gh a common e-platform.  NABARD has proposed Rs 2000 crores for the development
 The Department of Agriculture & Cooperation formulated a
ent of Agriculture & Cooperation
Central Sector formulated
scheme for Promotion a Central
of National Agricul- Sector scheme for country.
of 22,000 rural agricultural markets (Rural Hatts) of the
National Agriculture Market

ture Market through through
Agri-Tech Agri-Tech
Infrastructure Infrastructure Fund
Fund (ATIF)
through provision of the common e-platform.  This fund will also be utilized for the development of 585
gh provision of the common e-platform. APMC in the country.
 National Agriculture Market is going to implemented by the
culture Market is going
Department to implemented
of Agriculture & Cooperation the Department
by through Small of  Rural agricultural markets will be linked with e-NAM platform.
& Cooperation through Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium
Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC).
 By the establishment of Village Agricultural Mandi near the farm
 The 21 mandis where NAM is being formally launched would will reduce the losses and also benefit both farmers and buyers.
offer trading in commodities such as chana, castor seed, paddy,
is where NAM is being
wheat, maize, onion,formally
mustard andlaunched
tamarind. 25would offerin-trading in
commodities PRADHAN MANTRI FASAL BIMA YOJANA (PMFBY)
cluding
such as chana, onion, potato, apple, wheat, pulses, coarse
castor seed, paddy, wheat, maize, onion, grains and mustard and
cotton, have been identified for online trading.  It was launched on: 18 February 2016
commodities including onion, potato, apple, wheat, pulses, coarse grains
 To integrate a wholesale mandis across the country with the on-  Covers all food grains, oilseeds and annual commercial/ horti-
ve been identified for
line platform, theonline trading.have to amend their Agri-
state governments
cultural crops.
wholesaleculture
mandisProduce Market Committee (APMC) Act.
across the country with the online platform, the state
have to amend their Agriculture 64 Produce Market Committee (APMC) Act. 65
andis of 16 States and 02 UTs have been integrated with e-NAM.

 One season one rate - maximum 2% for Kharif, 1.5% for Rabi And such other farmers whom the Government may decide to
and 5% for Annual Commercial(Cotton/Sugarcane)/ Horti- include from time to time.
cultural Crops.(Asked in AFO-2018)
 Voluntary coverage: Voluntary coverage may be obtained by
 Covers all risks of crop cycle – preventive sowing; risks to all farmers not covered above, including Crop KCC/Crop Loan
standing crops and post harvest losses. Account holders whose credit limit is not renewed.
 New provisions in the operational guidelines of PMFBY:Pro-
 For losses due to hailstorm, landslide and inundation and assess- vision of Penalties/ Incentives for States, Insurance Companies
ment of yield losses at individual field level. (ICs) and Banks i.e. 12% interest rate to be paid by the Insur-
ance Company to farmers for delay in settlement claims beyond
 Post harvest losses for cut & spread crops on field upto 14 days two months of prescribed cut off date. Similarly, State Govt.
due to cyclone/ cyclonic rains and unseasonal rains. have to pay 12% interest rate for delay in release of State share
of Subsidy beyond three months of prescribed cut off date/sub-
 On account payment upto25% of sum insured due to prevented
mission of requisition by Insurance Companies.
sowing or mid season adversity.
 Increased time for change of crop name for insurance –upto2
 Scheme has been received very well and has been opted for by days prior to cutoff date for enrollment instead of earlier provi-
27 States and Union Territories in one or more seasons since sion of 1 month before cutoff date.
inception.  More time to insured farmer to intimate individual claims – 72
hours (instead of 48 hours) through any stakeholders and direct-
 The first year of scheme launch i.e. 2016-17 was a good mon- ly on portal.
soon year, despite which claim ratio was as high as 73%.
 Another unique feature of PMFBY has been that there would be
 Further in certain States claim ratios were to the extent of 114% no upper limit on government subsidy provided by centre and
in Andhra Pradesh, 135% in Karnataka, 132% in Kerala state governments. “Even if the balance premium (after farmers
and 286% in Tamil Nadu. contribution) is 90%, it will be borne by the- government,” ac-
cording to an agriculture ministry statement.
 Overall Rs. 15349.68 crore were paid to 139 lakh farmer appli-
cants in 2016-17 alone  In the first year of implementation of PMFBY/RWBCIS, 23
States implemented the schemes during kharif 2016 and 25
 Farmers to be covered: Compulsory coverage :The enrolment
States and 3 UTs during rabi 2016-17
under the scheme, subject to possession of insurable interest on
the cultivation of the notified crop in the notified area, shall be  NAIS and MNAIS have been discontinued from Kharif 2016, but
compulsory for following categories of farmers the Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCIS) and Coco-
 Farmers in the notified area who possess a Crop Loan account/ nut Palm Insurance Scheme (CPIS) would continue to operate
KCC account (called as Loanee Farmers) to whom credit limit is while premium to be paid under WBCIS has been brought on a
sanctioned/renewed for the notified crop during the crop season. par with PMFBY.
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Dairy Development schemes:- stricted o Rs.15 cr per project and Rs.5 cr for rehabilitation of
the milk unions.
The important schemes are as follow:
 Against the budget provision of Rs. 170cr,an amount of
1. National programme for bovine breeding and dairy develop- Rs.162.01cr has been released for implementation of the scheme
ment (NPBB&DD) “NPDD” during 2017-18.
 Launched in Feb 2014 with budgetary provision of 1800cr
 The scheme “Integrated Dairy development programme in
during 12th five year plan by merging four ongoing schemes
namely “Integrated Dairy Development programme”(IDDP), Non-operation flood, hilly and backward areas” was started in
“strengthening infrastructure for quality & clean milk pro- 1993-94 with 100% grants in aid basis.
duction” (SIQ-CMP), “Assistance to cooperatives”(A to C) ,
“ National project for cattle and buffalo breeding”. NPBB&DD  The scheme was modified in March 2005 and renamed as “In-
have two components, tensive dairy development programme”. The scheme has been
subsumed under the scheme “National programme for bovine
a) National programme for Bovine breeding breeding and dairy development” launched in 2014.
b) National programme for dairy development.  The central provides grant in aid to co-operative milk union
 The IDDP, CMP and A to C has been discontinued fro- on 50:50 sharing basis between central and the state govt.
mApril-2017.
 Objectives of NPBB&DD: - The NPBB&DD focuses on exten- ANIMAL HUSBANDRY INFRASTRUCTURE
sion of field AI network through “MAITRI” (Multipurpose AI DEVELOPMENT FUND
Technician in Rural India) and to encourage conservation and
development of recognized indigenous breeds of the country.  In Union Budget 2018 has made provision for around Rs.2450
crore for establishment of Animal Husbandry Infrastructure De-
 The NPDD focuses on creating of infrastructure for production velopment Fund (AHIDF).
of quality milk, procuring, processing & marketing of milk and
milk products by the ‘state implementing agency’ i.e., ‘state
co-operative dairy federation’. DAIRY ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT
SCHEME
 FUNDING PATTERN UNDER NPDD:-
 Launched on – September,2010
 50% grants in aid to NDP states and for non NDP states 75%
grants to profit making milk unions with accumulated profit of  This scheme is being implemented through NABARD which
more than Rs.1 Cr in previous year, provides financial assistance to commercial to commercially
bankable projects with loans from commercial, co-operatives,ur-
 90% grants to loss making milk unions with accumulated profit ban and rural banks with a back ended capital subsidy of 25%
of less than Rs. 1cr in previous year of the project cost to the beneficiaries of general category and
33.33% of the project cost to sc&st category.
 90% grant to hilly & north eastern states and 50% grants for
rehabilitation of sick milk unions. The central assistance is re-
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 An amount of Rs. 203cr has been allocated at RE stage and an respectively. Allocation of Rs.864 cr for meeting interest sub-
amount of Rs.178 cr has been released to NABARD during vention will be made over a period of 12 years from 2017-18 to
2017-18. 2028-29.
 NDP-I is a central sector scheme of GOI being implemented  An increase in per capita availability of milk from current level
by NDDB through the network of End Implementing Agencies of 337 grams per day to 515 grams per day in 2021-22.
(EIA) for the period of 2011-12 to 2018-19.
 To achieve the desired milk production targets, average In-milk
 With the total outlay of 2242cr comprising Rs.1584cr as Inter- animal productivity would be required to grow annually at the
national development association assistance, Rs 176cr as GOI rate of 4.7% to 6.14kgPD by 2021-22 from existing 4.65kgPD.
share , Rs 282cr as share of EIA and support of Rs.200cr by
NDDB for providing technical support to the project.  National action plan for dairy development is targeted to in-
crease organized milk handling from 20% at present to 41% in
2021-22. The milk handling by cooperatives has been targeted
SUPPORTIVE STATE CO OPERATIVE DAIRY to increase from 10% to 20% and private sector from 10% to
FEDERATIONS 30%.
 Department has approved a new central sector scheme SUP-  Under this scheme, loan assistance is provided through NA-
PORTIVE STATE CO OPERATIVE DAIRY FEDERATIONS BARD at the subsidized rate of 6.5% per annum to the milk
from 2016-17 with a corpus of Rs.300cr to be kept in perpetuity co-operative institutions. The benefit of the scheme will be pro-
with NDDB. vided in 3 years (2017-18 to 2019-20).
 India is the largest producer of milk in the world and contrib-
utes about 19% of total milk production.
DAIRY PROCESSING & INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT FUND Consolidation of Cooperative Movement by NDDB -
 Has been set up as a corpus of Rs 8004cr with NABARD over a  The National dairy Development board (NDDB) was set up in
period of 3yrs (2017-18 to 2019-20). 1965 headquarters in Anand in Gujarat.
 DADF, GOI has issued the administrative approval of the central  In 1987, NDDB was declared an institution of national impor-
sector scheme DIDF on 21 December 2017. tance and a statutory body an act of parliament.
 NDDB has initiated implementation of common “Quality
 DIDF scheme will be implemented with a total investment out- Mark” for various variants of cattle feed.
lay of Rs. 10,881 crcomprising Rs. 8004cr as a loan from NA-
BARD, Rs. 2001cr as end Borrower’s contribution, Rs.864cr as  Online INAPH data indicates that balanced ration lead to an
GOI’s Interest subvention and Rs. 12crore by NDDB and Na- increase in average daily milk yield of 0.28 kg and milk fat by
tional Cooperative Dairy Corporation (NCDC). 0.10%.Cast of feeding was reduced by 2.28% of milk.
 The average net daily income of milk producers increased by
 NABARD shall disburse Rs.2004cr, Rs. 3004cr and Rs.2994cr
about 25.36 per animal.
during the year 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 to NDDB/NCDC
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 Animal Breeding – Under NDP raising the percentage of breed  Following components related to Poultry are covered
able animals inseminated from the current level of about 28% under NLM:
to 35% by the end of NDP1 and 50% by the end of NDP 2.
 Modernization and Development of Breeding Infra-
 Central frozen semen production &training
structure Central Farms: Central Poultry Develop-
institute – Hessarghata, Bangaluru, Karnataka
ment Organizations:
 Animal Breeding Resarch organization – Salon, Uttar
Pradesh.  CPDO & Training Institute Hessarghatta, Karnataka.
 NATIONAL LIVESTOCK MISSION:-  The Central Poultry Performance Testing Center (CPPTC),
Gurgaon
 Mission was launched in 2014-15 with an approved outlay of
 Nationally, total livestock population is 512.05 million,
Rs. 2,800 crore during XII Plan.
of which goat and sheep population stands at 200 million
 Following four Sub- Missions: - (39% of the country’s total livestock population).
i. Sub-Mission on Livestock Development  Goat population in India is 135.17 million.
ii. Sub-Mission on Pig Development in North-eastern Region  The country stands second in the world in goat.
 Sheep population in the country is 65.06 million, consti-
iii. Sub-Mission on Fodder and Feed Development
tute 5.6% of the world population.
iv. Sub-Mission on Skill Development, Technology Transfer
 The country stands third in the world in sheep population.
and Extension.
Following are the main activities under the above four sub Central Farm: Central Sheep Breeding Farm, Hisar (Haryana):-
Mission of NLM:-  The farm was established in 1969-70.
1. Sub-Mission on Livestock Development: Risk Man- Innovative project for ‘Genetic Improvement of Sheep and
agement and Insurance:- Goat’ (GISG):-
 The ‘Risk Management & Insurance’ as component of sub-mis-
2. Pig Development in North-Eastern Region:-
sion on livestock development of NLM is being implemented in
all the Districts of the Country from 21.05.2014.  In the North Eastern States including Sikkim as pig husbandry is
acceptable in these States and has no social taboo associated with it.
 Benefit of subsidy is to be restricted to 5 animals per beneficiary
per household for all animals except sheep, goat, pig and rabbit. 3. Fodder and Feed Development :-
 An amount of Rs. 19.11crore has been released to States/UTs
 It is to mention that India with only 2.29% of the land area of the
and 5.00 lakh animals have been insured during 2017-18 up to
world, is maintaining about 10.71 % of the livestock population
December, 2017. of the world.
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 The area under fodder cultivation is only about 4% of the crop- income of farmers by enhancing production, productivity
ping area and better returns on produce.
 An amount of 24.76 crore has been released for the year 2017—  The Schemes will be continued with an expenditure
18 up to December, 2017. of Rs.33,269.976 crore for three financial years, i.e.,
2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20.
4. Sub-Mission on Skill Development, Technology Trans-
fer and Extension:- 1) Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture
(MIDH)
Livestock Health & Disease Control Scheme (LH & DC):-  Total central share of Rs. 7533.04 Cr
 The scheme has been categorized under State plan since 2015-16.  MIDH aims to promote holistic growth of horticulture sector;
to enhance horticulture production, improve nutritional security
 the scheme has been clubbed under umbrella scheme ” and income support to farm Households.
White Revolution – Rastriya Pashudhan Vikas Yojana”
as ”Livestock Health & disease Control”  Under MIDH, Government of India (GOI) contributes 60%, of
total outlay for developmental programmes in all the states ex-
 funding pattern has been changed to 60:40 between Centre and cept states in North East and Himalayas, 40% share is contrib-
State (90:10 for the 8 North Eastern and 3 Himalayan States uted by State Governments.
and UT‘s 100%.
 In the case of North Eastern States and Himalayan States, GOI
contributes 90% And 10% share is contributed by State.
National Project on Rinderpest Surveillance and Monitoring  These include following sub schemes-
(NPRSM): -
a) National Horticulture Mission,
 Main objective of the scheme is to the country’s freedom from
Rinderpest & Contagious Bovine Pleuropneurnonia (CBPP) in- b) Horticulture Mission for North East & Himalayan States,
fection secured in May, 2006 and May, 2007 respectively.
c) National agro forestry & Bamboo Mission,
Livestock Census: d) National Horticulture Board,
 The First Livestock Census was conducted during1919-1920 e) Coconut Development Board and
and since then it is being conducted quinquenially by all States
in India. The present census is 20th f) Central Institute for Horticulture, Nagaland.
Umbrella Scheme ‘Green Revolution — Krishonnati Yojana’

National Horticulture Mission
 Umbrella scheme comprises of 11 Schemes/Missions.
 It is a centrally sponsored scheme launched in 2005-06.
 These schemes look to develop the agriculture and allied
sector in a holistic and scientific manner to increase the  Under National Horticulture Mission (NHM) are covered in 23
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States/UTs( 18 States And 5 UTs).  There is also a change in the definition of bamboo too i.e. bam-
boo grown outside forest areas is removed from the definitions.
 Share – 60: 40 ( Central : State)
 The objective of the mission is the holistic growth of the bamboo
sector.
Horticulture Mission for North East & Himalayan States
 President Ram Nath Kovind cleared an ordinance amending the
 In order to improve livelihood opportunities and to bring pros- Indian Forest Act, omitting bamboo grown in non-forest areas
perity to the North Eastern Region (NER) including Sikkim, from the definition of trees.This would help in exempting it trees
Government of India launched a Technology Mission for North that need permits for felling or transportation.
East for integrated Development of Horticulture in 2001-02.
 India has 19 per cent share of the world’s area under bamboo
 Considering the potential of Horticulture for socio-economic de- cultivation, its market share in the sector is only 6 per cent.
velopment of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttara-
khand, Technology Mission was extended to these States from
2003-04. National Horticulture Board
 From 2014-15, HMNEH scheme has been subsumed under  National Horticulture Board (NHB) was set up by Government
(MIDH). of India in April 1984 on the basis of recommendations of the
“Group on Perishable Agricultural Commodities”(GPAC),
 Share- 85:15 (Central: state) headed by Dr M. S. Swaminathan.
 The NHB is registered as a Society under the Societies

National Agroforestry & Bamboo Mission
Registration Act 1860,
 The National Bamboo Mission (NBM) was launched as a Cen-
trally Sponsored Scheme in 2006-07.  Headquarter- Gurugram.
 It was subsumed underMission for Integrated Development of  Development of Commercial Horticulture through production
Horticulture (MIDH) during 2014-15. and post-harvest management.
 Collaboration with international organizations like Internation-  Capital Investment Subsidy Scheme for construction / exten-
al Network forBamboo and Rattan (INBAR), World Agrofor- sion / modernization of cold storage for Horticulture products.
estry Center (ICRAF) and Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO) will be strengthening for the bamboo sector.  Technology development and transfer for promotion of
horticulture.
 National Bamboo Mission renamed as National Agro-Forestry
& Bamboo Mission (NABM) in 2017 (Now it is Restructured  Promotion of mechanization in horticulture.
National Bamboo Mission)
 To ensure availability of quality planting material in horticulture.
 Expenditure: An outlay of Rs.1290 crore (with Rs. 950 crore
as Central share) is provisioned for implementation of the Mis-  The National Horticulture Board has assisted 3120 cold stor-
sion during the remaining period of 14th Finance Commission age projects across the country with storage capacity of 137.22
(2018-19 and 2019-20). lakh MT.
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Central Institute of Horticulture (CIH), Nagaland  The National Food Security Mission (NFSM) during the 12th
Five Year Plan will have five components:
 Central Institute of Horticulture was inaugurated in the year
2006 by our hon’ble Union Agriculture Minister, Govt. of India (i) NFSM-Rice is being implemented in194 districts of 25 states
Shri Sharad Pawar. NFSM-Wheat in 126 districts of 11 states
(ii)
 The institute was set up in an area of 43.5 ha. NFSM- Pulses in 638 districts of all 29 States
(iii)
 Headquarter in Medziphema, Nagaland NFSM-Coarse Cereals in 265 districts of 28 States except Goa
(iv)
(v) NFSM-Commercial Crops.

National Food Security Mission (NFSM)
National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)
 It including National Mission on Oil Seeds and Oil Palm
(NMOOP), with a total central share of Rs.6893.38 crore.  Total central share of Rs.3980.82 Cr.
 Centrally Sponsored Scheme, ‘National Food Security Mission’
(NFSM), was launched in October 2007.
 NMSA aims at promoting sustainable agriculture practices best
 Beyond 12th Plan, in 2017-18, NFSM is being implemented in suitable to the specific agro-ecology focusing on integrated
638 districts of 29 states. farming, appropriate soil health management and synergizing
resource conservation technology.
 National Food Security Mission was launched in 2007-08 to
increase the production of rice, wheat and pulses by 10, 8 and 2 Submission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE)
million tonnes, respectively by the end of XI Plan.
 Total central share of Rs.2961.26 Cr.
 The Mission is being continued during 12th Five Year Plan
with new target of additional production of 25 million tonnes  SMAE aims to strengthen the ongoing extension mechanism of
of food grains comprising of 10 million tonnes rice, 8 million State Governments, local bodies etc., achieving food and nutri-
tonnes of wheat, 4 million tonnes of pulses and 3 million tional security and socio-economic empowerment of farmers, to
tonnes of coarse cereals by the end of XII Plan. institutionalize programme planning and implementation mech-
anism, to forge effective linkages and synergy amongst various
 During XI Plan, NFSM-Rice was implemented in 144 dis- stake-holders, to support HRD interventions, to promote perva-
tricts of 16 states, NFSM Wheat in 142 districts of 9 states and sive and innovative use of electronic / print media, inter-person-
NFSM-Pulses in 468 districts of 16 states. al communication and ICT tools, etc.
 Funding pattern: From the year 2015-16, the mission is being Sub-Mission on Seeds and Planting Material (SMSP)
implemented on 60:40 sharing pattern between Centre and
State Governments and on 90:10 sharing pattern between  Total central share of Rs.920.6 Cr.
Centre and Northeastern & 3 Hill states.
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 SMSP aims to increase production of certified / quality seed, of cultivation of principal crops, to undertake research studies
to increase SRR, to upgrade the quality of farm saved seeds, to on agro-economic problems of the country, to fund conferences/
strengthen the seed multiplication chain, to promote new tech- workshops and seminars involving eminent economists, agricul-
nologies and methodologies in seed production, processing, test- tural scientists, experts and to bring out papers to conduct short
ing etc., to strengthen and modernizing infrastructure for seed term studies, to improve agricultural statistics methodology and
production, storage, certification and quality etc. to create a hierarchical information system on crop condition
and crop production from sowing to harvest.
Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM)
Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Cooperation (ISAC)
 Total central share of Rs.3250 Cr.
 Total central share of Rs. 1902.636 Cr.
 SMAM aims to increase the reach of farm mechanization to
small and marginal farmers and to the regions where availabil-  It aims to provide financial assistance for improving the eco-
ity of farm power is low, to promote ‘Custom Hiring Centres’ to nomic conditions of cooperatives, remove regional imbalances
offset the adverse economies of scale arising due to small land- and to speed up -cooperative development in agricultural mar-
holding and high cost of individual ownership, to create hubs keting, processing, storage, computerization and weaker section
for hi-tech and high value farm equipment, to create awareness programmes; to help cotton growers fetch remunerative price
among stakeholders through demonstration and capacity build- for their produce through value addition besides ensuring supply
ing activities, and to ensure performance testing and certification of quality yarn at reasonable rates to the decentralized weavers.
at designated testing centers located all over the country.
Sub Mission on Plant Protection and Plan Quarantine (SMPPQ) Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Marketing (ISAM)
 Total central share of Rs.1022.67 Cr.  Total central share of 3863.93 Cr.
 SMPPQ aims to minimize loss to quality and yield of agricul-  ISAM aims to develop agricultural marketing infrastructure;
tural crops from the ravages of insect pests, diseases, weeds, to promote innovative and latest technologies and competitive
nematodes, rodents, etc. and to shield our agricultural bio-secu- alternatives in agriculture marketing infrastructure; to provide
rity from the incursions and spread of alien species, to facilitate infrastructure facilities for grading, standardization and quality
exports of Indian agricultural commodities to global markets, certification of agricultural produce; to establish a nationwide
and to promote good agricultural practices, particularly with re- marketing information network; to integrate markets through
spect to plant protection strategies. a common online market platform to facilitate pan-India trade
in agricultural commodities, etc.
Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Census, Economics and
Statistics (ISACES) National e-Governance Plan (NeGP-A)
 Total central share of Rs. 730.58 crore. Total central share of 211.06 crore
 It aims to undertake the agriculture census, study of the cost
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 Aims to bring farmer centricity & service orientation to the  The Governments has created a Special Fund of Rs. 2000 crore
programmes; to enhance reach & impact of extension services; in NABARD to provide credit at the concessional rate of interest
to improve access of farmers to information &services through- to designated food parks and agro-processing units in the desig-
out crop-cycle; to build upon, enhance & integrate the existing nated food parks.
ICT initiatives of Centre and States; and to enhance efficiency &
Micro- Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)
effectiveness of programs through making available timely and
relevant information to the farmers for increasing their agricul-  Definitions of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises In
ture productivity. accordance with the provision of Micro, Small & Medium
Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006 the Micro, Small
 All these schemes/missions were appraised and approved inde- and Medium Enterprises (MSME) are classified in two Classes:
pendently as separate scheme/mission. In 2017-18, it has been
decided to club all these schemes / missions under one umbrella  1. Manufacturing Enterprises-he enterprises engaged in the
scheme ‘Green Revolution - Krishonnati Yojana’. manufacture or production of goods pertaining to any industry
specified in the first schedule to the industries (Development and
Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana: regulation) Act, 1951) or employing plant and machinery in the
process of value addition to the final product having a distinct
 Government of India (GOI) has approved a new Central Sector name or character or use. The Manufacturing Enterprise are de-
Scheme – Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (Scheme for fined in terms of investment in Plant & Machinery.
Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clus-
ters) with an allocation of Rs. 6,000 crore for the period 2016-20.  2. Service Enterprises:-The enterprises engaged in providing
or rendering of services and are defined in terms of investment
 The following schemes will be implemented under PM Kisan in equipment..
SAMPADA Yojana :
 The limit for investment in plant and machinery / equipment for
 Mega Food Parks manufacturing / service enterprises are as under:
 Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure
 Creation/ Expansion of Food Processing/ Preservation Capaci- The revival and rehabilitation of MSMEs having loan limits up to
ties (Unit Scheme) Rs.25 crore will be in terms of these operating instructions. (RRB-
 Infrastructure for Agro-processing Clusters AO 2018-19)
 Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages  Before a loan account of a Micro, Small and Medium Enter-
 Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure prise turns into a Non-Performing Asset (NPA), banks or cred-
itors should identify incipient stress in the account by creating
 Human Resources and Institutions three sub-categories under the Special Mention Account (SMA)
category as given in the Table below:
 The government has allowed 100% FDI in trading including
through e-commerce with respect to food products manufac-
tured and produced in India.
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SMA Sub- Basis for classification  The Board has 12 Demonstration cum Seed Production (DSP)
categories Farms in different locations of the country and now 10 farms are
maintained.
SMA-0 Principal or interest payment not overdue for more than 30
days but account showing signs of incipient stress  A Market Development cum Information Centre has estab-
SMA-1 Principal or interest payment overdue between 31-60 days lished in Delhi.
SMA-2 Principal or interest payment overdue between 61-90 days  In the Foreign Trade Policy 2015- 20 to promote export coco-
nut products, provision is made to provide 2-7% of FOB (Free
on Board) value as incentives.
 India is exporting desiccated coconut in large quantity to USA
Operation Greens
and European countries.
Tomato, Onion, and Potato are being consumed throughout the
Year. In the past 70 years, both farmers and consumers have suffered  Coconut Development Board (CDB) Implements Scheme
losses. For the first time in the budget of the Government of India, it such as reproduction and rejuvenation of coconut gardens.
has been announced new scheme Operation Greens which will enable Farmers Producer Organization (FPOs) and growers are be-
the farmers to get the right price for their produce and these products ing involved in implementation. Processing and value addition
will be available at reasonable prices to the consumers. For this pur- has been started by many Farmers Producer Organizations.
pose, the provision of Rs. 500 crores has been made.
 A new coconut training center was established in Patna, Bi-
har for Northand North Eastern Region, which would serve
as a marketing hub for coconut products.
Saffron Park Replanting and Rejuvenation of Coconut Gardens
National Horticulture Board (NHB) had set up a Saffron Park at
Pampore Pulwama (J&K) on 23rd August, 2014 at a total cost of  A subsidy @Rs.1000 per palm, subject to a maximum of
Rs. 24.54 crores. Park is having facility for Quality Control Lab, Rs.32000/ha is provided for cutting and removal of old, senile,
Export Promotion Activity and e-auction Centre. unproductive and disease advanced palms.
 For adoption of Integrated management practices a subsidy of

COCONUT DEVELOPMENT BOARD (CDB) Rs.17500/ha.
 Coconut Development Board Kochi, (CDB) is a statutory
body established by Govt. of India by an Act of Parliament  Assistance for replanting: For replanting, a subsidy of Rs.40/-
(Coconut Development Board Act 1979) and came in to exis- per seedling subject to a maximum of Rs 4,000/ha is extended.
tence in January 1981,
 Functions under the administrative control of the Ministry of  During 2017-18, it is proposed to implement the scheme in a
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India, with its total area of 10240 ha, with a financial allocation of Rs. 5326.53
Headquarters at Kochi in Kerala lakh.
 Regional Offices at Bangalore in Karnataka, Chennai in Tamil
Nadu, Guwahati in Assam and Patna in Bihar.
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Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme (CPIS) • Now, the country is self-sufficient in pulses production.
 Palms in the age group from 4 years to 60 years are eligible to • Year 2018-19 is declared as National Millet Year (Nutri-
get insurance coverage Cereals).
 50% of the premium is borne by the Board and balance is shared  Sharing of expenditure between Central and State Government
between the concerned State Govt. and Farmers @ 25% each. in the ratio of
The premium for the category of palms belonging to the age
group of 4-15 is Rs. 9 per palm and that for 16-60 year age i. 60:40 for general category of states,
group is Rs. 14 per palm. ii. 90:10 for North Eastern and Himalayan states.
 The insured amount for the corresponding categories is Rs. 900  During 2017-18, NMOOP programme is under implementation
per palm and Rs. 1750 per palm. in 28 states comprising of three Mini Missions i.e
 An amount of Rs. 40 lakh is earmarked under the scheme for i. MM-I (Oilseeds) in 27 states,
the year 2017-18. ii. MM-II (Oil palm) in 13 states and
Kera Suraksha’ Insurance Scheme for Coconut Tree Climbers (CTC) iii. MMIII (Tree Borne Oilseeds) in 10 states involving 5
Central seed producing agencies and need based R&D
 The ‘Kera Suraksha’ Insurance Scheme provides insurance cov- through 7 R&D institutions with Budgetary Estimate (BE)
erage to the coconut tree climbers @ Rs.2 lakh against 24 hours. of Rs.403 crore.
The annual premium of the policy is only Rs. 94.40 of which
Rs. 71.40 is borne by the Board and Rs. 23 is contributed by the Seed
CTC.  Department has issued Cotton Seed Price Control Order,
2015. As per decision of Union Cabinet, South Asia Centre
 An amount of Rs. 8 lakh is allocated under the scheme for the
of International Rice Research Institute has been established in
year 2017-18 the campus of National Seed Research and Training Centre,
Varanasi (UP).
National Oilseeds and Oil Palm Mission
 In order to bring the transparency in import and export of
• Launched on: 2014-15 tissue culture, seeds and plantation material,online por-
tal (http//seedexim.gov.in) has been launched in April 2018.
• NMOOP aims to enhance the production and productivity of
Oilseeds from an average production of 29.79 million tones and
NATIONAL SEED CORPORATION (NSC)
productivity1122kg/ha during 12th plan period to 36.10 mil-
lion tonnes and 1290 kg/ha respectively by the end of 2019-20.
 Established on: March 1963
• Subsidy on water carrying pipes increased from Rs. 25/- per mt
 During the Year 2016-17 Corporation has contributed the divi-
to Rs.50/- per mt for HDPE pipes, Rs. 35/- per mt for PVC
dend of Rs. 12.03 crore to the Government of India.
pipes and Rs. 20 for HDPE laminated from Kharif– 2016.
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 Validity Period of the seed Certificate: Poly Houses:
 The validity period shall be nine months from the date of test  Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), a
at the time of initial certification. The validity period could be centrally sponsored scheme is implemented for the holistic de-
velopment of horticulture sector in the country covering fruits,
further extended for six months provided on retesting seed con-
vegetables, root and tuber crops, mushrooms, spices, flowers,
forms to the prescribed standards in respect of physical purity, aromatic plants, coconut, cashew, cocoa and bamboo through
germination and insect damage for all seeds except vegetatively various interventions.
propagating material for which lot shall be re-examined for seed
standards specified for respective crop.  Under MIDH, assistance is provided for protected cultivation
through Green House structures/poly houses.
PROTECTION OF PLANT VARIETIES & FARMERS  For Fan & Pad and Naturally ventilated system Green House
(Tubular structure), assistance is provided @ 50% of cost for a
RIGHTS AUTHORITY (PPV&FRA) maximum area of 4000 sq. mtrs. per beneficiary.
 PPV&FRA started in 2007.  For wooden and bamboo structure green house, assistance is pro-
 The annual fee for the registration of farmers varieties has been vided @50% of cost limited to 20 units per beneficiary and each
reduced from Rs. 2000 per year to Rs. 10 only during 2015. unit not exceeding 200 sq. m. Assistance for protected cultivation is
Renewal fees of farmers has reduced from Rs. 45,000 to zero. also being provided under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)
and National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA).
 The amount of cash reward for Plant Genome Saviour Farmers
Award has been enhanced from Rs. 1.00 lakh to Rs. 1.50 lakh  Under the Human Resource Development (HRD) programme of
each and the amount of award for Plant Genome Saviour Farm- MIDH, training of farmers, entrepreneurs, field level workers
ers Recognition has been enhanced from zero to Rs. 1.00 lakh and officials is envisaged, including for poly-houses.
each during 2015.  Further, 22 Precision Farming Development Centres (PFDCs)
have been established in the country to standardize precision
SMALL FARMERS AGRIBUSINESS farming, promote use of various plasticulture technologies and
CONSORTIUM (SFAC) to provide training & awareness programmes.
Venture Capital Scheme (VCA): Venture Capital Assistance  Farmers are also provided technical literature and information
scheme is being implemented for agribusiness development to cat- about financial assistance under the scheme in local languages.
alyze private investment in setting up agribusiness projects for in- National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture(NMSA)
creasing rural income and employment. Rs. 344.51 crore allocated
for Venture Capital Assistance scheme (VCA) during 2014-18.  NMSA is envisaged as one of the eight Missions outlined under
National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC).
 In the budget of 2018-19, the Government has announced that
‘Farmer Producer Organisation (FPOs)’ will be exempted from  NMSA has the following schemes:
income tax like Cooperative Societies.
i. Rainfed Area Development(RAD)
ii. Soil Health Management (SHM)
iii. Sub Mission on Agro Forestry (SMAF)
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iv. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)  The National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) was constituted
as an attached office of the then Department of Agriculture &
v. Soil and Land Use Survey of India (SLUSI) Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture on 3rd November, 2006.
vi. National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA)
National Centre of Organic Farming
vii. Mission Organic Value Chain Development in North East-
ern Region (MOVCDNER)  National Project on Organic Farming (NPOF) is a continuing
central sector scheme since 10th Five Year Plan.
viii. National Centre of Organic Farming (NCOF)
ix. Central Fertilizer Quality Control and Training Institute  NPOF is being implemented by National Centre of Organic
(CFQC&TI) Farming at Ghaziabad and its six Regional Centres.
Rainfed Area Development (RAD) Central Fertilizer Quality Control and Training Institute
 For the Year 2018-19 (B.E), budget provision of Rs. 234.0 crore  The Central Fertilizer Quality Control & Training Institute
has been made for implementation of the programme. (CFQC&TI), Faridabad was established in 1971-72 as a subor-
dinate office in the end of 4th Plan.
Soil Health Management (SHM)
MODEL CONTRACT FARMING ACT 2018
 This component will be implemented by State Govt., National
Centre of Organic Farming (NCOF), Central Fertilizer Quali- The final Model Act “The State/UT Agricultural Produce and Live-
ty Control & Training Institute (CFQC&TI) and sanctioned by stock Contract Farming and Services (Promotion & Facilitation) Act
INM division. 2018” has been approved by the Competent Authority.
SUB MISSION ON AGROFORESTRY Salient features of Model Contract Farming Act, 2018 are:
 National Agroforestry Policy 2014 formulated recognising the
significant potential of agroforestry.  Farmer Protection: The Act lays special emphasis on protect-
ing the interests of the farmers, considering them as weaker of
 The Sub-Mission on Agroforestry (SMAF) was started in the two parties entering into a contract.
2016-17 to encourage tree plantation on farm land with the ob-
jective of “Har Med Par Ped”.  Contract Farming: Contract framing to be outside the ambit of
APMC Act.
 Outlay = 935 crore for 4 years
 SMAF – ‘Medh Par Ped’ – 50% allocation for small and margin-  In addition to contract farming, services contracts all along the
value chain including pre-production, production and post-pro-
al farmers (of which 30% women). duction have been included.
National Rainfed Area Authority
 FPOs: Promotion of Farmer Producer Organization (FPOs) /
 India ranks first among the rainfed countries in the world in Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) to mobilize small and mar-
terms of area, but counts amongst the lowest in rainfed yields ginal farmers has been provided
(<1 ton/ha). As high as 78 m.ha. accounting for 64 per cent of
the country’s net sown area is rainfed.  Protecting Farm Land:
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o No rights, title ownership or possession to be transferred or  Allow automatic resumption of land after the agreed lease peri-
alienated or vested in the contract farming sponsor etc. od without requiring any minimum area of land to be left with
the tenant even after termination of tenancy.
o No permanent structure can be developed on farmers’ land/
 Allow the terms and conditions of lease to be determined mu-
premises
tually by the land owner and the tenant, without any fear on the
part of the landowner of losing land rights.
 Contract Farming Facilitation Group (CFFG) for promoting
contract farming and services at village/panchayat.  Facilitate all tenants including share croppers to access insur-
ance bank credit and bank credit against pledging of expected
 Accessible and simple dispute settlement mechanism at output.
the lowest level possible provided for quick disposal of
disputes.  Incentivize tenants to make investment in land improvement and
also entitle them to get back the unused value of investment at
MODEL AGRICULTURE LAND LEASING ACT 2016 the time of termination of tenancy.
 The Expert Committee on Land Leasing (Chairman: Dr. T.
Haque), constituted under the NITI Aayog submitted the model
Agricultural Land Leasing Act, 2016 on March 31, 2016. The
model Act seeks to permit and facilitate leasing of agricultur-
al land to improve access to land by the landless and marginal
farmers. It also provides for recognition of farmers cultivating
on leased land to enable them to access loans through institu-
tional credit.
 ‘Lease’ is defined as a contract between the land owner and culti-
vator, who uses the owner’s land for agriculture and allied activ-
ities for a mutually agreed specified period. ‘Leasing in’ means
taking land from an owner (who is leasing out his land) for use.
Main features of the proposed model Agricultural Land

Leasing Act, 2016:
 Legalize land leasing, which will promote agricultural efficien-
cy, equity, poverty reduction, agriculture productivity and rapid
rural change.
 This is to ensure complete security of land ownership right
for land owners and security of tenure for tenants for the agreed
lease period.
 It will remove the clause of adverse possession of land in the
land laws of various states as it interferes with free functioning
of the land lease market.
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Mobile App For Farmers
 PUSA KRISHI MOBILE APP: PUSA Mobile App for farmers

for realizing the dream of the Prime Minister’s Lab to Land
Program. Farmers can get information from the technologies
developed by IARI.
 KISAN SUVIDHA MOBILE APP:To provide information to
the farmers on sensitive parameters such as climate, plant con-
servation, exchange dealers, agricultural consultations and
market value etc.
 CROP INSURANCE MOBILE APP: Crop Insurance Mo-
bile App has been started for the calculation of insurance
premium for notified crops based on area coverage amount
and loan amount in case of debtor farmers. From this, we
get details about general, insured amount, premium details
and state notices of any notified crop in any notified area.
 AGRIMARKET MOBILE APP: Agri Mobile App can be used

to get the market price of crops in the markets within 50 km of
the device location. This app automatically captureslocation of
the person using mobile GPS and fetches the market price. There
is another option to get price of any market and any crop in case
person does not want to use GPS location.
 In collaboration with National Information Center, the IT
department has developed 80 portals, applications and web-
sites. Important portals include M-Kisan, Seednet, Agri Market,
RKVY, ATMA, NHM and NFSM etc.
 CCE AGRI - MOBILE APP: CCE Agriculture Mobile App
has been developed to digitally disseminate information on
the field after harvesting.
 CROP INSURANCE PORTAL: One portal for all stake-hold-
ers including farmers, states, insurance companies and banks.
Both insurance schemes, such as PMFBY and WBCIS covered.
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 India Weather: - This app provides current weather and 4  Pulse Expert for diseases and pests
days weather forecast across the country for more than 300
cities.  E-Pest Surveillance and Advisory System for horticultural crops
 Online Pest Monitoring and Advisory Service
 STCR mobile App: Bilingual (Marathi and English) STCR
mobile App for fertilizer recommendations of Maharashtra  Pest Forewarning application
was developed in collaboration with SOIL AND WATER  Krishi-Digital data portal
PRODUCTIVITY.
AGRI-CLINICS AND AGRI-BUSINESS CENTRES
SCHEME (ACABC)
The major Web portals developed by GOI
 Launched on: April, 2002
i) Farmers’Portal: Farmers’ Portal is a one stop shop for
 Ceiling of project cost for subsidy has been enhanced to Rs.20
farmers where a farmer can get information on a range of
lakh for an individualproject (Rs. 25 lakh in case of extremely
topics including seeds, fertilizer, pesticides, credit, good
successful individual projects) and to Rs.100 lakh for a group
practices, dealer network, and availability of inputs, benefi-
project (established by a group comprising at least five trained
ciary list and Agromet advisories.
persons under the Scheme, out of which one could be from
(ii) mKisan Portal: This is a unified platform from where offi- Management background).
cials and scientists can send targeted text and voice based
 Subsidy pattern has been revised from “capital and interest
advisories to the farmers on a host of issues related to agri-
subsidy” to “Composite Subsidy” which will be back-ended
culture and allied sectors.
in nature. It will be 44% of project cost for women, SC/ST &
(iii) Crop Insurance Portal: To provide complete information all categories of candidates from NE and Hill states and 36% of
related to Crop Insurance scheme being implemented in the project cost for all others. Interest subsidy scheme is replaced
country. with enhanced quantum of back-ended subsidy.
(iv) Participatory Guarantee System of India (PGS) Portal:  Minimum number of members required: 05
This is a portal for encouraging participatory approach to
 Toll free number- 1556(Timing: 9AM to 5.30 PM)
certification of organic farming in the country.
 First ACABC established at- Vapi, Bulsar (Distt), Gujarat by
 KISAN CALL CENTER (KCC):Kisan Call Center provides
Sunil Kumar
information to farmers free through toll free number 1800-180-
1551. There are 14 KCCs in the country. Total 2.64 crore farm-  National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management
ers questions were replied from 2014-18 (till May 10, 2018). (MANAGE) will be responsible for providing training to el-
igible candidates.
 Web Portal – Krishi Vigyan Kendra Knowledge Network:
 Inclusion of MUDRA loan under Pradhan Mantri MUDRA
 Pusa Krishi- Technology Mobile App
Yojana (PMMY) for Agri-Clinics and Agri- Business Centres
 Mobile App “riceXpert” Scheme.
 e–Kapas Network and Technology Documentation
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Kisan Call Centres (KCC) • An amount of Rs. 31730.13 crore was released for implemen-
tation of the scheme To the States & Union Territories (UTs)
 Launched on: Jan 21, 2004
during the XII Plan period.
 Toll free number: 1800 180 1551
• An amount of Rs. 4750 crore has been allocated for implemen-
 Timings: 06.00 AM to 10.00 PM. tation of the scheme during 2017-18 of which Rs. 2333.37 crore
has been released as on 31.12.2017
 Operation : 3 levels
• It is to be shared between the center and States in the ratio of
Interest Subvention on Loan of Farmers/ 60:40 (90:10 for 8 North-Eastern and 3 Himalayan States)
Interest Subvention Scheme (ISS) against 100% funding by the Central Government till the end of
 The Government of India (GoI) has been implementing the
Interest Subvention Scheme (ISS) since 2006-07 under which the financial year 2014-15.
short term crop loans upto Rs. 3.00 lakh are made available to • The main objectives of schemes are :-
farmers at subvented interest rate of 7% per annum. Further
from 2009-10 GOI has made a provision to give extra 3% sub-  increase public investment in agriculture
vention if the loan is upto 3 years and paid within the due date
(Max duration 1 year). After total subvention (2%+3%) effec-  To provide flexibility and autonomy to States in the process of
tive interest rate will be 4%.(Asked in AFO-2018) planning and executing agriculture
 The interest subvention will be given to Public Sector Banks  Availability of technology and natural resources.
(PSBs), Private Sector Banks, Cooperative Banks and Regional
Rural Banks (RRBs) on use of own funds and to NABARD for  To ensure that local needs/crops/priorities are better reflected in
refinance to RRBs and Cooperative Banks. the agricultural plans of the States.
ATMA YOJANA  To maximize returns to the farmers in agriculture and allied
 Launched during 2005-06 sectors.
 At present, the Scheme is under implementation in 614 dis-  To bring about quantifiable changes in the production and
tricts in 28 States and 3 UTs in the country. productivity
• Sub-Schemes launched under RKVY:

 Funding:The scheme is supported by the Central Government.
The funding pattern is 90% by the central Government and Some new subschemes launched during the current financial year,
10% by the state government. The 10% state’s share shall con- with a total allocation of Rs. 771.53 crore in 2017-18.
sist of cash contribution of the State, beneficiary contribution
or the contribution of other non-governmental organizations. 1) Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI):
Initiated in 2010-11, Rs. 4130 crore had been earmarked
RASHTRIYA KRISHI VIKAS YOJANA (RKVY): for implementation of this programme during the XII
Department of Agriculture & Cooperation (DAC), Ministry of Agri- Plan. The allocation for this programme during 2017-18 is
culture, in consultation with the Planning Commission, launched the Rs.450 crore.
RashtriyaKrishiVikasYojana (RKVY) in 2007- 2008.
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2) Saffron Mission: -The Scheme was initiated in 2010-11 for SCHEMES BY DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
revival of saffroncultivation in Jammu & Kashmir. The al- DAIRYING & FISHERIES
location for the programme for the XIIPlan was Rs.349.37
DAIRY DEVELOPMENT: RASHTRIYA GOKUL MISSION
crore. The allocation for this programme during 2017-18 ANDNATIONAL MISSION ON BOVINE PRODUCTIVITY:
isRs.81.27crore.
 Two New National Kamdhenu Breeding Center (one in north
3) Crop Diversification Programme(CDP): Pursuant to an India in Madhya Pradesh and one in south India in Andhra
announcement in the Union Budget for 2013-14, Rs.1080 Pradesh) has been established for which an amount of Rs. 50
crore had been earmarked for implementation of the Crore has been released.
programme during the XII Plan. The allocation for thispro-
 In June 2017 the National Gopal Ratna and National
gramme during 2017-18 is Rs. 40crore.
Kamdhenu Awards has been initiated and 10 farmers were
4) Reclamation of Problem Soil (RPS): This programme was given National Gopal Ratna award and 12 Institutes were given
National Kamdhenu Award.
initiated as a subschemeof RKVY during 2016-17 for en-
hancing soil fertility & productivity. The allocation for the National Mission on Bovine Productivity
scheme during 2016-17 was Rs 50 crore. The allocation for
2017-18 is Rs.30 crore.  National Mission on Bovine Productivity scheme started in
2016-17 for a period of 3 years with a financial allocation of
5) Foot and Mouth Disease Control Programme (FMD- Rs. 825 crore.
CP): This programme was initiated as a sub-scheme  The scheme has been currently subsumed under the umbrella
of RKVY during 2016-17. The allocation for the scheme scheme Rashtriya Gokul Mission. The scheme aims towards
during 2016-17 was Rs.100.65 crore. The allocation for the faster genetic improvement of Bovines for Milk Production in
programme for 2017-18 is Rs. 50 crore. the country by use of Advanced Breeding Techniques. The com-
ponents of the schemes are as under:
6) Additional Fodder Development Programme (AFDP):
This programme was launched in 2014-15. The alloca-  PashuSanjivni: Under the component 9 crore milch animals
tion for the programme during the XII Plan was Rs.411.83 will be identified and Helath Card (Nakul Swasthya Patra) is
crore. Theallocation for this programme for 2017-18 is being issued with an effort towards ensuring good health of Bo-
vines.
Rs.20 crore.
 Implementation of Advanced Breeding Techniques through es-
7) Swachh Bharat: - This scheme has been initiated in 2017- tablishment of Embryo Transfer Technology Laboratories in
18 with an allocation of Rs. 47.50 crore for the current year the country.
for solid and liquid waste management in agriculture.
 Sex sorted semen production in 10 Semen Station in the country
8) Scheme for Drought Affected Area : this scheme has is being established for which Global EOI has been floated and
been initiated in 2017-18 with an allocation of Rs. 25 crore. proposals from 2 semen station are under active consideration
by the department.
9) Peri-Urban Horticulture: - This scheme has been initiat-
ed in 2017-18. The allocationfor the programme for 2017-  Establishment of E-Pashuhaat portal for connecting the best
18 is Rs. 27.76 crore. breeders for the Indigenous Bovine Breeds and creation of
e-market for Bovine Germplasm
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 Establishment of National Bovine Genomic Center for Indig- Registration of new breeds of livestock and poultry:
enous Breeds for faster genetic gain to enhance the milk pro-
duction and productivity in Bovines. For establishing National Livestock New breed name State
Bovine Genomic Centre, nodal agency has been selected.
Cattle Badari uttrakhand
 Implementation of Advanced Breeding Techniques through estab- Goat Teressa Andman&Nichobar
lishment of Embryo Transfer Technology Laboratories in the country.
KadiAdu Tamilnadu
 Semen production in 10 Semen Station in the country is being
established. Sheep Chevaadu Tamilnadu
Kendrapada Odisa
Rashtriya Gokul Mission:
 Launched: December 2014 Pig Tenyi Vo Nagaland
inistry/Department: Ministry of Agriculture &

 M Nicobari Andman&Nichobar
Farmers Welfare. Doom Assom
 A
im is conservation and development of indigenous Chicken Kaunayen Manipur
breeds in a focused and scientific manner.
WELFARE OF FISHERMEN
 It is a project under National Programme for Bovine Breed-
ing and Dairy Development.  The Annual Insurance premium for fisher folk was Rs. 29.00
which is brought down to Rs. 20.34.Further the Insurance pre-
 R
ashtriya Gokul Mission is being implemented through mium has been fixed to Rs. 12 after integration with PRADHAN
“State Implementing Agencies (SIA) viz Livestock Devel- MANTRI SURAKSHA BIMA YOJANA
opment Boards.
 Insurance cover increased to Rs. 2.00 lakh from Rs. 1.00 lakh
 R
ashtriya Gokul Mission is being implemented through for accidental death and permanent disability.
“State Implementing Agencies (SIA) viz Livestock Devel-
opment Boards.  Budget 2018 has set aside Rs.7, 550 crore for setting up of a
dedicated Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Develop-
 S
cheme is implemented on 100% grant-in-aid basis and ment Fund (FIDF).
throughout the country.
 Farmer Producer Organizations(FPOs): Farmer Producer Or-
 It includes: Establishment of Integrated Indigenous cattle ganizations (FPOs) are the most appropriate institutional form
centres “Gokul Gram”. for a prosperous and sustainable agriculture sector
 Establishment of Breeder’s societies “Gopalan Sangh”.  The 100 % tax deduction for FPOs with annual turnover with
ward to Farmers “Gopal Ratna” and Breeders’ societies
 A Rs 100 crore will boost OPERATION GREEN and SAMPADA.
“Kamadhenu”.
 Agri-exports: India is the 4th-largest agri-export country
 A
ssistance to institution which are repositories of best ger- that constitutes around 12.08 per cent (FY 2016- 17) of the
mplasm. country’s exports.
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 Subsidy on food, fertilizer and kitchen fuel has been increased  National Nutrition Mission (NNM) :Although the target to
by 15 %to Rs 2.64 lakh crores up from Rs 2.29 lakh crores re- reduce Stunting is at least 2% p.a., Mission would strive to
vised estimate in the current fiscal. achieve reduction in Stunting from 38.4% to 25% by 2022
(Mission 25 by 2022).
 The refreshed version of KUSUM (KisanUrja Suraksha
evamUtthanMahabhiyan) will aid solar power generation ca-  More than 10 crore people will be benefitted by this programme.
pacity of 28,250 MW over the next ten years.
 All the States and districts will be covered in a phased manner
 Skill development and employment for rural youth:About 33
lakh MahilaKisans were covered under MahilaKisanSashati-  2017-18- 315 districts
karanPariyojana (MKSP).  2018-19- 235 districts
 Durable assets such as roads, food storage godowns, land de-  2019-20- remaining district
velopment, vermicompost, gramin house, animal husbandry
shelter etc. are being created under MANREGA. Component Reduce by
 Rs 55000 crore has been allocated and 230 crore person days Stunting 2%
of employment is proposed to create. Under nutrition 2%
Anemia (among young children, women and 3%
 Realising the importance of National Rural Livehood Mission, adolescent girls)
allocation has been increased to Rs.5750 crore in 2018-19 for Reduce low birth weight 2%
forming 9 lakh SHGs, 5 lakh MahilaKisan, skill training 4 lakh
and 15 value chain development projects.  Agriculture sector has remained the major source of livelihood
in the Indian economy and contributed about one fifth of na-
 Under the Mega Food Park Scheme, 12 Parks proposed during tional output during 2016-2017.The sector is poised to grow at
which aims to provide direct and indirect employment to a rate of 2.1% in the current fiscal.
95000 persons in 2017-18 and 2018-19.
 NABARD had been considered the nodal agency to facilitate
 32 lakh women farmers- sustainable agriculture- develop the rural infrastructure development with a budget of Rs
1000 organic clusters- supporting for developing market infra- 25,000 crore.
structure for women self-help group by ministry of agriculture
through DAY-NRLM and MGNREGS.  In 2017-18, the rural, agriculture and allied sectors experi-
enced 24 % increase in allocation as compared to the previous
 To motivate women to take up organic agriculture in clus- year reaching at Rs1872 billion.
ters under National Rural Livelihood Programme, this year, the
government would distribute loans worth Rs.75,000 crore by  The agriculture sector has been given an increase of 12.8% in
March 2019. expenditure, the same as the last time. However, the rural sec-
torallocation has seen a growth of 1.8 %, comparatively much
 In the year 2018-2019, for creation oflivelihoodand infra- less than the 19 per cent hike in the previous budget.
structure in rural areas, total amount will be spend – 14.34
lakh crore.
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 The overall budget allocation to Ministry of the Rural de-

Allocation ( Rs in Cr.)
Name of the Ministry/ velopment has shown a 7 % increase over last year’s Budget
Sr. no. 2017-18 (GBS-Gross Budgetary Support).
department Budget estimate Budget estimate
(2017-18) (2018-19)
Budget allocation of major Schemes:
Agriculture, cooperation
01 52,655 46700
and farmers welfare BE 2017-18 BE 2018-19
Name of the scheme
(In Cr.) (In Cr.)
Agriculture Research
02 6800 7800 Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana- Per
and education 3400 4000
Drop More Crop
Animal Husbandry, Green Revolution comprising RKVY,
03 2921 3580 13741 13908.82
Dairying and Fisheries NFSM,PKVY etc.
Total of Centrally Sponsored Schemes 17141 17908.82
 Budget-2018 has taken a few big steps to for MSMEs like cut-
Central Sector Schemes / Projects
ting corporate tax rate to 25 per cent with annual turnover
up to Rs 250 crore, providing an additional Rs 3,794 crore for Crop insurance Schemes 9000 13000
MSMEs for credit and comprehensive package with alloca- Interest Subsidy For Short Term Credit to
15000 15000
tion of Rs 7.148 crore compared for MSMEs in textile sector. Farmers
Market intervention Scheme and Price
 These would certainly help MSMEs. The Budget-2018 has certainly 199.30 200
Support Scheme
delivered when it comes to giving a boost to MSMEs and agriculture. Total CS Schemes 24199.30 28200
 National Rural Livelihood Mission has two important self-em-
ployment schematic interventions viz. DeenDayal Upad-  Role of allied sector in rural development:
hyaya Grameen Kaushal Yojana (DDU-GKY) and Deen-  The contribution of primary sector to GDP has steadily declined
DayalAntyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihood Mission from 53.71 % in 1951 to 17.46% in 2018.
(DAY-NRLM).
 The contribution of agriculture and allied sector to real GVA
 The BE for DAY-NRLM has been kept at Rs. 5,750 steadily declined from 53.71% in 1950-51 to 2.1 % in 2017-18.
crore for mobilising 70 lakh households into Self-Help (AE) (GVA in 2016-17 was 4.9)
Groups (SHGs), providing community investment fund to
1.75 lakh SHGs.  Demand from one sector product pulls demand for another
sector in an upward direction which results in an increase in
 Rural economy constitutes 46 per cent of national income and trade. Thus agriculture, industry and trade are mutually support-
70 per cent of workforce are residing in India. Hence, developing and complementary to one another.
ment of these rural areas is necessary for achieving overall and
inclusive development of the country.  Employment generation, foreign exchange earning &providing
food security to the increasing population.
 The Budget 2018-19 has proposed to spend Rs. 14.34 lakh
crore including extra-budgetary and non-budgetary resources  Forestry, fishery & livestock sector contribute to stability in
for creation of livelihood and infrastructure in rural India. rural income as comparison to crop because of crop failures &
market risks.
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Important Statistics At A Glance
 Food grain production in India went up from 50.8 MT in

1950-51 to 275.7 MT in 2016-17 reflecting an annual com-
pound growth rate of 2.60%
 Food grain per capita per day availability is increasedfrom 395

gm in 1951 to 506 gm in 2017
 India has emerged as the 2nd largest fruit & vegetable produc-
er in the world after china.
 As per census 2011 of the 313 million main workers in the

country, 166 million (56.6%) were engaged in agriculture &
allied sector.
 Its export of agricultural and allied products which were worth

RS. 284 cr in 1960-61 up surged to RS. 226775 Cr in 2016-17
reflecting a high ACGR of 12.67%.
 Among all the states, Madhya Pradesh has covered largest area

under organic certification followed by Rajasthan, Maha-
rashtra and Uttar Pradesh.
 During 2016, Sikkim has achieved a remarkable distinction of

convertingits entire cultivable land (more than 76000 ha) under
organic certification.
 India produced around 1.70 million MT (2017-18) of certified

organic products.
 The total volume of export during 2017-18 was 4.58 lakh MT.
 In terms of export value realization Oilseeds (47.6%) lead

among the products followed by Cereals and millets (10.4%),
Plantation crop products such as Tea and Coffee (8.96%), Dry
fruits (8.88%), Spices and condiments (7.76%) and others.
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 Yield of major crops:  As per Census 2011, the total number of agricultural cultivators
and agricultural labourers increased from 234.1 million in 2001
Yield (per hectare) to 263 million in 2011.
Sr. No. Crops Avg. yield in
In India In other countries  The percentage growth of agriculture and allied sector was ob-
the World
served -0.2% in 2014 and 4.9 % in 2016-17
01 Rice 3.62 Tonnes 4.53 Tonnes China 6.74 Tonnes
02 Wheat 3.03 Tonnes 3.27 Tonnes France 7.36Tonnes

Fisheries
03 Maize 2.75 Tonnes 5.57 Tonnes USA 10.73Tonnes  The vibrancy of the sector can be visualized by the 11-fold
increase that India achieved in fish production in just six de-
Canada 20.30 cades, i.e. from 0.75 million tonnes in 1950-51 to 12.50 million
04 Pulses 6.54 Quintals 9.06 Quintals
Quintals
tonnes (AE) during 2017-18.
Summarized data:  As per NFDB India ranked 2nd in fish production in the world.
Sr.
Component
State/UT State/UT State/UT  Average annual growth rate of over 4.5% over the years
No. (1st) (2nd) (3rd)
which has placed the country at the forefront of global fish pro-
01 Irrigationcoverage % Punjab Haryana Uttar Pradesh duction, only after China.
(98.7%) (89.1 %) (80.2 %)
02 Cropping intensity % Punjab Haryana Himachal Pradesh  Over 14.5 million people on fishing and related activities for
(190.8 %) (185.6 %) (167.0 %) their livelihood, Fishery sector also earns foreign exchange to
03 Fertilizer use Punjab Andhra Pradesh Bihar & Haryana the tune of US$ 3.34 billion (2017-18) from export of fish and
(kg/ha) (249) (226) (220) fisheries products.
04 Credit (Rs/ha) Tamil Nadu Kerala Punjab
(218339) (212406) (205525)  India is home to more than 10 per cent of the global fish di-
05 Land holding (ha) Nagaland Punjab Arunachal versity.
(5.06) (3.77) Pradesh (3.51)
 The share of inland fisheries and aquaculture has gone up
06 Rank in AMFFRI Maharashtra Gujarat Rajasthan
(81.7) (70.5) (69.6) from 46 % in the 1980s to over 85 % in recent years in total
fish production.
Economic growth  Freshwater aquaculture contributes to over 95 % of the total

 Over 58 per centof the rural households depend on agriculture aquaculture production.
as of livelihood. (48.9 % as per the latest agriculture census).
 Fisheries contribute 1.07 % of the total GDP of the country.
 The share of primary sector is estimated to be 20.4 % of the
 Blue Revolution (Neel Kranti), it has been targeted to
Gross Value Added (GVA) during 2016-17 at current prices
enhance the fish production from. 107.95 lakh tonnes in
Agriculture sector occupies a center stage in Indian economy
2015-16 to about 150 lakh-tonnes by the end of Financial
embodying three thrust areas (1) to promote inclusive growth,
Year 2019-20.
(2) to enhance rural income, and (3) to sustain food security.
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 The restructured central sector scheme on Blue Revolution:  During 1997-2012, crossbred population increased cattle by
Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries (CSS) about 20.18 % where as the indigenous cattle population de-
has been approved by the govt. creased by about 8.94%.
 It provides for a focused development and management of the  During 2014-15 to 2016-17, the Economic Survey recorded the
fisheries sector to increase both fish production and fish produc- average annual growth rat of milk production around 5.94%,
tivity from aquaculture and fisheries resources of the inland and and as a result, the milk production increased to 163.7 million
marine fisheries sector including deep sea fishing. tons in 2016- 2017.
Animal husbandry & dairy  The per capita availability of milk in the country was also in-
creased to about 352gm /day.
 Animal husbandry output constitutes out 30% of the country’s
agricultural output.  Country remained as the largest producer of milk (19 %) in
the world.
 Livestock sector provide regular employment to 11 million in
principal status and 9 million in subsidiary status.  During last five years(2012-13 to 2016-17) about 31.26 million
tonnes of milk increased in the country, of which more than 50
 Women constitute 70 % of the labor force in livestock sector as % milk (17. 61 million tons) was contributed from cattle.
against 35 % in crop farming
Apiculture
 About 20.5 million people depend upon livestock for their
livelihood.  Honey harvesting dates back to 7000 B.C.
 Livestock contributed 16 % to the income of small farm house-  At present, approximately there are about 5 million bee colonies
holds as against an average of 14% for all rural households. in India which produce 75 tonnes of honey annually.
 Livestock sector contributes 4.11 % GDP and 25.6 % of the  India is one of the honey exporting countries. The major mar-
total Agriculture GDP. kets for Indian honey are Germany, USA, UK, Japan, France,
Italy and Spain.
 According to 19th Livestock Census (2012) Govt. of India,
190.90 million cattle are contributing about 37.28 % of total  Honey production in India increased geometrically since
livestock population in the country. 2005, thanks to large scale rearing of A. mellifera.
 Among bovine population (299.98 million), the cattle shares  GOI took policy decision to revive various traditional village
about 63.72 % and, of the total cattle population, 151.17 million industries &All India Khadi & Village Industries Board
are indigenous cattle (113.25 million i.e.74.92% are non-de- (KVIB) was formed in 1954.
script cattle ) and 39.73 million are crossbred cattle.
 As importance of beekeeping increased, in 1981 All India Co-
 Till 2017, 43 indigenous cattle breeds whose breed character- ordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Honeybee Research
istics are well denied have been listed as descript cattle in the & Training was launched by ICAR involving Agricultural
country. Universities.
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 Central Sector Scheme entitled “Development of beekeeping  Feed all the colonies in the apiary at the same time to avoid
for improving crop productivity” was launched by Ministry of robbing.
Agriculture in 1994-95 during 8th five year plan.
 Provide 50% sugar syrup to the colonies during dearth peri-
 A National Beekeeping Board at New Delhi ( Registered Soci- ods when honey stores in the colonies is not adequate and nectar
ety under Societies Registration Act, XXI of 1860 on 19th July, is not available in the area.
2000) was started to organize beekeeping activities.
 Feed the colonies in the evening preferably after sunset
 Accordingly, the National Bee Board (NBB) was reconstitut-
ed in June, 2006.  Start migration late in the evening and ensure the colonies
reach the destination within 10-12 hrs.
 This year (2018) & onwards, the day of celebration of World
Honey Bee Day (World Bee Day) has been changed and 20th  Harvests are normally possible during and shortly after the two
May has been declared as World Honey Bee Day. main flowering seasons, namely October/November and Feb-
 Main theme of celebrating World Honey Bee Day is to SAVE ruary-June.
HONEYBEES.  The government is providing financial assistance under polli-
 Honey Production leads us towards the “Sweet Revolution”. nation support through beekeeping, a component of Mission for
According to estimation, farmers can earn up to 2 to 2.5 lakh Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH).
from in 50 bee boxes.
 Honey bees have 6 legs, 2 compound eyes, made up of thou-
 Honey Production: sands of tiny lenses (one on each side of head) 3 simple eyes on
the top of head, 2 pairs of wings, a nectar pouch and a stomach.
1. 2016-17 94.50
 The average worker bee produces about 1/12th teaspoon of
2. 2017-18 105.00 (Estimates) honey in their lifetime.
 Important Facts about Apiculture:  Queen bee is the busiest in summer months, when the hive needs
to be at its maximum strengths, and lays up to 2500 eggs per day.
 Beekeeping can be done by domesticating 2 species of bees viz;
Apiscerena and Apis mellifera.  Honeybees are native to Europe.
 Restrict number of bee colonies in a apiary from 50-100  A queen bee can live up to 5 years, whereas a worker bee often
 Keep row to row and box to box distance as10 and 3 feet, has a life span as short as 6 weeks.
respectively (Recomnd. by NBB)  Honey, the first sweetener the human being came to know.
 When temperature in the apiary increases beyond 37°C, water
National bee board (NBB)
is used by bees to evaporate and cool the colony
 The Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India launched a Central
 Provide sugar syrup (1:1) @ 200 g sugar per colony per week Sector Scheme titled ‘Development of Beekeeping for Improv-
for Indian bees. ing Crop Productivity’ during the VIII plan (1994-95).
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 The Scheme was approved for continuation during the IX Plan.  Sericulture industry provided employment to approximately
However, the scheme got subsumed under the Macro Manage- 8.25 million persons in rural & semi-urban areas in India during
ment Scheme, with effect from October, 2000, National Bee 2015-16.
Board (NBB) was reconstituted in June, 2006  India’s silk trade dates back to 15th century.
 The Department facilitated efforts by providing seed money  Silk other than mulberry are known as Vanya silk.
through Small Farmers’ Agri-Business Consortium (SFAC) for  India is the only country which produces all five known commer-
enabling the private sector to join hands in forming the National cial silks, Mulberry, Tropical Tasar, Oak Tasar, Eri and Muga.
Bee Board as a Registered Society under Societies Registration
Act, XXI of 1860 on 19th July, 2000& promoted by the (SFAC).  Mulberry sericulture is mainly practise Karnataka, Andhra
Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.
 In May 2005, Beekeeping has been included as a supplemental  North East has the unique distinction of being the only region
Sericulture
activity under National Horticulture Mission (NHM) for pro-  producing four varieties
The farm and non-farm activity of thisof silk
sector viz.,
creates Mulberry,
60 lakh Oak Tasar,
man days of employment every year
moting cross pollination of Horticultural Crops. mostly in rural sector.
Muga and Eri.
 Silk is the most elegant textile in the world.
 About world honey bee day- mulberry silk is produced in Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhat-
 Silk is known as the ―Queen of Textiles‖.
 Non
 Sericulture industry provided employment to approximately 8.25 million persons in rural & semi-
tisgarh
urban areasand NE
in India states.
during 2015-16.
 Previously, it was known as Honey Bees Awareness Day.  India‘s silk trade dates back to 15th century.
 Silkthe
 Of otherfive
than types
mulberrymuga with
are known its golden
as Vanya silk. yellow glitter is unique
 Officially announced by USDA in 2009, as an official day to  and
Indiaprerogative ofwhich
is the only country India.
produces all five known commercial silks, Mulberry, Tropical Tasar,
Oak Tasar, Eri and Muga.
honor honey bees and bee keeping.  India is the
 Mulberry 2nd largest
sericulture producer
is mainly practise of silk
Karnataka, in Pradesh,
Andhra the world.
Assam, West Bengal and
Tamil Nadu.
 Up to 2017, the World Honey Bee Day was being celebrated  NE region
 North East hascontributes 18%of of
the unique distinction India’s
being totalproducing
the only region silk production.
four varieties of silk viz.,
Mulberry, Oak Tasar, Muga and Eri.
every year on 3rd Saturday of August.  Vanya silk silk
 Non mulberry production
is produced inin 2016-17
Jharkhand, is 9060
Orissa, MT,andafter
Chhattisgarh showing
NE states.
 Of the five types muga with its golden yellow glitter is unique and prerogative of India.
 This year (2018) & onwards, the day of celebration of World 13% increase as compared to previous
 India is the 2nd largest producer of silk in the world.
year.
 NE region contributes 18% of India's total silk production.
Honey Bee Day (World Bee Day) has been changed and 20th  Among the four varieties of silk produced in 2016-17 Mulberry
 Vanya silk production in 2016-17 is 9060 MT, after showing 13% increase as compared to previous
May has been declared as World Honey Bee Day. accounts
year. for 71.8%, Tasar9.9%, Eri-17.8% and Muga0.6% of
 Among the four varieties of silk produced in 2016-17 Mulberry accounts for 71.8%, Tasar9.9%, Eri-
the total raw silk production.
 A world class honey testing laboratory is being established in 17.8% and Muga0.6% of the total raw silk production.
Anand (Gujarat).
Silk Production in MT
Sericulture
 The farm and non-farm activity of this sector creates 60 lakh 28708 28523 30265
26480
man days of employment every year mostly in rural sector. 20410
23060 23679
 Silk is the most elegant textile in the world.

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
 Silk is known as the “Queen of Textiles”. Silk production In India

Silk production In India Central Silk Board:
Central Silk Board:
 It is a statutory body established in 1948 by an act of Parliament.
116  CSB functions under the administrative117 control of the Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India.
 Head quarters at Bangalore.
 Integrated scheme for development of sericulture.
 Components:- 1.Research and Development Training, Transfer of technology and IT initiatives.
2. Seed organization and farmer extension centers.
3. Co-ordination and Market development for seed , yarn and silk products.
 It is a statutory body established in 1948 by an act of Parliament.  ZBNF was initially launched in September 2015 under the
Centre’s Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana. Initially, 50 villages
 CSB functions under the administrative control of the Minis- across 13 districts of the state were selected for the pilot project.
try of Textiles, Govt. of India. It has been so successful that the government wants to scale it
 Head quarters at Bangalore. up.
 Integrated scheme for development of sericulture.  Andhra Pradesh CM announced that the State would fully em-
brace Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF).
 Components:- 1.Research and Development Training, Transfer
of technology and IT initiatives.  After Andhra Pradesh Himachal Pradesh’s Governor launch-
es the Zero Budget Natural Farming project with hopes that
2. Seed organization and farmer extension centers. farmers of the state will adopt organic farming.
3. Co-ordination and Market development for seed , yarn and silk
products.  Zero Budget Natural farming (ZBNF) is said to be “do nothing
4. Quality Certification systems, export brand promotion and tech- farming”.
nology up gradation .  It practices no-till, no chemical use in farming.
 A total allocation of Rs. 2161.68 crore for the period of three  Yields from ZBNF plots were found on average to be 11% high-
years from 2017-18 to 2019-20. er for cotton than in non-ZBNF plots.
 Targets under scheme:-  The Government of India provides funding through the Rash-
 To increase production up to38500 MT by 2019-20. triya Krishi Vikas Yojana and Paramparagat Krishi Vikas
Yojana.
 To increase productivity from 100 kg/ha to 111 kg/ha by end of
2019-20.  The four pillars of ZNBF:
 To achieve self-sufficiency by 2022. • Jivamrita/jeevamrutha: Palekar suggests that Jeevamrutha is

only needed for the first 3 years of the transition, after which the
 To increase productive employment from 8.5 million to 10 mil- system becomes self-sustaining.
lion person by 2020.
• Bijamrita/beejamrutha
ZBNF
• Acchadana – Mulching
 Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) has spread to various
states in India. • Whapasa– moisture
 It has attained wide success in southern India, especially the Horticulture:

southern Indian state of Karnataka collaborated with Mr Sub-
 Horticulture contributes 30 %to GDPof agriculture from near-
hash Palekar, who put together the ZBNF practices where it
ly 13 % of the total cropped area and support nearly 20 % of
first evolved.
the agricultural labour force.
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 India is the second largest producer of fruits and vegetables in  Strengthening of Irrigation Potential:
the world after China with contribution of 11.84 % and 13.36%
in the total world production of fruits and vegetables respectively.  According to NITI Aayog , out of 160 million hectares of cul-
tivable land in India, only about 65 million hectares or 41 % is
 In 2016-17, production of horticulture crops comprising of covered under irrigation. Further, just 8.6 million hectares are
fruits, vegetables and spices touched a record high of 300 mil- currently covered under micro-irrigation compared to a potential
lion tonnes. 69.5 million hectares.
 Simultaneously the productivity level of the Horticultural High density planting

crops has also increased by 3.45% in 2016-17 in comparison to
the year 2015-16.  In Himachal Pradesh, a World Bank aided project of Rs.
1134 crore is in operation.
Strengths of horticulture sector:
 In J & K also, the Government has launched HDP scheme in
 The country is 1st in production of fruit -mango, banana, sapo- apple with 50 % subsidy to the farmers.
ta, pomegranate, papaya and aonla
 In 2017, more than 1lac plants were planted in 110 orchards in
 Vegetable- J&K which were imported from Italy and Netherlands.
 1st- Peas and Okra Flower cultivation:
 2nd – Brinjal, Cabbage, Cauliflower and Onion  Highest area under floriculture cultivation:- Karnataka
(29,700 ha).
 3rd- Potato and Tomato
 Highest production of flowers :-Tamil Nadu
 Per capita availability of fruits is 200.6 g/person/day and veg-
etables is 355g/person/day in 2016-17 Zone Major states
 The budgetary allocation of agriculture and farmer welfare min- East West Bengal
istry was Rs. 51576cr for 2017-18 and which has been increase West Maharashtra
to Rs. 58080cr for 2018-19. South Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh
North Rajasthan, Delhi and Haryana
Food proccesing and value addition
 The budget 2018-19 proposes to setup 42megafoodparks. (12
India is the 2nd largest consumer base and fastest growing retail
operational right now)
destination for flower, plant and green industry.
 So far 134 integrated cold chain project sanctioned of this Practice Questions on Budget:
88 completed. 1. Which of the following is/are correct regarding New Na-
 Maximum financial assistance to set up cold chain project is tional Policy Fisheries?
Rs. 10cr. a. It was recently launched in 2017 by Ministry of Agriculture
& Farmer’s Welfare
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b. It lays emphasis on bringing sustainable utilization of the 6. Which of the following is incorrect regarding Central Silk
fisheries wealth from marine & other aquatic resources Board?
c. It will cover development & management of inland fisheries, a. It is a statutory body established in 1948 by act of Parliament
aquaculture, and marine fisheries including deep sea fishing b. It functions under Ministry of Commerce
d. All are correct c. Its headquarters are located at Bangalore
d. All are correct
e. None of these
e. None of these
2. Participatory Guarantee Systems is a new initiative related
7. What amount has been allocated for Fisheries and
to which of the following?
Aquaculture Infra Development Fund (FAIDF) and Animal
a. Fisheries b. Organic Farming Husbandry Infra Fund (AIHF)?
c. Bee-Keeping d. Silk Rearing
a) Rs 1000 crore b) Rs 2000 crore
e. None of these
c) Rs 5000 crore d) Rs 8000 crore
3. Which of the following is/are correct regarding Agriculture e) Rs 10000 crore
& Allied Sector in India?
8. One farmer one transformer scheme is launched by which
a. Food grain production in India went up from 50.8 million state govt to fight against the problem of electricity in the
tons in 1950 51 to 275.7 million tons in 2016 17 state?
b. India has emerged as the 2nd largest fruit & vegetable pro- a. Maharashtra b. UP c. Bihar
ducer in the world after China
d. Rajasthan e. Karnataka
c. 19 % of the world’s total milk production is contributed by India
d. All of the above 9. What is the name of the bank that has organized the Ki-
e. None of these san Mela at its rural and semi – urban branches across the
country to provide financial literacy to farmers.
4. Which scheme launched in Union Budget 2018 aims to a. SBI b. BOB c. ICICI d. PNB e. BOI
make villages clean & to generate wealth & energy from
cattle & other waste? 10. Andhra Pradesh Govt. has launched zero budget natural
a. Smart Energy b.GobarDhan c.GobarUrja farming in the state while it is originated in which state?
d.Sarvattom Urja e.Gobar gas a. Maharashtra b. Karnataka
c. Andhra Pradesh d. Tamil Nadu|
5. Project Chaman is related to e. Bihar
a. Fisheries Development
Answer Key:
b. Increasing Forest Area in country
c. Horticulture assessment and management 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
d. Skilling rural poor with in-demand skills D B D B C B E A A B
e. Both c and d
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 Minimum support price (MSP): The increase in Minimum

18
Support Price has immediate effects on the farmer’s income, ag-
ricultural productivity & growth. Msp Of Various Commodities
 Addressing the issue of agrarian distress of farmers in India, the
Union Budget has ensured MSP for all 23 crops with at least 1.5
times of their production cost (A2) plus the imputed value of MSP for MSP for
2017-18 2018-19 Increment
family labour at prevailing wage rate (FL). (A2+FL). While the Commodity Variety (Rs/quintal) (Rs/quintal) (Rs/quintal)
recommendation given byCACP is C2 Method.
Kharif crops
 The minimum support prices are announced by the Govern- Paddy Common 1550 1750 200
ment of India at the beginning of the sowing season. Grade ‘A’ 1590 1770 180
 Government announces minimum support prices (MSPs) for 22 Jowar Hybrid 1700 2430 730
mandated crops and fair and remunerative price (FRP) for Maldandi 1725 2450 725
sugarcane on the basis of recommendations of the Commission Bajra 1425 1950 525
for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), after considering the Ragi 1900 2897 997
views of State Governments and Central Ministries/Departments Maize 1425 1700 275
concerned and other relevant factors. The mandated crops are
Arhar (Tur) 5450 5675 225
14 crops of the kharif season viz. paddy, jowar, bajra, maize,
Moong 5575 6975 1400
ragi, arhar, moong, urad, groundnut-in-shell, soyabean, sun-
flower, sesamum, nigerseed and cotton; 6 rabi crops viz. wheat, Urad 5400 5600 200
barley, gram, masur(lentil), rapeseed/mustard and safflower and Groundnut in 4450 4890 440
two other commercial crops viz. jute and copra. In addition, the shell
MSPs of toria and de-husked coconut are fixed on the basis of Sunflower 4100 5388 1288
the MSPs of rapeseed/mustard and copra, respectively. seed
Soyabeen Yellow 3050 3399 349
 Pricing policy for sugarcane is known as FRP (Fair and and Black
remunerative price) Sesamum 5300 6249 949
Nigerseed 4050 5877 1827
Cotton Medium 4020 5150 1130
Staple
Long 4320 5450 1130
Staple
Rabi crops (2018-19 season to be marketed in 2019-20)

Wheat 1735 1840 105
Barley 1410 1440 30
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Gram 4400 4620 220 19

Masur 4250 4475 225
(Lentil) Economic Survey 2017-18
Rapeseed & 4000 4200 300
Mustard
Safflower 4100 4945 845  Real GDP growth to clock 6.75 percent this fiscal.
Toria 3560 3900 340  Economic survey predicts 7-7.5 percent growth in 2018-19.
Other Crops
Copra (2018 Milling 7511 NA
 The growth rate in Gross Value Added (GVA) by the agriculture
crop season) and allied sectors is estimated to be 4.9 per cent for 2016-17
Ball 7750 NA  Agriculture, industry and services sectors are expected to
De-husked 2030 NA grow at the rate of 2.1 per cent, 4.4 per cent, and 8.3 per cent
coconut respectively in 2017-18.
Raw Jute 3700 NA
(for 2018-19  For the first time in India’s history, data on the international ex-
season) ports of states has been dwelt in the Economic Survey. Such data
Sugarcane 275 NA indicates a strong correlation between export performance and
states’ standard of living.
 Medium Staple length (mm) of 24.5-25.5 andmicronaire value
of 4.3-5.1  Recognizing the critical role of women in agriculture, the Minis-
try of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has declared 15th Octo-
 Long Staple length (mm) of 29.5-30.5 andmicronaire value of ber of every year as Women Farmer’s Day.
3.5-4.3
 Indian tractor industries have emerged as the largest in the
 Sugarcane prices are based on a basic recovery rate of 10 world and account for about one-third of total global tractor
percent. production.
 According to the World Bank estimates, halfof the Indian

population would be urban by the year 2050. It is estimat-
ed that percentage of agriculturalworkers in total work force
would drop to 25.7% by 2050 from 58.2% in 2001.
 National skill Development Council has also set a target of

decreasing the number of the work force in agriculture from
57% to 38% by 2022 i.e. about 20% people will have to find
employment avenues in non-agricultural sector.
 Due to intensive involvement of labour in different farm opera-
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tions, the cost of production of many crops is quite high. Human  Schemes for women development:
power availability in agriculture also increased from about
0.043KW/ ha in 1960-61 to about 0.077 KW/ ha in 2014-15.
S. No. Name of the Scheme
 In 1960-61, about 93% farm power was coming from animate 1. Ujjawala
sources, which has reduced to about 10% in 2014-15. On the 2. BetiBachaoBetiPadhao
other hand, mechanical and electrical sources of power have
3. One Stop Centre
increased from 7% to about 90% during the same period.
4. STEP
 Rs.20,339 crore has been approved by the Government in 2017- 5. SWADHAR
18 to meet various obligations arising from interest subvention
being provided to the farmers on short term crop loans, as also
loans on post-harvest storages meets an important input require-
ment of the farmers in the country, especially small and marginal
farmers who are the major borrowers.
 The loans are available to Kisan Credit Card (KCC) holding

small and marginal farmers at interest subvention of 2% on
such storages for a period of upto 6 months.
 The Survey says that the actual expenditure of Department of

Agricultural Research and Education/Indian Council of Agricul-
tural Research is Rs.6800crore (BE) during 2017-18.
 74% of household in rural India have toilets. However, only

91% of these households actually use them.
 The production of Kharif food grains during 2017-18 is es-

timated at 134.7 million tonnes compared to 138.5 million
tonnes in 2016-17
 The area sown under rabi crops during 2017-18 has reached
61.78 million hectares as of January 19, 2018.
 Over 32 million gas connections have been provided under

Ujjwala and 79% of these connections came back for refill.
 The key findings of the assessment made in the Survey include:

Over the last 10-15 years, India’s performance improved on 14
out of 17 indicators of women’s agency, attitudes, and outcomes.
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Agriculture Census 2015-16
 10th Agriculture Census 2015-16 was released by the Agri-

culture Ministry.
 The first comprehensive Agriculture Census in the country was
conducted with reference year 1970-71. The current Agricul-
ture Census with reference year 2015-16 is tenth in the series.
 The results of Agriculture Census are available at http://agcen-

sus.nic.in.
 The reference period for Agriculture Census is the Agricultural

year (July-June).
 Agriculture Census in India is conducted at five-year intervals

to collect data on structural aspects of farm holdings.
 World Census of Agriculture is carried out decennially i.e. at

ten yearly intervals.
 The reason for conducting Agriculture Census in India quin-

quennially is that the structure of holdings in the country is
changing fast due to fragmentation of holdings, urbanization/
industrialization etc.
 The data is needed for planning and assessment of impacts of

existing policies and programs.
 2.471 acre = 1 hectare or 1 acre = 0.405 hectare, 1 Kanal =

0.051 ha., 1 Malla = 0.002 ha. etc.
Terminology we should know to study agriculture census:
 Operational Holding: Land which is owned by an individual

and operated as one technical unit.
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 Operated area: Operated area includes both cultivated and un-  It also showed a decline of 1.53% of total operated areato
cultivated area. Non agriculture uses are like building, Roads 157.14 millionhectare as compared to 159.59 million ha in
and boundary will be the part of it. 2010-11 data. And in terms of operated area women participa-
tion increased from previous 10.36% to 11.57%
 Operational Area: Operational area can be same as operated
area or less than that but it can’t be more than operated area. Op-  By the number of people tilling the land, Uttar Pradesh
erational area will have area under agriculture uses only while topped the chart followed by Bihar and Maharashtra.
operated area includes area under non agriculture uses as well.
 Uttar Pradesh had 23.82 million (16%) farmers and tillers in
 Current Fallows: This represents cropped area which is kept 2015-16, followed by Bihar at 16.41 million and Maharashtra
fallow during the current year. with 14.71 million.
 Net Area Sown: This represents the total area sown with crops  In terms of total operated area: Rajasthan comes first fol-
and orchards. Area sown more than once in the same year is lowed by Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and
counted only once. Karnataka.
 Area Sown more than once: This represents the areas on which  Among the states, the highest increase in number of opera-
crops are cultivated more than once during the agricultural year. tional holdings is topped by Madhya Pradesh followed by
This is obtained by deducting Net Area Sown from Total Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Kerala, Meghalaya, Karnataka
Cropped Area. and Nagaland.
 Total Cropped Area: This represents the total area sown once  Goa has witnessed the sharpest fall and Manipur had the low-
and/or more than once in a particular year, i.e. the area is counted est in number of operational holdings.
as many times as there are sowings in a year. This total area is
known as gross cropped area.  In terms of area 14 states account for 88.08% of operation-
al holdings. They are: West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra
 Net Irrigated Area: It is the area irrigated through any source in Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha , Rajasthan, Tamil
an Agriculture year for a particular crop. Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Kerala.
Census highlights:  Around 86.21% of India’s cultivated and uncultivated land

is under the small and marginal farmers holding less than
 As per the latest data, more women are participating in the farm- 2 hectares of land. They have a share of 47.34% from previous
ing sector with an overall increase of small and medium land have 44.31% five years earlier.
holding farmers and tillers.
 Comparing this to the farmers holding 10 hectares and more
 The percentage of female operational land holders increased account for just 0.57% and had a share of 9.04 per cent in the
from 12.79% in 2010-11 to 13.87% in 2015-16. operated area.
132 133
 Semi-medium and medium operational holdings (2-10 ha) in 2015-  The individual, joint and institutional holdings have shown a
16 were 13.22 per cent, with 43.61 per cent of operated area. growth of 5.04%, 7.07% and 10.88% respectively over previ-
ous Agriculture Census.
 The average size of agriculture landholding declined to 1.08
hectare in 2015-16 from 1.15 hectare in 2010-11.  The percentage share of female operational holders has in-
creased from 12.79% in 2010-11 to 13.87% in 2015-16 with
 The individual, joint and institutional holdings have shown the corresponding figures of 10.36% and 11.57% in the oper-
growth of 5.04%, 7.07% and 10.88%, respectively. ated area.
 The average size of farm holding was the highest in Nagaland

Size classes and Size groups of Holdings:
at 5.06 hectares and the lowest in Kerala at 0.18 hectare.
S.No Group S.No. Classes (in ha.)
 The total number of operational holdings in the country has 1. Below 0.5 ha.
increased from 138 million in 2010-11 to 146 million 2015-16 I. Marginal
2. 0.5 < 1.0 ha.
i.e. an increase of 5.33%. II. Small 3. 1.0 < 2.0 ha.
4. 2.0 < 3.0ha.
 The highest number of operational holders belonged to III. Semi-medium
5. 3.0 < 4.0ha.
Uttar Pradesh (23.82 million) followed by Bihar (16.41 mil- 6. 4.0 < 5.0ha.
lion), Maharashtra (14.71 million),etc. IV. Medium 7. 5.0 < 7.5ha.
8. 7.5 < 10.0 ha.
 The highest variation (% increase) was found in the case of
Madhya Pradesh (12.74%) followed by Andhra Pradesh
(11.85%), Rajasthan (11.12%), Kerala (11.02%), Meghalaya
Percentagewise holding in different categories:
(10.90%), Karnataka (10.78%) and Nagaland (10.50%) etc.
S.No. Size classes Land Holdings (%) Operated area(%)
 Decline in number of operational holdings. The sharpest fall
has been in Goa (28.17%) and lowest in Manipur (0.09%). 2010-11 2015-16 2010-11 2015-16
Small and
As per Agriculture Census 2015-16, out of 36 States/UTs in 1 Marginal 84.97% 86.21 44.31 47.34
(0-2 ha)
the country, it was found that 14 States viz. account for about
91.03% in terms of number of operational holdings and about Semi-medium
88.08% in terms of area operated in the country. 2 and Medium 14.29 13.22 44.82 43.61
(2-10 ha)
 The average size of operational holding has declined to 1.08

3 Large (>10 ha) 0.71 0.57 10.59 9.04
ha. In 2015-16 as compared to 1.15 in 2010-11.
134 135
Average size of operational holdings as per different Lowest:

Agriculture
Agri Censuses
Coaching Chandigarh
State Rural Urban
Goa/kerala 43 57
A V E R A G E S I ZE O F O P E R A T I O N A L H O L D I N G S
Tamil Nadu 60 40
2.28
Manipur 63 37
1.84
Agriculture Census 2015-16
1.69 Total(All state) 84 16
1.55
1.41
Average size (in 'ha)
1.33
Type of households agricultural vs. Non-agricultural Households:
1.23
1.15
1.08
 The purpose of this survey, an ‘Agricultural Household’ (AH)
is defined as a household that received some value of produce
more than Rs. 5000 from agricultural activities (e.g., cultivation
1970-71 1976-77 1980-81 1985-86 1990-91 1995-96 2000-01 2005-06 2010-11 2015-16 of field crops, horticultural crops, animal husbandry, poultry etc.)
Reference year
 According to 2010-11 census average holding was 1.15 and according to latest census it
Reference
is 1.08. As we can easily identify yearthe above graph that it is decreasing day by
by checking  And having at least one member self-employed in agriculture ei-
day.
ther in the principal status or in subsidiary status during last 365 days.
 According to 2010-11
 According to census maximum census average
decrease holdingland
in agriculture was 1.15
is in Goaandand Sikkim
according
while maximumto latest census
increase it is 1.08.
is in Mizoram andAs we can easily identify
Meghalaya.
by checking the above graph that it is decreasing day by day.  ‘Non-Agricultural Households’ (NAH) on the other hand includ-
ed all other households excluding the ones classified as agricul-
Share of Rural and Semi-urban Households by State (In percentage):
tural households.
 According to census maximum decrease in agriculture
Highest:
land
State
is in Goa and Sikkim while
Rural
maximum increase is in
Semi Urban
Mizoram
Bihar and Meghalaya. 95 5  Overall, based on the definition stated above, 48% of house-
Odisa/Tripura 94 6 holds were identified as Agricultural households using the
Share of Rural and Semi-urban Households
Assam 91 by State 9
Lowest: aforementioned definition.
(In percentage):
State Rural Urban
Goa/kerala 43 57
Highest:
Tamil Nadu 60 40 Highest:
Manipur 63 37
StateTotal(All state) Rural 84 Semi Urban 16
State Agricultural Non-Agricultural household
Bihar
Type 95 vs. Non-agricultural Households:
of households agricultural 5 household
Odisa/Tripura 94 6 Meghalaya 78 22
Assam 91 9 Jammu/Mizoram 77 23
Himachal Pradesh 70 30
136 137
Lowest: Proportion of Households Reporting Ownership of Livestock As-

sets (in percentage)
State Agricultural Non-Agricultural household
household Type of Milch Draught Small Rumi- Poultry
Goa 3 97 Household Animals Animals nants Birds
Kerala/Tamil Nadu 13 87 Agricultural
50.7 10.8 13.6 8.8
Households
Andra Pradesh/Haryana 34 66
Non-
India(All state) 48 52 Agricultural 5.7 1.9 4.1 3.1
Households
Distribution of Agricultural Households by Size-class of
All
Land Possessed (in percentage): 27.1 6.1 8.6 5.8
Households
Land Size Agricultural Households Possessed Land (percentage) Sources of livelihood & income
<0.01 Ha 6
0.01-0.4 Ha 31  The survey captured the activity status of all the members of the
household who were aged 15 years and above.
0.41 - 1.0 Ha 30
1.01 - 2.0 Ha 20  The survey findings reflect that among the male members,
2.01 Ha & above 6 more than 25% of them reported to be self-employed which
included farmers.
 Total 87% farmers are under the category of small and mar-
ginal farmers.  Casual labour in public works emerges as the 2nd most promi-
nent activity with 21% engaged in the same.
 When compared across states, the highest proportion of agricul-
tural households reporting ownership of tractors was found in  About 16% men reported to be attending educational institu-
Punjab (31%), followed by the agricultural households in Gu- tions and 14% were working as regular salaried or wage em-
jarat (14%) and Madhya Pradesh (13%). ployee.
 Power tillers were found to be more common in the States of  On the contrary, about 60% of women members were no ten-
Andhra Pradesh (15%) and Telangana (7%), while the aver- gaged in any economic activity and reported to be attending to
age ownership for the country was 1.8%. domestic duties only.
Ownership of livestock  Out of the remaining, a majority of 12% was attending educa-
tional institutions and 5% and 6% respectively were self-em-
 India is endowed with the largest livestock population in the ployed and casual wage labour in public works.
world. It accounts for about 57.3 % of the world’s buffalo pop-
ulation and 14.7 % of the cattle population.  For all households combined, the average monthly income
stood at Rs8059, with that being higher for agricultural
 There are about 71.6 million sheep, 140.5 million goats and households (Rs-8931) as compared to non-agricultural ones
about 11.1 million pigs in the country. (Rs-7269)
138 139
Distribution of households by monthly income: Area in ha Percentage (%)

 20 percent of households earned Rs- 2,500 or lesser per month <0.01 9
which appears insufficient to meet the bare necessities of life. 0.01-0.4 48
 Average Monthly Household Income by States (in Rupees per 0.41-1 52
month per household) :- India=8059 Rupees per month. 1.0-2.0 56
States Highest average monthly Lowest average monthly house- >2.0 60

household income((in Rupees) hold income((in Rupees)
1st Punjab(16020) Andhra Pradesh(5842)  Average outstanding debt of Agricultural Households-
2nd Kerala(15130) Jharkhand(5854) Rs.59053
3rd Haryana(12072) Utter Pradesh(6257)
Incidence of Indebtedness among Households by States (in percentage)
Income for agricultural households by size class of land possessed:
Highest Lowest
Average Monthly Income of Agricultural Households by States Telangana Gujarat /Jammu
(In Rupees per month per household):- India=8931Rupees per
Andhra Pradesh Nagaland
month.-
Karnataka Chhattisgarh
Highest average monthly Lowest average monthly
States
Agriculture household
income((in Rupees)
Agriculture household income
((in Rupees)
 Availability of KCC among Agricultural Households –only
10.5 households have valid KCC
1st Punjab(23133) Utter Pradesh(6668)
2nd Haryana(18496) Andhra Pradesh(6920)  Availability of KCC among Agricultural Households by Size
Class of Land Owned in percentage:-
3rd Kerala(16927) Jharkhand(6991)
 About 54% households reported to have faced crop failure due

to rain fall irregularities at least once in the given reference Size Percentage (%)
period, 28% faced problems caused due to pestinfestation, etc., <0.01 1.2
and a sizeable 18% and 10% respectively faced problems due to 0.01-0.4 5.9
fluctuations in the market price of crops and loss of livestock 0.1-1.0 10.8
due to flood and diseases, etc.
1.0-2.0 14.1
Indebtedness: >2.0 23.8
MICROFINANCE EXPERIENCE
 Total indebtedness among agricultural households is 52.5%
Proportion of households with at least one member associated with
 Incidence of Indebtedness among Agricultural Households any Micro Finance Institution by States (in percentage)
140 141
MICROFINANCE EXPERIENCE
of households with at least one member associated with any Micro Finance
by StatesAgri
(inCoaching
percentage)
Chandigarh
Highest:-
21
Socio-Economic And Caste Census
Telangana (65%)
(Secc) 2011:
Andhra Pradesh
(61%)
 The 1st ever post-independence Socio-Economic and Caste
Odisha (44%) Census (SECC) 2011 began on 29 June 2011it was conducted
by the Department of Rural Development.
 A total of 24.39 Crorehouseholds are surveyed in SECC.

Lowest:-
 About 30% of the rural households are landless and derive
major part of their income manual labour.Around 1.80 Lakh
households are still engaged in manual scavenging for live-
Punjab/Rajasthan/Meghalaya lihood. Largest number of manual scavengers in India is in
Maharashtra state.
(5%)
Up/Haryana (6%)  Out of the 24.4 crore households in India, 17.9 crore live in vil-
lages, which is 73.3% of all households in India. Out of these,
10.7 Crore households are deprived.
Jammu/Gujarat (7%)
 As per the SECC data 36% of the rural India is illiterate.
 Lakshadweep has the highest percentage of women headed

Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011: households with nearly 40% of the houses headed by women.
 The 1st ever post-independence Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 began
on 29 June 2011it was conducted by the Department of Rural Development.
 A total of 24.39 Crorehouseholds are surveyed in SECC.  MP is the poorest state in terms of less than 5000 income a
 About 30% of the rural households are landless and derive major part of their income month
manual labour.Around 1.80 Lakh households are still engaged in manual scavenging for
livelihood. Largest number of manual scavengers in India is in Maharashtra state.  According to the Socio- Economic and Caste Census, SECC in
 Out of the 24.4 crore households in India, 17.9 crore live in villages, which is 73.3% of
2011, out of 24.39 cr households in the country, 17.9 million
all households in India. Out of these, 10.7 Crore households are deprived.
 As per the SECC data 36% of the rural India is illiterate.
households live in villages and are mostly dependent on agri-
 Lakshadweep has the highest percentage of women headed households with nearly culture.
40% of the houses headed by women.
 MP is the poorest state in terms of less than 5000 income a month  Looking at the current scenario of agriculture in India, 69 %
 According to the Socio- Economic and Caste Census, SECC in 2011, out of 24.39 cr of the farmer families have less land than one-hectare-land.
households in the country, 17.9 million households live in villages and are mostly
dependent on agriculture.
 Looking at the current scenario of agriculture in India, 69 % of the farmer families have  17% of the families have land between one to two hectares.
less land than one-hectare-land.
 17% of the families have land between one to two hectares.
142 143
 According to the National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO), 36% of the farmers
are landless.
 According to the National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO),

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36% of the farmers are landless.
Table Of Milk, Egg, Meat And Wool Production
 Economic Survey of 2015-16 states that 48.9% of the total
workforce population is contributing only 17 % to GDP. 2016-17
 And in the current financial year, the growth rate of agriculture
and allied sectors is expected at 2.1% (AE).
Estimates of Production and Per Capita Availability of Milk
 As according to the available NSSO data for 2012-13, the av- during 2016-17 -All India
erage monthly income of the country’s farmer is Rs.6426.
Year Milk Production Human Population Per Capita Availability
 Due to the lack of adequate food processing industry and
(March to (million tonnes) (million nos.) (gram./day)
technology, farmers get only 20 to 30 per cent of the consumer February)
purchase price. (Target-60-70% of farmers share)
2016-17 163.7/165.40 1275 352
Estimates Of Milk Production During 2016-17 (In 000 tonnes) :

Agri Coaching Chandigarh Top Three State:
Uttar Pradesh:
27551.22
Uttar Pradesh:
27551.22
Rajasthan:
19357.40
Rajasthan:
19357.40
Madhya Pradesh :
13445.32
Madhya Pradesh :
13445.32
Number of Animals in Milk of Exotic/Crossbred Cows during 2016-17 (In 000 nos.)
Number of Animals in Milk of Exotic/Crossbred Cows during
Top Three State:
2016-17 (In 000 nos.)
Number of Animals in Milk of Exotic/Crossbred Cows during 2016-17 (In 000 nos.)
Top ThreeTamil
State:
Nadu:
2616.31
Top Three State:
Maharashtra:
1504.22
Tamil Nadu:
2616.31
Karnataka: 1370.69
Maharashtra:
1504.22
Average Yield per In-Milk Animal of Exotic/Crossbred Cows during 2016-17 (In kg/day)
 All Indian average is 7.52 Karnataka: 1370.69
Top Three States:
Punjab: 12.72
144 Average Yield per In-Milk Animal of Exotic/Crossbred
145 Cows during 2016-17 (In kg/day)
 All Indian average is 7.52 Chandigarh: 10.38
Top Three States:
Kerala: 10.25
Punjab: 12.72
Maharashtra:
Maharashtra: Tamil Nadu:
4734.22
1504.22 6481.17
Uttar Pradesh:
Karnataka: 1370.69 Maharashtra:
3351.81
Agri Coaching Chandigarh 4734.22Agri Coaching Chandigarh
Average Yield per In-Milk Animal of Exotic/Crossbred Cows Number of Animals in Milk of Non-Descript/Indigenous Cows
Uttar Pradesh:
during 2016-17 (In kg/day) during 2016-17 (In 000 nos.) 3351.81
Number of Animals in Milk of Non-Descript/Indigenous Cows during 2016-17 (In
eld per  All
In-Milk Animal
Indian ofisExotic/Crossbred
average 7.52 Cows during 2016-17 (In kg/day)
nos.) Total in all over India: 32739.43
ndian average is 7.52 Total in all over India: 32739.43
Top Three States: Top three states:
States: Top three states:
Number of Animals in Milk of Non-Descript/Indigenous Cows during 2016-17 (In
nos.)
Punjab: 12.72 Total in all over India: 32739.43 Madhya Pradesh:
5063.84
Top three states:
Uttar Pradesh:
Chandigarh: 10.38 4891.27
Madhya Pradesh:
5063.84
Kerala: 10.25 Rajasthan: 3177.76

Uttar Pradesh:
4891.27
Rajasthan: 3177.76
of Milk Production of Exotic/Crossbred Cows during 2016-17 (InAverage Yield per In-Milk Animal of Non-Descript/Indigenous Cows during 2016
000 tonnes)
is 43581.50
oductionEstimates kg/day)
of Milk Production of Exotic/Crossbred Cows during AverageisYield
 All Indian average 2.83per In-Milk Animal of Non-Descript/Indigenous
2016-17 (In 000 tonnes) Cows during 2016-17 (In kg/day)
Chandigarh Top three States:
Average Yield per In-Milk Animal of Non-Descript/Indigenous Cows during 201
All india production is 43581.50  All Indian average is 2.83
kg/day)
Top Three States:  All Indian average is 2.83 Top three Punjab:
States: 6.59
States: Top three States:
Tamil Nadu: Haryana: 5.49

6481.17 Punjab: 6.59
Maharashtra:
Chandigarh: 5.22
4734.22 Haryana: 5.49
Uttar Pradesh:
3351.81 Chandigarh: 5.22
Number of Animals in Milk of Buffaloes during 2016-17 (In 000 nos.)
Animals in Milk of Non-Descript/Indigenous

146 Cows during 2016-17 (In 000
Number of Animals in Milk of Buffaloes during
147 2016-17 (In 000 nos.)
over India: 32739.43

Punjab: 8.21
Agri Coaching Chandigarh Chandigarh: Agri

7.22Coaching Chandigarh
garh Number of Animals in Milk of Buffaloes during 2016-17 (In 000 nos.) Estimates of Milk Production from Buffaloes during 2016-17
(In 000 tonnes):
digarh Total number is: 41980.22
41980.22
Estimates of Milk Production from Buffaloes
Total milk production is: 80385.41during 2016-17 (In 000 tonnes):
Top three States: Total milk production is: 80385.41
: Top three States:
Top three States:
: 41980.22
es: Uttar Pradesh:
Uttar Pradesh:
10890.15
17606.55
Uttar Pradesh:
Rajasthan: 4387.25
10890.15 Rajasthan:
10320.26
Andhra Pradesh:
4026.65
Rajasthan: 4387.25 Andhra Pradesh:
8308.18
Andhra Pradesh:
er In-Milk Animal from Buffaloes during 2016-17 4026.65
(In kg/day):
is 5.25 Number of Animals in Milk of Goats during 2016-17 (In 000 nos.)
: Average Yield per In-Milk Animal from Buffaloes during Total number is: 33684.45
2016-17 (In kg/day): Top Number of Animals in Milk of Goats during 2016-17 (In 000 nos.)
Agri three States:
Coaching Chandigarh Total number is: 33684.45
per In-Milk
All IndiaAnimal
average isfrom Buffaloes
5.25 Haryana: 8.39 during 2016-17 (In kg/day): Top three States:
ge is 5.25 Top three States:
es: Punjab: 8.21
Rajasthan:
6575.58
Chandigarh: 7.22 8.39
Haryana:
Uttar Pradesh:
4686.01
Punjab: 8.21
k Production from Buffaloes during 2016-17 (In 000 tonnes): Bihar: 3287.35
ction is: 80385.41
Chandigarh: 7.22
:
Uttar Pradesh: Average Yield per In-Milk Animal of Goats during 2016-17 (In kg/day)
17606.55 All India average is: 0.46
ilk Production from Buffaloes148during 2016-17 (In 000 tonnes):
Top three States: 149
uction is: 80385.41 Rajasthan:
10320.26
es: Punjab: 1.42
Rajasthan:
Bihar: 3287.35
6575.58
Uttar Pradesh:
4686.01
Average Yield
eld per In-Milk per In-Milk
Animal of GoatsAnimal of Goats
during during (In
2016-17 2016-17 (In kg/day)
kg/day) Number of In-Milk Animals During 2016-17 (In 000 nos.)
All India average is: 0.46 Bihar: 3287.35
erage is: 0.46 Total number is: 18521.92
States: Top three States:
Agri Coaching ChandigarhTop three States:
Yield per In-Milk Animal of Goats during 2016-17

Punjab: 1.42 (In kg/day) Exotic Crossbred Indigenous Non-Descript
average is: 0.46 Exotic
UP Crossbred
Tamil Nadu UPIndigenous MP Non-Descript
e States: Haryana and
Punjab Maharashtra WB UP
Chandigarh: 1
1. UP
Haryana 1. Karnatka
Tamil Nadu Bihar 1. UP Rajasthan 1. MP
2. Punjab 2. Maharashtra 2. WB 2. UP
Punjab: 1.42
Rajasthan: 0.79
3. Haryana 3. Karnatka 3. Bihar 3. Rajasthan
Haryana and Per Capita Availability of Milk during 2016-17 (In gram/day):
Chandigarh: 1
Per Capita Availability of Average
All India Milk during
is: 352 2016-17 (In gram/day):
Milk Production of Goats during Rajasthan:
2016-17 (In0.79
000 tonnes) All India Average is: 352
Top three States:
production is: 5622.14 Top three States:
Estimate of Milk Production of Goats during 2016-17 (In 000 tonnes)
States:
Total milk production is: 5622.14 Punjab: 1075
of Milk Production of Goats during 2016-17 (In 000 tonnes)
k production is: 5622.14 Rajasthan:
Top three States:
e States: 1907.70
Haryana: 930
Uttar Pradesh:
Rajasthan:
1318.05
1907.70 Rajasthan: 729
Madhya Pradesh:
Uttar Pradesh:
694.36
1318.05
Estimates of Production and Per Capita Availability Of Egg during 2016-17 -
Madhya Pradesh: Estimates of Production and Per Capita Availability
In-Milk Animals During 2016-17 (In 000694.36
nos.) of Egg during 2016-17 -All India
er is: 18521.92 Year Eggs Production Human Per Capita
States: Year Population
Eggs Production Human Population Availability
Per Capita Avail-
of In-Milk Animals During 2016-17 (In 000 nos.) (March to (million number) (million number)
ability (number/annu
mber is: 18521.92 February) (March to (million number) (million number) (number/annum)
e States: 2016-17
February)
88139 1275 69
2016-17 88139 1275 69
150 Estimates Of Egg Production During 2016-17

151(In lakh number)
Overall production is: 881385.77
Top three States:
Population Availability
o (million number) (million number) (number/annum)
)
88139 1275 69
Estimates Of Egg Production During 2016-17 (In lakh number) Estimates of Production Of Wool And Meat during 2016-17:
gg Production During
Overall production 2016-17 (In lakh number)
is: 881385.77 Wool production is 43.5 million kg Meat production is 7.4 million
on is: 881385.77 tonnes
Top three States:
s: Top three meat producing states are:
1. UP
Tamil Nadu:
166823.99 2. Maharashtra
Andhra Pradesh: 3. WB
158274.36
Meat production (In 000 tons): Poultry: 3463.65, Buffalo 1450.98,
Goat: 1041.11 sheep: 556.44, pig: 468.80
Telangana:
118186.35 Cattle: 337.91
Top three wool producing states are:
1. Rajasthan
Yield Per Year Per Layer of Egg From Backyard Poultry during 2016-17 is
2. J&K
 Average Yield Per Year Per Layer of Egg From Backyard
ndigarh Poultry during 2016-17 is 131.14 3. Karnataka
Per Capita Availability of Eggs during 2016-17 (In Number/
vailability Annum)
of Eggs during 2016-17 (In Number/Annum)
All
rage is: 69 India average is: 69
tes: Top three States:
Andhra Pradesh:
312
Tamil Nadu: 237
A&N Islands: 209
Production Of Wool And Meat during 2016-17:

152 153
on is 43.5 million kg
on is 7.4 million tonnes
at producing states are:
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 Since 2008, the Global Agriculture Leadership Summit &

Awards are organized by Indian Council of Food and Ag-
riculture (ICFA) with support of Ministry of Agriculture and
Farmers’ Welfare.
 The 2018 Global Agriculture Leadership Summit was 11th in

this series and it was held in Hotel Hyatt Regency, New Delhi
recently in October, 2018.
 First World Agriculture Prize – Prof. M.S. Swaminathan
 The ICFA’s World Agricultural Prize carries a cash component

of $1,00,000 and will recognize individuals who have served
humanity through agriculture.
S. No. Category Awardee Name
1 International Leader- Prof. Rudy Rabbinge, Special Envoy

ship Award -Food Security, Government of Neth-
erlands
2 Africa Leadership Mr. Anthony Selorm K Morrison, Pres-
Award ident & CEO, Chamber of Agribusi-
ness, Ghana
3 Research Leadership National Research Development
Award Corporation
4 Academic Leadership Indian Institute of Management,
Award Ahmedabad
5 Livelihood Leadership Mr. Shailendra Chaudhary, MD, NER-
Award CORMP, Shillong
6 Farming Leadership Mr. SatishbabuGadde, Andhra Pradesh
Award
7 Media Leadership Mr. Ammar Zaidi
Award
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8 Development Leader- Dr. PK Joshi, South Asia Director, 24

ship Award International Food Policy Research
Institute Forest Report-2017
9 Agribusiness Leader- Nagarjuna Agro Chemicals P. Limited,
ship Award Hyderabad
10 Industry Leadership Sonalika group, New Delhi  Name of the report- State of forest report-2017
Award
11 Global Business Lead- The Weather Company, IBM  Prepared by- The Forest Survey of India (FSI)
ership Award
 Released by- The Ministry of Environment, Forest and
12 Technology Leader- Tirth Agro Technology Private Limit-
ship Award ed, Rajkot
climate change.
13 Corporate Sustainabil- PepsiCo Holdings India P. Limited,  ISFR is a biennial publication of FSI, an organization un-
ity Award Gurgaorn der MoEFCC, GoI.
14 Lifetime Achieve- PadamshreeDr. KH Gharda, Chairman,
ments Award Gharc Chemicals Limited  ISFR 2017 is the 15th in the series since 1987
15 Policy Leadership Mr. N. Chandrababu Naidu, Chief
Award Minister. Andhra Pradesh
 It has revealed that total forest and tree cover in India has in-
creased of over 8,021 sq km (about 80.20 million hectare) which
16 Program Leadership The State Horticulture Mission,
Award Government of Haryana
is one percent increase from 2015. it was based on informa-
tion from 633 districts compared with 589 covered in the 2015
17 Best Fisheries State The State of Jharkhand
report.
18 Best Animal Husband- The State of Bihar
ry State  The latest ISFR report includes information about water bodies
19 Best Horticulture State The State of Nagaland
in forests, a new feature.
20 Best Agriculture State The state of Gujarat Important Points of ISFR 2017
 The increase in the forest cover has been observed as 6,778 sq

km and that of tree cover as 1, 243 sq km.
 The increase in forest cover has been observed in Very Dense

Forest (VDF) which absorbs maximum carbon dioxide from the
atmosphere. It is followed by increase in forest cover in open
forest.
 India’s total forest cover increased by 0.94 per cent in the

last two years
 In terms of forest area rank of India in the world is 10th. It

is 8th in terms of annual forest gain.
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 In 2015 India’s total forest cover is 7, 01,673 square kilome- Top three states where forest cover grew:
ters and in 2017 report it is increased to 7, 08,273 square kilo- Name of the state Forest grew by
meters. At present India’s total forest cover is 708,273 sq.km
Andhra Pradesh 2,141 sq.km
(about 21.54% of India’s total GA) Tree cover is 93,815 sq.km
(about 2.85% of the total GA). Karnataka 1,101 sq.km
Kerala 1,043 sq.km
 Classification of forest:Forest cover is defined as an area more
than 1 ha in extent and having tree canopy density of 10% or
above irrespective of land use, ownership and legal status. Top three states/UTs with highest forest cover in terms
of % of geographical area:
Very Dense Forest Canopy density 70-100 % (Including mangrove cover) Name of the state/UT %forest cover
Moderately Dense Canopy density 40-70 % (Including mangrove cover) Lakshadweep 90.33%
Forest Mizoram 86.27%
Open Forest Canopy density 10-40 % (Including mangrove cover) Andaman & Nicobar islands 81.73%
Scurb All forest land with poor tree growth and canopy
density less than 10 % Category wise top states:
Non- Forest Any are which can not be covered in all these classes
Category State Name
Highest Dense Forest Arunachal Pradesh
ISFR 2017-States & UTs Highest Moderately Dense Forest Madhya Pradesh
Highest Open Forest Madhya Pradesh
 The total forest and tree cover is 24.39 per cent of the geograph-
ical area of the country
Top 3 states where forest cover has decreased
 According to the report, at present 15 states and Union territo-
State Area
ries have more than 33% of their GA under forest cover.
Mizoram 531 sq km
 States/UTs have more than 75% forest cover: Mizoram, Nagaland 450 sq km
Lakshadweep, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh 190 sq km
Nagaland, Meghalaya and Manipur.
 These states are in North Eastern region of the country where
 Top three States with highest forest cover are: total forest cover is very high i.e. more than 70% in each state.
Rank in forest cover Name of the state Area  The main reasons for decrease are shifting cultivation, rotational
1 Madhya Pradesh 77, 414 sq. km felling, other biotic pressures, diversion of forest lands for de-
2 Arunachal Pradesh 66,964 sq. km velopmental activities, submergence of forest cover, agriculture
expansion and natural disasters.
3 Chhattisgarh 55,547 sq. km
 The increase in forest cover has been observed in very dense forests.
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 The only category that has registered a decline in the latest as-  The growing stock of bamboo in forest has been estimated to be
sessment is the Moderate Dense Forest. 189 million tonnes.
Mangrove cover Carbon Sink

 As per present assessment total carbon stock in forest is estimated to
 Mangrove eco-systems are rich in biodiversity and provide num- be 7,082 million tonnes. There is an increase of 38 million tonne-
ber of ecological services. sin the carbon stock of country as compared to the last assessment.
 They also play a major role in protecting coastal areas from ero- Forest Fires
sion, tidal storms and tsunamis.  Northeastern states have reported the highest number of
 According to ISFR 2017, total mangrove cover stands at 4,921 forest fire incidents in the country and northern states the
sq km and has increased by 181 sq kms. lowest.
 Shifting cultivation is the main reason for fire incidents in NE.
 7 out of 12 mangrove states have shown an increase in mangrove
cover and none of them show any negative change.  In central states, harvesting of mahua flowers for making local wine
and extraction of tendu leaves for making bidis result in wildfires.
 Maharashtra (82 sq kms), Andhra Pradesh (37 sq kms) and  Pine trees have contributed to forest fires in western Himalayan
Gujarat (33 sq kms) are top three gainers in terms of mangrove states. The needles of pine trees can easily catch fire. The worst
cover. blazes occurred in areas abundant in pine trees.
Top three states showing increase in water bodies

within forest areas are:
State Area
Maharashtra 432 sq.km
Gujarat 428 sq.km
Madhya Pradesh 389 sq.km
Bamboo (Green Gold) Cover

 The extent of bamboo-bearing area in country is estimated at
15.69 million ha.
 There has been an increase of 1.73 million ha in bamboo area in
comparison to last assessment done in 2011.
 There is increase of 19 million tonnesin bamboo-growing stock
as compared to last assessment done in 2011.
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Gst On Agriculture Products:
Commodities GST Rate

Organic Manure 0%
Fertilizers 12%
Pesticides, Tractor wheel, Tractor parts 18%
Tractors 12%
Rubber 28%
Plastic Pipes 28%
 Items excluded (0%) from GST: Fresh or chilled vegetables,

roots and tubers, Fresh fruits and nuts
 GST @ 5%: Frozen vegetables and fruits, Dry flower, plants

and roots, preserved vegetables, fruits and nuts.
 GST @12%: Dry Fruits fresh or dried, Fruits and vegetable

juices
 GST @ 18%: Fruits, vegetables, nuts and other plants preserved

by vinegar or acetic acid or sugar, Preserved Tomatoes, mush-
rooms or other vegetables, Fruit jam, jellies, pastes or nut puree.
 Chairman of GST council is finance minister if India.
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New Varieties Released By ICAR:
 Wheat-Pusa Kiran (HS 542-semi dwarf variety), NilgiriKhapli

(HW 1098), HDSCW 18 (first variety of the country bred spe-
cifically for Conservation Agricultue), HD 3117, PusaMalvi
(HD 4728), HS 562
 Pearl Millet-Pusa Composite 701
 Mustard –Pusa Double Zero Mustard 31-First canola type, eru-

cic acid less than 2% and glucosinolates< 30 pp
 Pigeon pea -PUSA Arhar 16 (determinate, extra early maturity)
 Sugarcane –C0-0238 (Wonder variety of sugarcane)
 BT cotton: F1861, PAU Bt 1 and RS2013 for cultivation in Pun-

jab, Haryana and Rajasthan
 Quality Protein Maize (QPM) -PUSA Breakfast Cereal

 World’s first cytoplasmic male sterility based pigeon pea hy-
brid-GTH 1
 Low neuro toxin varieties of grass pea-rattan, nirmal, prateek
 Marigold-PusaBahar
 High zinc rice variety-DRR Dhan 45 (By ICAR- Indian Insti-
tute of Rice Research)
 High protein rice variety-CR Dhan 310 (By ICAR- Rice
Research Institute, Cuttak )
 First ever short duration Moong (< 60 days)-Virat (IPM
205-7)
 BLB of rice disease resistant variety-PUSA 1592, Punjab
Basmati-3
 Blast disease resistant rice variety-PUSA 109
 PusaBetakesari variety of cauliflower- 1st indigenous bred

bio-fortified for beta carotene developed by IARI
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 New variety of pigeon pea developed by IARI is Pusa arhar-16  Pearl millet: HHB 299: High iron (73.0 ppm) and zinc
(120 days maturity and determinate in growth) (41.0 ppm) as comparedto 45.0-50.0 ppm iron and 30.0-
35.0 ppm zinc in popularvarieties/hybrids
 World earliest maturity variety of cotton genotype was
identified by CICR scientist (2017) - variety name: Yugank  AHB 1200: Rich in iron (73.0 ppm) in comparison to
45.0-50.0 ppm inpopular varieties/hybrids
Biofortified Varieties:  Lentil: PusaAgeti Masoor: Contains 65.0 ppm iron as
compared to 55.0 ppmiron in popular varieties
 Rice: CR Dhan 310 (protein rich variety with 10.3% protein),
 Mustard: Pusa Mustard 30: Contains low erucic acid
 DRR Dhan 45 (zinc rich variety with 22.6 ppm zinc (<2.0%) in oil as comparedto >40% erucic acid in popular
normally 12.0-16.0 ppm) varieties
 Wheat: WB 02:Rich in zinc (42.0 ppm) and iron (40.0  Pusa Double Zero Mustard 31: Country’s first Cano-
ppm) in comparisonto 32.0 ppm zinc and 28.0-32.0 ppm la Quality Indian mustard variety, Low erucic acid
iron in popular varieties (<2.0%) in oil and glucosinolates (<30.0 ppm) in-
 HPBW 01: Contains high iron (40.0 ppm) and zinc seed meal as compared to >40.0% erucic acid and
(40.6 ppm) incomparison to 28.0-32.0ppm iron and >120.0ppm glucosinolates in popular varieties
32.0 ppm zinc inpopular varieties.  Cauliflower: Pusa Beta Kesari 1: Country’s first bioforti-
 Maize: Pusa Vivek QPM9 Improved: Country’s first pro- fied cauliflower, Contains high β-carotene (8.0-10.0 ppm)
vitamin-A rich maize, High provitamin-A (8.15 ppm), in comparison to negligible β-carotene content in popular
lysine (2.67%) and tryptophan(0.74%) as compared to varieties.
1.0-2.0 ppm provitamin-A, 1.5-2.0%lysine and 0.3-0.4%  Sweet Potato: Bhu Sona: High β-carotene (14.0 mg/100
tryptophan content in popular hybrids g) content as compared to 2.0-3.0 mg/100 g β- carotene in
 Pusa HM4 Improved: Contains 0.91% trypto- popular varieties
phan and 3.62% lysine whichis significantlyhigher  Bhu Krishna: High anthocyanin (90.0 mg/100g) con-
than popular hybrids (0.3-0.4% tryptophan and tent in comparison to popular varieties which have
1.5-2.0% lysine) negligible anthocyanin content
 Pusa HM8 Improved: Rich in tryptophan (1.06%) and  Pomegranate: Solapur Lal: High iron (5.6-6.1 mg/100g),
lysine (4.18%) ascompared to 0.0.4% tryptophan and zinc (0.64-0.69 mg/100g) and vitamin C (19.4 -19.8
1.5-2.0%lysine in popular hybrids mg/100 g) in fresh arils in comparison to 2.7-3.2 mg/ 100g,
 Pusa HM9 Improved: Contains 0.68% tryptophan and 0.50-0.54 mg/100g and 14.2-14.6 mg/100g, respectively in
2.97% lysinecompared to 0.3-0.4% tryptophan and popular variety Ganesh.
1.5-2.0%lysine in popular hybrids
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Crop varieties:-
Mcqs With Detail Analysis:
A. Vegetables/Spices:
1. Chilli: Kashi Surkh, PusaJwala, ArkaKyathi;
1. Which among the following app is developed by ICAR-Na-
2. Cowpea: Kashi Kanchan;
tional Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease
3. Okra: IIHR-385-5-1, IIHR-386-7-2, OKMHS-3, Informatics (ICAR-NIVEDI)
Kashi Bhairo, Kashi; Satdhari, and Kashi Vibhuti; a. Kisan Suvidha b. Pusha Krishi
4. Onion: Pusa Red; c. Crop Insurance d. Agri Market
e. Livestock Disease Forewarning
5. Pepper: Arka Coorg Excel;
6. Tomato: Kashi Adarsh and Kashi Aman; and Detailed Answer:
 Livestock Disease Forewarning –Mobile Application (LDF-Mo-
7. Turmeric: IISR Pragati. bile App), developed by ICAR-National Institute of Veterinary
B. Fruit/Flowers: Epidemiology and Disease Informatics (ICAR-NIVEDI),
Bengaluru.
1. Guava: Arka Kiran and Arka Rashmi;
2. What is the amount of fund sectioned for undertaking
2. Marigold: Arka Agni and ArkaBangara- procurement operation of pulses and oilseeds under Price
C. Food Crops: Support Scheme (PSS)?
a. Rs.9,500 crore b. Rs.10,000 crore
1. Rice: PB 1637; c. Rs.19,000 crore d. Rs.9,000 crore
2. Wheat: HDCSW 18 and HD 3086. e. Rs.20,000 crore
Detailed Answer:
 National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of
India (NAFED) has been provided with Rs.19,000 crore from
earlier Rs.9,500 crore for undertaking procurement operation
of pulses and oilseeds under Price Support Scheme (PSS) and
to Small Farmers Agri-Business Consortium (SFAC) for Rs. 45
crore for meeting their existing liability and settlement of extant
claims.
 These Government Guarantees are provided for a period of five

years i.e. till 2021-22 by Govt. of India and with waiver of 1%
Government Guarantee fee.
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3. India has collaborated with Israel to establish center of ex- 5. Which state govt. has launched Nanaji Deshmukh Krishi
cellence, 22 such operational centers setup across India with SanjivaniYojna to promoting climate-resilient agriculture?
support of Israel. Northeast’s first regional Centre for Agri-
culture with Israeli collaboration is established at? a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Maharashtrac.Rajasthan
a. Sikkimb. Mizoram c. Jharkhand d. Madhya Pradesh
d. Meghalaya e. Nagaland e. Himachal Pradesh
Detailed Answer: Detailed Answer:

 Northeast India’s first regional Centre for Agriculture with col-  Maharashtra Government has approved Nanaji Deshmukh Kri-
laboration of Israel will be inaugurated in Mizoram in March shi SanjivaniYojna, a Rs.4,000-crore project aimed at promot-
2018. ing climate-resilient agriculture.
 It will be first such centre in North East region of India being  It will be roll out in 2018-19 and continue till 2023-24.
established with Israeli collaboration.
 The Scheme has been named after social activist Nanaji Deshmukh
 Centre for excellence in floriculture is at Thally in Krishnagiri who has worked in fields of education, health, and rural self-reli-
district of Tamil Nadu. ance, and has been honoured with Padma Vibhushan.
4. Fish Pond Yojana’ is a scheme to promote fish farming. It is 6. Hyderabad based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
launched by which state? (CCMB) in association with Indian Institute of Rice Research
(IIRR) has developed which Improved variety of rice?
a. Tamil Nadub. Odisha c. Kerala
d. Karnataka e. West Bengal a. Samba Masuri b. Brown rice c. Palakkad Matta Rice
d. CRR-Dhane.Appam
Detailed Answer:
 The Odisha government introduced ‘Fish Pond Yojana’, a state Detailed Answer:
sponsored scheme, for creation of additional water bodies for  The Hyderabad based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biolo-
freshwater aquaculture in 2,200 hectares of land. gy (CCMB) in association with Indian Institute of Rice Research
 State govt. will provide 50 per cent financial assistance to farm- (IIRR) has developed Improved Samba Masuri (ISM) variety
ers for freshwater aquaculture rice with low Glycemic Index (GI).
 of new tank. So the government can provide maximum 50 per  Consumption of food with low GI results in slow release of
cent of the total cost (Rs 4.25 farming. glucose into the bloodstream reducing the ill-effects of diabetes.
 According to the plan, a farmer with requisite land can get bank  Samba Masuri ISM has lowest GI of 50.99 against the normal
loan of Rs 8.5 lakh per hectare for excavation lakh per hectare) 53 to 70 in several rice varieties. The Improved Samba Masuri is
as subsidy money. not at all Genetically Modified (GM).
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7. Krishi Karman awards are given to Best performer States 8. Which among the following variety is recently developed by
for raising country’s food grain production. Which among NRRI Cuttack?
the following state has been selected for Krishi Karman
Award 2015-16? a. CR Dhan-310 b. CR Dhan-311
c. CR Dhan-312 d. Both A and B
a. Uttar Pradesh b. Punjab e. All of these
c. Haryana d. Madhya Pradesh
e. Uttarakhand
Detailed Answer:
 New Rice varieties ‘CR Dhan 310’ and ‘CR Dhan 311’ devel-
Detailed Answer: oped by NRRI, Cuttack : Its contains 11% protein while other
 Madhya Pradesh has been selected for the prestigious Krishi species of rice generally contain protein only 6-7%
Karman Award, fifth time in succession, for highest production
of wheat during the year 2015-16.  ‘DRR-Dhan 45’: The Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIIR)
has development a new high zinc variety of rice ‘DRR-Dhan 45’
 Wheat production in MP stood at 184.10 lakh tonnes in 2015- It requires less water and reduces input costs. The rice variety
16, marking a 7.64% rise as compared to 171.03 lakh tonnes is moderately resistant to major pests and diseases such as blast,
production in 2014-15. sheath rot and rice tungro viruses. DRR Dhan 45 is a semi dwarf,
long slender variety that has a crop duration of 125 days.
 The award carries a trophy, citation and cash prize of Rs 2 crore.
 New Improved Fruit varieties for export developed:
 Tamil Nadu has been chosen for Krishi Karman award 2015-16
 Grapes Manjari Naveen, Medika (Anti-oxidant rich)
in Category I – where food grains production is higher than10
million tonnes.  Cashew Cashew Hybrid (H-126)
 Himachal Pradesh has been chosen for Krishi Karman award  New Improved Fruit crop varieties developed
2015-16 in Category II – where food grains production is be-
tween 1 – 10 million tonnes.  Apple: Lalima (high yielding crimson coloured variety)
 Guava : Dhawal, Arka Kiran

 Tripura has been chosen for Krishi Karman award 2015-16 in
Category III – where food grains production is lesser 1 million  Coconut : VPM -5 (high yielding coconut hybrid for Tamil
tonnes. Nadu)
 Meghalaya has been selected for commendation award for total  New Vegetable crop varieties developed
food grains production.
 Cauliflower : PusaKesari vit A (beta carotene rich variety)
 Krishi Karman Awards was started in 2010-11. Rs. 5.00 crore
 Cucumber Pusa Seedless Cucumber-6 (Extra early cucumber
for total food grains category, Rs. 2.00 crore for individual crops
variety for protected cultivation)
category and Rs. 1 crore as Commendation award
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 Ridge gourd VRRG 27 (thigh yielding downy mildew resistant) 10. Which among the following university has given third rank
by ICAR in 2016-17?
 Potato: Kufri Mohan (high yielding variety for medium dura-
tion 50 days a. National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal
 Vegetable varieties for specific needs b. Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
 Onion: Arka Kalyan, ArkaSwadista, Arka Bindu, ArkaUjwal c. Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
 Tomato: ArkaRakshak, Arka Samrat d.ChaudharyCharan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar
9. “ICAR News” is a magazine published by ICAR after how e.Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly
many months?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 e. 5 Detailed Answer:
List of top 10 universities:

Detailed Answer:
1. ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal
 Publication of ICAR
2.ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
English
3. Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
1. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Monthly)
4. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar
2. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences (Monthly)
5. ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly
3. Indian Farming (Monthly)
6. University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
4. Indian Horticulture (Bi Monthly)
7. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
5. ICAR News (Quarterly)
8. G.B Pant University of Agriculture &Technology, Pantnagar
6. ICAR Reporter (Quarterly)
9. Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University,
7. ARIS (Quarterly)
Ludhiana
Hindi
10. Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Chennai
 Kheti(Monthly)
11. What is the per capita availability of milk in India as per the
 Phal Phool(Bi Monthly) latest data?
 Krishi Chayanika a. 282 b. 352 c. 234 d. 367 e. 389
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Detailed Answer:
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 Per capita availability of Milk: 352 g/person/day(Recommend-
ed is 280 g/person/day)
Important Facts:
 Per capita availability of Vegetables: 385 gram/person/day
(Recommended is 285 g/person/day by ICMR)  ‘Yeraringan’Awardis given to Prof. M.S. Swaminathan in
December, 2017.
 Per capita availability of Fruits: 201gram/person/day
 Implementation period for Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana is
 Per capita availability of Food Grain: 506 gram/person/day 3 years.
 Per capita availability of Fish: 9.8 kg/person/annum (Recom-  Karnataka Govt has signed an MoU with Microsoft for use of
mended is 13 kg) Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture.
 Per capita availability of meat: 2.96 kg/person/annum (Recom-  Gobindobhog Rice got GI indication and it is the specialty of
mended: 11 kg) Burdwan District of West Bengal.
 Per capita availability of eggs: 69 eggs/person/year (Recom-  Global Leadership award 2017 has been given to Telangana
mended: 182 per annum) Chief Minister K C Rao.
12. What is the duration of water year?  Pan card is not required if the sale is upto 2 lakhs/day.
a. 1st July to 30th June  Raghunandan Industries Private Limited was awarded Kri-

b. 1st June to 31st May shi Pragati Award 2017, by National Commodity & Deriva-
c. June to October tives Exchange Limited (NCDEX)
d. November to May  National Nutrition strategy launched by NITI ayog.
e. None of these
 India ranked 177 out of 180 in Environmental performance
Detailed Answer: index 2018.
 Agricultural Year-1st July to 30th June  India ranked 14th on climate change performance index 2018.
 Water Year - 1st June to 31st May  Chaudhary Devi Lal Outstanding All India Coordinated Re-
search Project (AICRP) Award, 2017:
 Monsoon Period - June to October
 Awardees:
 Non-Monsoon Period - November to May
 Best all lndia Coordinated Research Project: All India Coor-
dinated Research Project on Spices, Kozhikode, Kerala.
 Best Centre under this AICRP: AICRP Centre-KAU Pan-
niyur, Kerala.
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 IARI was setup in 1905 and second campus will established at  Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI) (The schemes
Ranchi (Jharkhand) and third will be at Demaji, Assam. of Grameen Bhandaran Yojana (GBY) and Development/
Strengthening of Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure, Grading
 International centre for foot and mouth disease is established and Standardization (AMIGS) is part of AMI)
recently at Argul, Odisha.
 In Union Budget 2017-18, NASF (National Agriculture Science
 GM mustard DMH 11 is the genetically modified mustard de- Fund) has been allocated to 50 crore for funding, reviewing,
veloped by Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants mentoring and monitoring of ongoing projects and making a
at Delhi University new call (Call VI) for fresh project proposals and evaluation of
 Pradhan Mantri FasalBima Yojana launched on 13th Janu- those proposals by different committees.
ary, 2016.
 In Union Budget 2017-18, Price Stabilization Fund (PSF) was allo-
 In Union Budget 2017-18, Rs 9,000 crore has been allocated cated Rs. 3500 crore with goal of creation of buffer of 4 lakh MT of
for Pradhan Mantri FasalBima Yojana chana , 1 lakh MT of Masur, procurement of Kharif pulses based on
release from buffer so that buffer of upto 20 lakh MT is maintained.
 The Minimum Support Prices were announced by the Gov-
ernment of India for the first time in 1966-67 for Wheat  The Price Stabilization Fund (PSF) was set up in 2014-15
under the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Famers
 Minimum Support Price is the price at which government pur- Welfare (DAC&FW) to help regulate the price volatility of im-
chases crops from the farmers irrespective of the market price. portant agri-horticultural commodities like onion, potatoes
and pulses were also added subsequently.
 The MSP is calculated and recommended by the CACP and
decided by GOI.  Scientists at the National Dairy Research Institute in Karnal,
Haryana have produced a female clone (named Deepasha) of
 Department of Agriculture and Cooperationimplements the endangered wild buffalo (named Asha) of Chhattisgarh.
Price Support Scheme (PSS) for Oil Seeds and Pulses through
the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of  Apurva is a new cloned buffalo calf from the somatic cell of
India Ltd. (NAFED). urine, an excretory material of elite female Murrah buffalo.
It was produced by scientists at the National Dairy Research
 Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana is a State Plan Scheme of Ad-
Institute in Karnal, Haryana. .
ditional Central Assistance launched in August 2007 as a part of
the 11th Five Year Plan by the Government of India.  Murrah buffaloes produce more milk than any other variety of
buffalo – Up to 32 kg daily
 Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)
is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for the holistic growth of  Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) has initiated a
the horticulture sector covering fruits, vegetables, root & tuber novel scheme – Krishi Dak in 20 districts in which postmen
crops, mushrooms, spices, flowers, aromatic plants, coconut, ca- supplies seeds of improved varieties of crops to the farmers in
shew, cocoa and bamboo and was launched in 2014. remote areas
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 The Per Drop More Crop component of PMKSY is imple-  Queen of cereals is called Maize
mented with the objective of enhancing Water Use Efficiency.
 Maize is a C4 Plant
 The Rashtriya Gokul Mission has been launched for conser-
vation and development of indigenous breeds in a focused and  The maize Protein is called- Zein
scientific manner.  DR. AKINWUMI AYODEJI ADESINA, the President of the
 To control the rising prices of agricultural commodities a Price African Development Bank (AfDB), is recognized as the 2017
Stabilization Fund of Rs. 500 Crore for agricultural commod- World Food Prize Laureate
ities was announced  The ICAR observed the year 2016 as the International Year
 Student READY is a skill development initiative to strengthen of Pulses as declared by the United Nations. To this effect, we
students with skills to take up global challenges and also to improve established 150 seed hubs for pulses to help increase the avail-
both their employability as well as ability to set up a venture. ability of quality seeds.
 Attracting and Retaining Youth in Agriculture (ARYA) to  ICAR launched a new initiative “Pandit DeenDayal Upad-
empower youth in rural areas to take up agriculture, allied and hyay Unnat Krishi Shiksha Yojana” for training of farmers in
service sector enterprises for sustainable income and gainful em- organic farming and sustainable farming.
ployment in selected districts.  Inflorescence of sugarcane is generally called - Arrow or open
 Farmer FIRST: It is an ICAR initiative to enhance farmers-sci- panicle
entists contact with multi stake holders-participation.  Harvesting of paddy is done at moisture content - 21-23 %
 ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal has developed  Which gas is released from field of paddy - Methane (CH4)
a mini lab named Mridaparikshak’.
 Place with maximum rainfall – Mawsynram (Meghalaya)
 Kisan Suvidha Mobile App has been launched by the Govern-
ment which provides information to the farmers on Weather  Green revolution word coined by- William S. Gaud
report, Plant Protection, Input Dealers, Agro-Advisory and
Marketing. Besides, Pusa Krishi Mobile App, Agri-Market  Place with minimum rainfall – Leh
App and Crop Insurance Mobile App have also been launched  Maximum rainfall disparity state – Kerala
for the benefit of farmers.
 Evergreen revolution started in 2010
 AKRUTI is an acronym for “Advanced Knowledge and Rural
Technology Implementation” initiative developed for rural  e- Pashuhaat portal lunched on Nov. 26, 2016 on the occasion
entrepreneur. of National Milk day.
 India is the largest producer of – gram(sharing 65%  Mustard fruit is known as – siliqua
area&70% of total global production)
 The green house gases are - CO2 , CFC , CH4, etc.
 Harvest index of arhar is 19 %(Lowest among pulses)
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 Central Temperate Horticulture Research institute is situated  Agriculture minister of India: Radha Mohan Singh.
at - Srinagar (J&K)
 Farming began around 10,000 B.C. during the First Agricultur-
 India’s First Mega Food Parkwas started in Andhra Pradesh. al Revolution, when nomadic tribes began to farm.
 The edible portion of citrus fruits is -juicy placental hairs  The Third Agricultural Revolution, or the Green Revolution,
corresponds in the late 20th century with the exponential pop-
 Banana can be stored at - 130 C and 85 % relative humidity ulation growth occurring around the world. It includes biotech-
 State with highest area for forest- Madhya Pradesh (77462 nology, genetic engineering, chemical fertilizers, and mass pro-
sq km) duction of agricultural goods
 Banana initiate flowering 9-12 months after Planting  Subsistence farmers are farmers who produce the food they
need to survive on a daily basis. They are farmers who raise
 Growing of only one crop on a piece of land year after year is enough food for themselves and their families. The food is not
called – Mono Cropping intended to be sold in a market
 The BHIM app (Bharat Interface for Money) is introduced by  Fruit farming began sometime between 6000 and 3000 B.C.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Figs (Anjeer) were one of the first cultivated fruit crops.
 Guava – Apple of poor  Banana is the number one fruit crop in the world. This is the 4th
largest overall crop, after wheat, rice, and corn. They grow in
 Tomato- Orange of poor more than 100 countries on farms.
 Ber – Poor man’s fruit  The tallest, biggest trees or bushes do not always yield the most
 Jack Fruit – Poor man’s food fruit. Controlling the height of plants helps produce more fruit
in less space. Farmers may also change a tree’s shape by cutting
 Green to dry ratio of Chilly is 10:1 branches or forcing branches to grow in a certain direction. The
shape of the tree affects its lifespan and the size of its fruit
 TPS (True Potato Seed) is botanically seed of Potato extracted
from the berries  The world population will jump from 7 billion to 9 billion by
2050. Farmers will need to double food production by then to
 Growing two or more crops on the same piece of land in one keep pace.
calendar year is called – Multiple cropping
 Agriculture and allied activities contribute to country’s GDP
 “Indian Horticulture” is a bimonthly journal published from about 17 %.
ICAR.
 Agriculture in our country provides livelihood to 49% of the
 Kinnow is synthetic hybrid developed by H.B. Frost in USA in population. (Economic Survey)
1935 by crossing ‘King’ (Citrus nobilis) × ‘Willow Leaf’ (Citrus
× deliciosa)  Rice – Main food crop in India.
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 Coarse Cereals – Jawar, maize, Bajra , Ragi and small millets.  India has 8,129 km of coastline
 Oilseeds of India-Groundnut, Mustards, Toria, Soybean, Sun-  New IARI proposed campus are at Jharkhand and Assam
flower, castor seed, Niger seed, Linseed and safflower.
 Some of the millets produced in India are Bajra, Jowar, Ragi.
 Madhya Pradesh – Highest production of soybean and pulses
 Growing 2 or more crops simultaneously with definite row
 West Bengal – 1st in Rice production. arrangement is called -Inter cropping.
 Agmark is an acronym for agricultural marketing. This orga-  About 50 percent people of India are dependent on agriculture
nization certifies food products for their quality. for their daily expenses. Almost every type of food grains are
produced by Indian farmers.
 In making the saffron spice the parts of the plant which is used
– Stigma.  The main food grain of India is rice. In case of North India
it is wheat.
 Cotton in india grows best on black soil.
 Growing at low or more crops in sequence on the same piece of
 The largest producer of chillies in the world is India. land in a farming year – Sequential cropping
 Kerala accounts for 92% of India’s rubber production.  National rice research institute is located in Cuttack, Odisha.
 Operation flood is concerned with the improving the avail-  National Research centre for weed science is situated
ability of milk in the cities. at-Jabalpur (MP)
 Andhra Pradesh is the leading producer of red chillies.  National horticulture board was established in the year 1984
in Gurugram.
 U.P. is called the sugar bowl of India.
 Potato rank first among vegetable crops in production in the world
 Rice is a - Tropical plant.
 Cotton and Jute are the main fiber crops produced in India. Gu-
jarat is the largest producer of cotton and West Bengal is the
largestproducer of Jute.
 The first state in the country to address the agriculture sector
in such a big way with the setting up the specific cabinet on  The toxic substance of cucurbits is – cucurbitacin
agriculture - Bihar.  Most exported variety of mango is – Alphonso
 Rice is the most important crop followed by wheat, pulses,
 Gene responsible for dwarfing characters in rice is - Dee-Gee-
oilseeds, sorghum, and maize.
Woo-gen
 Cotton and sugarcane are the principal commercial crops.
 Cultivation of crops in Areas where rainfall is less than 750
 India has one-half of the buffalo and one-sixth of the cattle MM per annum is known as - Dry farming
population of the world.
 King of temperate fruit is – Apple
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 Environment day is celebrated on - 5th June  Anand is known as milk city of India.
 Crops which are grown primarily to cover the soil and to reduce  Bacterial wilt resistant tomato hybrid: Arka Samrat
the loss of moisture and erosion is called – Cover crop
 Macroni wheat is scientifically called – Triticum durum
 According to ICMRvegetable required per capita per day is
- 285 gram  Emmer wheat is scientifically called – Triticum dicoccum
 NABARD was set up on the recommendation of - Siva Raman  Wheat, Barley and Oat are the example of – Long day plant
committee,1982 under act 1981.
 Rice, Sorghum and Maize are the example of – Short day plant
 CAN is a Neutral fertilizer
 Highest area under irrigation in India: U. P
 Kisandiwas is celebrated on 23 Dec
 Highest irrigated area (Percentage wise) is in Punjab.
 Kisan call cente begun in the year 2004
 Only BT cotton as GMO crop is allowed to grow on commer-
 Gujarat is the first state to establish cashless system for public cial level in India. BT Cotton was approved by GOI in 2002.
distribution system of food grain.
 Cotton, Sunflower and Buck wheat are the example of –
 Number of agro ecological zones (NBSS & LUP) is 20
Neutral plants
 First Agriculture minister of India: Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
 Indian Meteorological Organization situated at – New Del-
 HD 2329 was the wheat variety which leads to the production hi(earlier Pune)
of wheat during green revolution
 The Directorate of cropping System research is located at -
 Livestock insurance was started in 2005-06 on pilot basis in Modipuram, meerut, U.P.
100 districts.
 Formula of Cropping Intensity = Net sown area/Total cultivable
 Early maturing summer Mungbean: Virat area*100 or Ratio between Gross sown area and Net sown area
is called – Cropping Intensity
 Protein of wheat is called – Gluten
 In India, the maximum acreage and production of wheat is
 Bread wheat is scientifically called – Triticum aestivum
in UP
 Bacterial leaf blight disease resistant rice varieties: Pusa
 Highest productivity of Wheat is in Punjab.
1592 and Punjab Basmati-3
 Blast disease resistant rice variety: Pusa 1609  In cotton , the maturity of fibre is judged by – Arealometer
 Biggest cultivated fruit in world is jack fruit.  Hybrid -4 is the first commercial cotton of the world devel-
oped by C. T. Patel
 Iron and Vitamin C is deficient (Poor Source) in milk
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 The removal of lower leaves which come in contact with soil  The farming of Indian white shrimp, Penaeus indicus,
and lose their commercial value is known as priming process. is being popularized because Indian white shrimp canbe
Priming method is used in - Cigarette and wrapper tobacco farmed as an alternative to exotic white-leg shrimp (Pe-
 Total geographical area of the country -3287263 sq km (328.7 M ha) naeus vannamei).
 Largest state (area wise)-Rajasthan  The population of hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha), an important
 Smallest state (area wise)-Goa food fish of Indian sub-continent, is declining rapidly. Its
 Highest water erosion state- Kerala rearing in brackish water earthen pond suggested the pos-
sibility of captive maturation and reproduction for seed
 Odisha Govt. to roll out Biometrics Authentication for Na-
tional Food Security Act Beneficiaries from January 2017
production.
 SRI is introduced in India first time- Tamilnadu (2000)  An android application ‘Havamaana Krishi’ in Kannada
 World Bank declaredAndhra Pradeshno 1 in energy efficiency
language was developed. It is an Agrometeorological Ap-
plication which is developed by University of Agricultural
 The main aim of topping and Desuckering is - to divert the ener- Sciences, Dharwad.
gy and nutrient of plant from flower to leaves.
 The removal of the lateral branches or suckers or auxiliary buds
 NADRES (National Animal Disease Referral Expert Sys-
tem) was developed with overall aim to improve the early
is called – desuckring.
warning and response capacity to animal disease threats
 National institute of fisheries post-harvest technology and train- in the country for the benefit of farmers and policy mak-
ing (NIFPHATT) is located at Kochi, Kerala ers in Animal Husbandry department which is developed
by ICAR-NIVEDI
 National Commission on Farmers (NCF) was established in
2004 and chaired by MS Swaminathan.  The NAARM in partnership with (Centre for Innovation
 National agricultural policy was formulated in 2000. Incubation and Entrepreneurship) CIIE, IIM-A, supported
 Genetically Modified Cotton variety developed by Punjab Ag- by DST (Dept. of Science & Technology) has launched
ricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana is– PAU Bt 1 and F1861 Food and Agribusiness Accelerator Programme, 2.0 called
“Agri Udaan” (august4, 2017 )to encourage startups to
 ICAR launched the Agricultural Education Portal for Centralised
uniform solution called- EKTA portal (Ekikrit Krishi Shiksha scale up. It is an attempt to promote innovation and entre-
TankiAyaam) preneurship in agriculture. It will mentor startups and help
them connect with potential investors.
 Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI) is started in 2010
 NMSA derives its mandate from Sustainable Agriculture Mission  Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav (MGMG), an innovative flag-
which is one of the eight Missions outlined under National Action ship programme of ICAR is operational and being moni-
Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC). It was started in 2014.hyb tored by 11 zones in the country.
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 Under PMFBY Premium rates to be paid by center and state Current Affairs MCQs
govt. = (50:50)
 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare

1. Under CCRA( climate change and resilient agricul-
(DAC&FW) constitutes: Department of Ministry of Agriculture ture),best time for mustard sowing:
& Farmers Welfare(MoA&FW), Department of Animal Hus-
bandry, Dairying & Fisheries (DAHD&F), Department of Agri- a. 20-30 Oct b. 1-10 Nov
cultural Research and Education (DARE) c.10-20 Oct d. 1-5 Oct
e. None of these
 What Is Neera?
Neera is popular as a delicious health drink.It is actually a diver- 2. Chegu, Toggenberg, Cham & Malabari are important
sified value added products like coconut flower syrup, jiggery, breeds of goat, MALI is the indigenous breed of:
coconut palm sugar etc.
 Rainfed Area Development (RAD) (2014-15): Implemented in a. sheep b. pig c. Goat
26 States during 2017-18 and 164.74 crore has been released. d. Fish e. None of these
 Central Insecticides Laboratory (CIL) is located at Faridabad. 3. The new pig variety “Mannuthy white” has released
 DMI established in 1935 and has its headquarter at Faridabad, from which institute?
Haryana and Branch Head Office at Nagpur (Maharashtra) and
a. Kerala agril university
11 regional offices.
b. Bidhan Chandra Krishi viswavidyalaya (West Bengal)
 Krishi Dak: The government’s agro-research body Indian Agricul-
c. TNAU
tural Research Institute (IARI) has initiated a pilot project in 20 ru-
d. Assam agril university
ral districts. ‘Krishi Dak Service’ aimed at distribution of improved
e. None of these
seed varieties to farmers at their doorstep through post-offices
 Krishi Kalyan Cess is a levy/tax imposed by the Union Govern-
4. What is the average potential for improvement tech-
ment on all services, which are liable to service tax, at the rate nological efficiency i.e, the yield gap in production of
of 0.5% for financing improvement of agriculture and welfare cotton?
of farmers. This cess is levied in addition to any cess or Service
Tax levied at present, like, Swachh Bharat Cess. KKC has been a. 32.67 b. 28% c. 29%
subsumed into the Goods and Service Tax.
d. 30% e. None of these
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5. How much percentage increasement has been ob- 10. Agri voltaic system,basically means when solar panels
served in ‘marine fish landing’ during 2016, estimated and food crops are combined on same land to max-
by ICAR-CMFRI,kochi as compared to 2015? imize the land use,such system was established at
CAZRI- Jodhpur. Which of the following is not true?
a. 8% b. 5.05% c. 6.6%
d. 8.5% e. None of these a. Launched on 12th August 2017
b.105 kw capacity
6. Frieswal is the milch cross breed of India, which is the
c. It includes rainwater harvesting
cross between HF & Frieswal. What is the age at 1st
d. Both a&b
calving of Gir in months?
e. None of these
a. 44-45months b. 39-40 months
11. Chevaadu, a plucky breed of sheep from down south,
c. 48 months d. 38 months
has just been recognised as one of the native breeds by
e. None of these
the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and the
7. Male lambs gain higher body wt as compared to National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources belong
female lambs. What is the average body wt. gain by to which state?
male lamb’s b/w 3-6 months in gm/day?
a. Karnatka b. Tamil Nadu c. Andhra Pradesh
a. 100 b. 30 c. 80 d. West Bengal e. MP
d. 150 e. none of these
12. Pusa HM4 Improved developed by ICAR is a hybrid
8. SPAD meter is used for checking variety of which crop with yield: 64.2 q/ha and
maturity in 87 days
a.N requirement
b. p requirement a. Maize b. Wheat c. Pearl Millet
c. chlorophyll content of leaves d. Mustard e. Lentil
d. Both a and c
13. STCR is a mobile app launched in which two
e. all of the above
languages?
9. CO-15 is the variety of?
a. Kannada and English b. Marathi and English
a. sugarcane b. porso millet c. Telgu and English d. Gujarati and English
c. little millet d. Indian mustard | e. Gujarati and Hindi
e. Finger millet
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14. Jalkunwari is a variety of which crop? 21. The cross of rani variety of pig is ?
a. Sugarcane b. Rice c. Cotton
a. Indigenous ghungroo X hampshire
d. Low land cowpea e. None of these
b. Indigenous Hampshire X ghungroo
15. Rani is a breed of? c. White hamshire X ghungroo
d. Hampshire X indigenous ghungroo
a. Cow b. Buffalow c. Pig
e. None of these
d. Sheep e. Goat
22. Lumsniang breed of pig was developed by which
16. Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture is
institute?
located at Chennai and established in which year?
a. Assam agricultural university
a. 1985 b. 1986 c. 1987
b. Birsa agricultural university
d. 1988 e. 1989
c. Kerala agricultural university
17. Growth retardation: delayed sexual and bone mat- c. ICAR- research complex for NEH region
uration, diarrhoea, impaired appetite is due to the d. Punjab Agriculture University
deficiency of?
23. Knapsack type pneumatic cotton picker saves cost
a. Fe b. Zn c. Vitamin A and time respectively?
d. Vitamin B e. Vitamin C
a. 40-50% b. 42-52% c. 49-62%
18. Arka kiran is a variety of? d. 36-58% d. 19-22%
a. Guava b. Grapes c. Mango 24. By SAARC corporation conduct the field epidemiolo-
d. Banana e. Papaya gy training programme for the veterinaries is held at?
19. Handbook of Agriculture extension is published by? a. Hebbal b. Bhopal c. Lucknow

d. NIVEDI d. Hisar
a. NABARD b. MANAGE c. ICAR
d. NAFED e. PAU, Punjab 25. For cage culture of oilver pompano the period re-
quired for maximum length achieved in how many
20. What is the average age at first calving in Sahiwal? months?
a. 40 months b. 36 Months c. 32 Months a. 11 months b. 12 months c. 10 months
d. 44 months e. 46 months d. 9 months d. 7 months
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26. Tobacco is a medicinal plant and require ph. of 3.5 to 5.5 33. Which among the following crop has highest produc-
Tobacco seed oil contain how much percentage of oil? tion according to 2016-17 data?
a. 35% b. 32% c. 45% a. Food grains b. Sugarcane c. Rice
d. 56% e. 61% d. Wheat e. Tobacco
27. Zero till bed planter come residue mulches has field 34. Which among the following crop has highest produc-
capacity of? tion (Quintal/ hectare)?
a. 0.30 to 0.50 ha/ hr b. 0.30 to 0.45 ha/hr a. Sugarcane `b. Wheat c. Maize
c. 0.50 to 0.75 ha/hr d. 0.75 to 1.0 ha /hr d. Rice e. None of these
e. None of these
35. Which among the following crop has highest area
28. Tractor operated cassava stake cutter planter having Insured under all Insurance Schemes?
field capacity?
a. Wheat b. Oilseed c. Paddy
a. 0.30 ha/hr b. 0.36 ha/hr c. 0.40 ha/hr
d. Cotton e. Pulses
d. 0.50 ha/hr e. None of these
36. Which among the following state has highest area
29. Milk yield of Sahiwal is?
under drip Irrigation?
a. 3000 kg b. 1850 kg c. 2000
a. Andhra Pradesh b. Maharashtra c. Gujrat
d. 1950 kg e. 2200 kg
d. Rajasthan e. Haryana
30. Bt. cotton hybrid area in percentage?
37. Which among the following state has highest % of
a. 81 b. 91 c. 61 d. 55 e. 92 agricultural households indebted?
31. Which among the following crop has highest area a. Andhra Pradesh b. Telangana c. Tamilnadu
under cultivation in 2016-17? c. Meghalaya d. Nagaland
a. Wheat b. Sugarcane c. Oilseed 38. India has …..rank in cotton production according to
d. Cotton e. Pulses latest available data?
32. Which among the following has lowest area according a. First b. Second c. Third
to 2016-17 data? d. Fourth e. Fifth
a. Oilseed b. Pulses c. Wheat
d. Sugarcane e. Cotton
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39. India has …..rank in cattle population according to 44. What is the average size of land holding in India ac-
latest available data? cording to Agricultural Census 2010-11?
a. . First b. Second c. Third a. 1.5 ha. b. 1.15 ha. c. 2.14 ha.
d. Fourth e. Fifth d. 3.4 ha e. 1.25 ha.
40. APEDA was established on 13th February 1986. 45. Which among the following portal launched by cen-
Which among the following is the chairman of tral government of India for e-marketing of Organic
APEDA? products?
a. Shri Sunil kumar b. Shri DK singh a. E-NAM b. E-RAKAM
c. Deepak Kumar Panwar d. Bijender Singh c. Jaivik kheti portal d. E-ORgANO
e. Balvinder Singh Nakai e. None of these
41. National Research Centre on Integrated Farming 46. Which among the following fruit crops has highest
System (ICAR-NRCIF) is located at? area and production in India?
a. Meerut, UP b. Motihar, Bihar a. Mango, Banana b. Mango, Mango
c. Dehradun, Uttarakhand d. Ranchi, Jharkhand c. Mango, Citrus d. Banana, Mango
e. Raipur, Chhattisgarh e. Banana, Banana
42. National Commission on Farmers (NCF) which is 47. Which among the following state has highest area
headed by MS Swaminathan was established in which under Sugarcane cultivation?
year?
a. TN b. UP c. MP d. Punjab e. None of these
a. 2000 b. 2004 c. 1970
48. Which among the following state has highest livestock
d. 2007 e. 2009
population?
43. Which among the following state has ranked first in
a. Rajasthan b. Andhra Pradesh c. MP
oilseed production?
d. Punjab e. Karnataka
a. Gujarat b. Rajasthan c. MP
49. In which year central Government Launched “Blue
d. UP e. Chhattisgarh
revolution scheme” to increase production and pro-
ductivity of fisheries:
a. 2013 b. 2014 c. 2015 d. 2016 e. 2017
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50. CR Dhan 310 is recently released by ICAR. It is a? 55. Marine fish landing during 2016 was estimated by the
ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi, as (million tonnes):
a. Protein rich variety b. Zinc rich variety
c. Zinc & Iron rich variety d. tryptophan rich hybrid a. 1.62 b. 2.63 c. 3.62
e. lysine & tryptophan rich hybrid d. 4.63 e. 5.62
51. Whiteflies are small Hemipterans that typically feed 56. Tractor operated controlled level puddling system by
on the undersides of plant leaves. A weather-based using laser level controller to reduce water consump-
decision support system for white fly in cotton was tion with field capacity of (ha. /day):
developed by?
a. 0.26 b. 0.50 c. 1
a. NRCIPM b. PAU c. NBAII d. 1.5 e. 2
d. NBAIM e. None of these
57. The farming of Indian white shrimp, Penaeus indi-
52. The mango fruit fly is a serious pest in mango farms. cus is being popularized by ICAR-CIBA, Chennai.
Which fruit fly is not damage in mango farms? Shrimp attained body weight of (higher stocking
densities):
a. Bactrocera dorsalis b. Bactrocera correcta
c. Bactrocera zonata d. Bactrocera mangae a. 12-15 gm b. 15-17 gm c. 17-20 gm
e. Both b & d d. 23-25gm e. None of these
53. Livestock are domesticated animals raised in an 58. Guavas are common tropical fruits cultivated and
agricultural setting to produce labor and commodities enjoyed in many tropical and subtropical regions.
such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool. Konk- Which variety is soft seeded variety?
an is a breed of?
a. CISH-G- 34 b. CISH-G-24 c. CISH-G-4
a. Pig b. Goat c. Cow d. CISH-G-14 e. None of these
d. Buffalo e. Sheep
59. Pangasius silasi fish is mostly found in which river:
54. Rani breed cross between Hampshire (male) x indige-
a. Ganga b. Godavari c. Narmada
nous Ghungroo (female). It is a breed of:
d. Kaveri e. Krishna
a. Sheep b. Goat c. Cow
d. Buffalo e. Pig
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60. Bilingual STCR mobile App for fertilizer recommen- 64. Govt aim to doubling farmer income in 2022, who is
dations of Maharashtra was developed in collabora- the head of doubling farmer income 2022?
tion with soil and water productivity that consists of
a. Ashok dalwai b. M.S Swaminathan
Marathi and ____ languages:
c. Harsimrat kaur Badal d. Radha Mohan Singh
a. Tamil b. Hindi c. English e. Giriraj Singh
d. Kannad e. Sanskrit
65. Rural economy constituent’s ____ percentage of na-
61. Under ground water scheme Rs 2600 crore has been tional income?
allocated to 96 most water deprived districts. In these
a. 16 b. 26 c. 36
districts how many percentage area is under irriga-
d. 46 e. 56
tion?
66. What was the 2017 theme of World Food Day ob-
a. 10 b. 20 c. 30
served on Oct 16 to commemorate the founding of
d. 40 e. 50
Food and Agriculture Organization?
62. GOBAR-Dhan yojana lauched in April 2018 at NDRI
a. C
hange the future of migration. Invest in food security
karnal.This scheme comes under which ministry?
and rural development
a. Union ministry of Drinking water and sanitization
b. Feeding the world, caring for the earth
b. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
c. Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too
c. Ministry of Rural Development
d. Social Protection and Agriculture: Breaking the Cycle
d. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship of Rural Poverty
e. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare e. None of these
63. National bamboo mission lunched in 2005-2006, how 67. Which state has launched Bhavantar Bhugtan Yoja-
much area under bamboo cultivation ? na for farmers that aims to cushion them from price
crashes?
a. 1.96 million ha b. 3.96 million ha
c. 23.96 million ha d. 13.96 million ha a. Maharashtra b. Andhra Pradesh
e. 33.96 million ha c. Madhya Pradesh d. Uttar Pradesh
e. Haryana
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68. Which of the following is working with states to adopt 72. Under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayi Yojana , what
first set of agri market reforms? amount have been allocated to (ABP - CAD)
a. NITI Aayog Scheme?
b.Department of Agriculture, Co-operation and
a. 10,000 Crore b. 20,000 Crore c. 30,000 Crore
Farmers Welfare
d. 40,000 Crore e. 50,000 Crore
c. Department of Agriculture Research and Education
d. Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries 73. If micro irrigation is applied at its full potential, the
e. NABARD average increase in farmers income at all India level
will be (in percentage)?
69. RBI has announced that the banks will provide funds
to women SHGs in rural areas under the Deendayal a. 16 b. 32 c. 42 d. 48 e. 56
Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mis-
sion (DAY-NRLM) at a rate of? 74. India is the 4th largest agri export country. How much
% it contributes in the overall country’s export?
a. 5% b. 6% c. 7%
d. 8% e. 4% a. 8 b. 10 c. 12 d. 17 e. 19.06
70. CCEA has approved Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana 75. In India how much percentage area is under rain fed
(RKVY) scheme as RKVY-Remunerative Approach- condition?
es for Agriculture and Allied sector Rejuvenation a. 48 b. 50 c. 52 d. 54 e. 56
(RAFTAAR) to be implemented, with a budget alloca-
tion of Rs 15,722 crore, till? 76. What is the length of medium cotton staple?
a. 2018-19 b. 2020-21 c. 2021-22 a. 18 b. 23 c. 25 d. 28 e. 29.5

d. 2019-20 e. Other than these
77. RKVY was launched in 2007-08. Under this scheme
71. What is the period of implementation of National Nu- there are 9 subschemes, out of these peri-urban horti-
trition Mission (in year/ years) as per cabinet decision culture has an outlay of 27.76 cr for 2017-18. In which
of GOI 2017-2018? year this scheme has been initiated?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 e. 5 a. 2016-17 b. 2015-16 c.2017-18

d. 2013-14 e. None of these
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78. E- nam was founded on 14 april2016 by PM Naren- 82. Who has recently been appointed for television adver-
dra Modi. Who implements e- nam & who grants the tisements to intensify the publicity of government’s
budget for e- nam? agri-schemes?
a. SFAC & DAC & FW b. GOI & Nabard a. Akshay Kumar b. Salman Khan
c. SFAC & NABARD d. DAC&FW & SFAC c. Amitabh Bachchan d. Ranbir Kapoor
e. NABARD & SFAC e. Vidya Balan
79. Ministry of food processing industries is focusing on 83. How many Mega Food Parks have been approved to
doubling farmers income &implementing Mega Food be set up by Government?
park scheme in the country. Name the 12th mega food
a. 12 b. 35 c. 42 d. 51 e. 48
park operationalized in the country?
84. Under KCC in which year the govt has raised the
a. Satara mega food park Pvt LTD
interest subvention from 1% to 3% for timely repay-
b. Mum’s mega food park
ment?
c. Srini Food Park
d. Mega Food Park a. 2010-11 b. 2011-12 c. 2009-10
e. None of these d. 2007-08 e. 2006-07
80. Maharashtra state government got the approval for 85. Among the rabi crops under msp which crop has the
how many irrigation projects worth Rs 10,686 crores? highest percentage hike in msp?
a. 129 b. 94 c. 116 a. Wheat b. Lenti c. gram and rapeseed
d. 107 e. 119 d. barley e. safflower
81. Government has approved the launch of the National 86. Holistic production management system which pro-
Nutrition Mission (NNM) with a budget of? motes and enhances agro-ecosystem health, including
/Agrimantra biodiversity, biological cycles and soil
a. Rs 6,298 crore b. Rs 8,420 crore
biological activity is known as?
c. Rs 9,046 crore d. Rs 7,730 crore
e. None of these a. Intensive agriculture b. Organic farming
c. Subsistence agriculture d. Inorganic agriculture
e. None of these
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87. What is the name a crop that caused maximum re- 91. Gujarat government increased insurance cover com-
duction is soil alkalinity? pensation for farmers in the event of accidental death
from Rs.1 lakh to _ lakh?
a. Sunflower b. Soybean c. Pea
d. Rice e. Jowar a. Rs 2 lakh b. Rs 3 lakh
c. Rs 1.50 lakh d. Rs 2.50 lakh
88. The nutrient to be applied to increase the nitrogen
e. None of these
fixation in soil by Rhizobium is:
92. Minister of Agriculture and Farmers‟ Welfare Rad-
a. Sodium b. Cadmium c. Phosphorus
ha Mohan Singh launched Dairy Processing & Infra-
d. Zinc e. Iron
structure Development Fund (DIDF) with an outlay of
89. Which Indian state won the United Nations (UN) Food __ rupees?
and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) Future Pol-
a. Rs 10881 crore b. Rs 46788 crore
icy Gold Award for its achievement in becoming the
c. Rs 67890 crore d. Rs 23799 crore
world’s first totally organic agriculture state, on 12th
e. None of these
October 2018?
93. Union Cabinet has approved new umbrella scheme
a. Meghalaya b. Kerala
PM-AASHA which aims to ensure remunerative pric-
c. Sikkim d. Himachal Pradesh
es to farmers for their produce as announced in the
e. Maharashtra
Union Budget for 2018. Expand PM AASHA?
90. Minister of Agriculture and Farmers‟ Welfare Radha
a. Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan
Mohan Singh launched online software for Agmark
b. Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Samriti Abhiyan
certification process on 26th September 2018. The
c. Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Subiksha Abhiyan
processes of Agmark certification is implemented by
d. Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Suraksha Abhiyan
which body?
e. None of these
a. Directorate of Marketing & Inspection (DMI)
94. When was World coconut day celebrated all over the
b. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
world?
c. Indian Standards Institute (ISI)
d. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) a. September 1 b. September 2
e. None of these c. August 31 d. August 28
e. None of these
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95. The contribution of primary sector to GDP is 17.46% 101. PMFBY is launched in January 2016 for supporting
in 2018. What is the GVA contribution in 2016-17? sustainable production and crop loss. In which state
highest claim ratio extents?
a. 3 b. 3.01 c. 4.5 d. 4.9 e. 17.42
a. Tamil nadu b. Kerala c. Karnataka
96. What is the food grain per capita per day availability
d. Punjab e. MP
in India (In gram)?
102. Revenue insurance scheme for plantation crops
a. 395 b. 420 c. 487 d. 506 e. 189
(RISPC) launched feb 2017. It is implement on pilot
97. Which among the following state has covered largest basis for how many years?
area under organic certification?
a. 6 Months b. 1 Year c. 2 years
a. Rajasthan b. Maharashtra c. Uttar Pradesh d. 3 Years e. 5 Years
d. Sikkim e. Meghalaya
103. Kisan Vikas Patra is a saving certificate scheme 1st
98. Which among the following scheme was launched on launched in 1988 by India post. In which year re-
15th July 2015? launched it?
a. Soil health card scheme a. 2012 b. 2013 c. 2014 d. 2015 e. 2016

b. Pradhan mantri krishi sinchai yojana
104. Agri - clinic and agri - business centre scheme
c. Paramparagat krishi vikas yojana
launched in 2002. What is the amount sanctioned for
d. Pradhan mantri fasal bima yojana
a group as credit support by NABARD?
e. None of these
a. 10 Lakhs b. 20 Lakhs c. 40 Lakhs
99. What is the MSP of mustard for the season 2018-19?
d. 100 Lakhs e. None of these
a. 3800 b. 4000 c. 4200 d. 4995 e. 4250
105. In Gramin Bhandara yojana/ Rural Godown scheme
100. India is the 4th-largest agri-export country that is support the build or renovation of rural godowns
constitutes around ……. per cent (FY 2016- 17) of the , If the godown is build or renovated by a Woman
country’s exports. farmer , then How much % will govt. Support of the
total capital investment?
a. 12 b. 13 c. 14 d. 15 e. 16
a. 20 b. 25 c. 33.33 d. 40 e. 60
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106. GOBAR-DHAN scheme launched in 2018 aim to vil- 111. Which month is being celebrated as the national
lage cleanliness and generate wealth and energy from nutrition month across the country to mark the fight
cattle and organic waste. How many project cover a against malnutrition?
across the country in 2018-19?
a. May b. June c. July d. August e. September
a. 100 b. 300 c. 400 d. 700 e. 800
112. The ministry of agriculture and farmers welfare
107. e-nam launched in 14 April 2016 for help to connect has notified the “national policy on marine fisheries,
585 APMC by March 2018 this target had been com- 2017” which will guide the development of marine
pleted. What is the next target for next 2 years (2018- fisheries sector for how many years?
2020)?
a. 2 b. 5 c. 8 d. 10 e. 12
a. 305 b. 415 c. 582 d. 585 e. 595
113. AC&ABC scheme was launched on April 2002. The
108. According to the new guidelines, the farmers will be first AC&ABC was established in which state?
paid how much interest by insurance companies for
a. Punjab b. Andhra Pradesh c. Karnataka
delay in settlement claims beyond two month of pre-
d. Gujarat e. Himachal
scribed cutoff (In percentage)?
114. In Union Budget 2018 has made provision for around
a. 2 b. 8 c. 12 d. 16 e. 18
how much amount for establishment of “Animal Hus-
109. World honey bee day was celebrated on 3rd Saturday bandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF)”?
of august before 2018, now it is celebrated on?
a. 2450 cr b. 2240 cr c. 1490 cr
a. 12th March b. 20 May c. 16 August d. 2856 cr e. 1278 cr
d. 12 September e. 2 November
115. RKVY was launched in 2007 under which Sub-
110. The NABARD has approved loan of how much scheme on Targeting Rice Fallow for Pulses &
amount so far to 93 prioritised irrigation projects Oilseeds was introduced as special scheme during?
under the government’s flagship scheme pradhan
a. 2014-15 b. 2016-17 c. 2017-18
mantri krishi sinchai yojana?
d. 2018-19 e. None of these
a. 65,634.93 cr b. 55,634.93 cr c. 45,634.93 cr
d. 35,634.93 cr e. 25,634.93 cr
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116. Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CM- 120. In order to bring the transparency in import and
FRI) has developed a multivendor e- commerce export of tissue culture, seeds and Plantation mate-
website and mobile app to help fishermen sell their rial, online portal (http//seedexim.gov.in) has been
products and marine catch directly to the farmers, launched in?
what is the name of that app?
a. 2016 b. 2017 c. 2018 d. 2011 e. 2010
a. Marine Fish Sales b. Marine fisheries
121. India’s food grain production for 2016-2017 has
c. Marifi d. CMFRI
shown how much percentage more than previous
e. CMFRIFISH
year?
117. The cotton corporation of India was established in
a. 6 b. 9 c. 4 d. 10 e. 12
2003. Who is the present director of FCI?
122. AICRP on integrated farming system (IFS) is being
a. Yogendra tripathi
operated in how many states?
b. Shri Sanjeev Kumar Chadha
c. P Alli Rani a. 24 b. 36 c. 25 d.32 e. 36
d. Shri Ashok Gulati
e. None of these 123. Mouli breed of sheep is native from which state?
118. Which state forest department has recently launched a. AP b. West Bengal
an app to track and fight forest fires during summer? c. Rajasthan d. Karnataka
e. Tamil Nadu
a. Odisha b. Mizoram c. Sikkim
d. Meghalaya e. Assam 124. What is the average body weight of mouli breed at
sexual maturity?
119. SHC is a government of India scheme promoted by
DA & FW .What is the suitable depth of the soil from a. 1.6 – 1.8 kg b. 2.2 -2.4 Kg c. 1.4 -1.5 Kg
which soil sample is taken? d. 48 Kg e. None of these
a. 15-20 cm b. 10-15 cm c. 20-25 cm 125. Central sheep and wool research institute avikanagar
d. 25-30 cm e. 30-35 cm Rajasthan, established in which of the Year?
a. 1979 b.1965 c. 1962

d. 1929 e. 1927
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126. National milk day celebrated in which of the day? 133. Agroforestry programmes are promoted by .....Institute.
a. 1 June b. 26 Nov c. 21 Nov a.IARI b.NDA c.ICRISAT
d. 2 Sep e. 16 July d.ICFRE e. FRI
127. Which of the size group has highest land holding? 134. What is the weight of special grade egg is?
a. Marginal b. Small c. Semi medium d. a.40 gm b.53 gm c.30 gm
Medium e. None of these d.50 gm e. 62 gm
128. Flopping is concept related to which of the following 135. According to Indian state of forest report 2017 which
crop? state has highest percentage of forest cover?
a. Banana b. Jute c. Tea a. MP b. Mizoram
d. Tobacco e. Sugarcane c. Lakshadweep d. Arunachal Pradesh
e.Andaman & Nicobar islands
129. For growing a signal dry land crop how many length
of growing period? 136. Among the following which is not the variety of man-
darin Orange?
a. 14 weeks b. < 5 week c. 14-20 week
d. > 20 week e. None of these a. Nagpur santra b.khasi sangat c.sathgudi santra
d. Coorg santra e. None of these
130. International year of ‘fiber’ is?
137. Which among the following state is known as Apple
a. 2008 b. 2009 c. 2010 d. 2011 e. 2015
bowl of India?
131. India’s first Robotic dairy plant is opened by ....... for
a. Jammu & Kashmir b. Himachal Pradesh
milk and milk products?
c. Uttarakhand d. Punjab
a. Mother dairy b. Aarey dairy c. Amul dairy e. Arunachal Pradesh
d. Kisan dairy e. Verka
138. Which among the following has average production
132. At International level, to obtain sustainable produc- per colony is 25-40 kg?
tion from agriculture, which of the following organi-
a. Apis mellifera b. Apis cerana indica
zation is working?
c. Apis florea d. Apis dorsata
a.UNO b.WHO c.IRRI e. Dammer bee
d.FAO e. IFPO
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139. India has which rank in silk production among the

30
all countries?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 e. 5
Practice Mock Test
140. What is the targeted productivity of silk by end of
2019-20 (kg/Ha)? Practise set-1
a. 100 b. 111 c. 121 d. 161 e. 177 1. What is the optimum temperature for warm season
crops (In degree Celsius)?
a.15-20 b. 20-25 c. 30-38 d. 45-50
Answer Key: e. None of these
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. E 5. C 6. A 7. A 8. D 9. E 10. E
11. B 12. A 13. B 14. B 15. C 16. C 17. B 18. A 19. C 20. A 2. Which of the following is not secondary nutrient?
21. D 22. D 23. D 24. D 25. A 26. A 27. B 28. B 29. B 30. A
a. Ca b. Zn c. Mg d. S e. All of these
31. A 32. D 33. A 34. A 35. A 36. A 37. A 38. B 39. B 40. B
41. B 42. B 43. B 44. B 45. C 46. A 47. B 48. A 49. C 50. A
51. B 52. D 53. C 54. E 55. C 56. E 57. C 58. D 59. E 60. C 3. Chhattisgarh, UP, Rajasthan & M.P lies under which
61. C 62. A 63. D 64. A 65. D 66. A 67.C 68. A 69. C 70. D agro-climatic zone?
71. C 72. D 73. C 74. C 75. C 76. C 77. C 78. A 79. A 80. D
a. Trans Gangetic plains b. Eastern Plateau & Hills
81. C 82. A 83. C 84. A 85. E 86. B 87. D 88. C 89. C 90. A
c. Middle Gangetic plains d. Central Plateau and Hills
91. A 92. A 93. A 94. B 95. D 96. D 97. A 98. B 99. C 100.A
e. Western Plateau and Hills
101. A 102. C 103. C 104. D 105. C 106. D 107. B 108. C 109. B 110. A
111. E 112. D 113. D 114. A 115. B 116. A 117. A 118. A 119. A 120. C
121. C 122. A 123. D 124. A 125. C 126. B 127. A 128. D 129. A 130. B 4. What is plant population for short day hybrid rice?
131. C 132. D 133. D 134. B 135. B 136. C 137. B 138. A 139. B 140. B
a. 111111 b. 222222 c. 333333
d. 44444 e. 555555
5. Steeping is related to?

a. Banana b. Sunhemp c. Sugarcane
d. Tomato e. Jute
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6. Which of the following is a disease causing pathogen 11. Pearl millet is a rapid-growing warm weather crop.
in banana group? What is the common seed rate of pearl millet for two
hectare?
a. Pseudomonas solanacearum
b. Fusarium musicola a. 4-5 kg b. 8-10 kg c. 12-15 kg
c. Colletorichum gloesporoides d. 18-20 kg e. Above 20 kg
d. Cephaleoros mycoides
e. Oidium mangiferae 12. Which of the following nutrient is not present in the
bed rock and its presence can be only made through
O.M lightening, microbes, etc.
7. Which of the following is a disease causing pathogen
in Apple group? a. Nitrogen b. Calcium c. Potassium
d. Sulphur e. None
a. Phleopheospora indica b. Rhizopus stolonifer
c. Oidium jujube d. Xyllela fastidiosa 13. Which of the following nutrient is constituent of Amino
acids and associated with aromatic compounds in plants?
e. Cerotolium fici
a. Phosphorus b. Nitrogen c. Calcium
d. Sulphur e. Iron
8. Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), popu-
larly known as Pusa Institute, began in 1905 at Pusa 14. Mustard thrives well in dry and cool climate, therefore
(Bihar). This institute was shifted to Delhi on? mustard mostly grown as Rabi season crop. What is
the seed rate of mixed crop in per hectare?
a. 1st July 1936 b. 12 July 1936 c. 16th July 1936
d. 23rd July 1936 e. 29th July 1936 a. 5-6 kg b. 2-3 kg c. 8-10kg
d. 10-12kg e. None of these
9. Which of the following is tropical crop/fruit? 15. What is the form of Manganese nutrient for plant ab-
sorption?
a. Almond b. Pineapple c. cherry
d. aonla e. Both b&c a. Mn- b. Mn-- c. Mn+d. Mn ++ e. Mn+++
16. The purpose of governor in the engine:
10. Bronzing in Guava is due to:
a. To increase the engine speed
a. Deficiency of calcium b. Deficiency of nitrogen b. To regulate the engine speed
c. Deficiency of boron d. Deficiency of zinc c. To decrease the engine speed
e. None of these d. All of these
e. None of these
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17. The work of crankshaft is to: 23. Name a cereal variety developed by mutation breed-
ing in India?
a. Power the piston b. Turn the flywheel
c. Operate valves d. All are correct a. Sonalika b. Jagannath c. Kiran
e. None of these d. Savita e. All of these
18. Correct group of plant nutrients which act as energy 24. Which of the following is the example of parallel in-
exchangers: tercropping?
a. K, Na, Ca, & Mg b. C, N, P & S a. Maize + Soyabean b. Potato + Mustard

c. H & O d. Fe, Mn, Mo, Cu, B & Zn c. Sugarcane + Mustard d. Sugarcane + Potato
e. None of these e. None of these
25. Brix percent in sugarcane juice is the indicator of:

19. Chemical which regulates opening and closing of
stomata is: a. Salt content in juice b. Sucrose percent in juice
c. Total solid in juice d. both b & c
a. Kaoline b. 2, 4-D c. PMA
e. None of these
d. Paraquat e. None of these
26. Which country is the only country to have developed
20. Which gas is released from paddy field? and grown hybrid cotton commercially?
a. CH4 b. H2S c. CO2 d. NH3 e. All of these a. India b. China c. USA
d. Japan e. None of these
21. ‘Operational holding’ refers to the:
27. Red and purple color of maize leaves is due to the defi-
a. Land area owned by a farmer
ciency of:
b. cropped area cultivated by a farmer
c. Net land area cultivated by a farmer a. Nitrogen b. Phosphorus c. Potassium
d. Land area leased in by a farmer d. Sulphur e. Calcium
e. All of these
28. Cultivation of such crops which have different natural
22. What will be the bulk density of a soil with particle habit and zero competition is known as:
density of 2.65 g/cc and pore space 40 % would be?
a. Companion cropping b. Synergetic cropping
a. 1.29 g/cc b. 1.45 g/cc c. 1.59 g/cc c. Sequential cropping d. Parallel cropping
d. 1.72 g/cc e. None of these e. None of these
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29. What is the depth of medium ploughing (According to 35. W

hich among the following is not the reclamation
CRIDA)? measure for problematic soil?
a. 5-6cm b. 15-20cm c. 25-30cm a. Incorporation of organics
d. Above 30 cm e. None of these b. Formation of ridges and furrows
c. Formation of broad beds
30. Which of the following Institute is not a deemed d. Leaching
university? e. None of these
a. NDRI b. CIFE c. AAI
d. IARI e. None of these 36. Which State’s Chief Minister had directed the state
irrigation department to implement the integrated so-
31. What is the percentage and amount of subsidy sec- lar-based micro irrigation scheme in all its districts?
tioned for reaper cum binder?
a. Punjab b. Haryana c. Gujarat
a. 40, 10000 b. 40, 100000 c. 50, 10000 d. Karnataka e. Maharashtra
d. 50, 100000 e. 50, 50000
37. Which year was declared as the national year of millet
32. Technology Mission on Coconut was started in which by the Central Government?
year?
a. 2015 b. 2016 c. 2017
a. 2000 b. 2002 c. 2004 d. 2018 e. 2019
d. 2006 e. 2008
38. Which of following cereal crop had highest average
33. NHM was Centrally Sponsored Scheme was launched yield (kg/ha) during 2016-17 in India?
in the year 2005-06 aims at the holistic development
of horticulture. How many stated were covered under a. Rice b. Sorghum c. Wheat
NHM? d. Sugarcane e. None of these
a. 15 b. 19 c. 23 39. Which of the following is a disease causing pathogen in

d. 28 e. 29 citrus group?
34. Out of the 328.8 m ha of the total geographical area a. Oidium caricae
in India, how much area is under degraded land b. Plasmopara viticola
(In M hac.)? c. Phytophthora parasitica
d. Cercospora sp.
a. 160 b. 165 c. 175 d. 185 e. 196
e. Collectotrichum gloeosporioides
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40. “Bonpala” breed of sheep found in which of the fol- 47. In fish body what is the share of minerals (In percentage)?
lowing state of India?
a. 2 b. 3-4 c. 4-5
a. Rajasthan b. Uttar Pradesh c. Tamil Nadu d. 5-6 e. None of these
d. Sikkim e. None of these
41. What is the premium amount as percentage of sum for 48. The amount of protein in live body weight of fish is
rabi crops under weather based crop insurance scheme? (In percentage)?
a. 5 b. 4 c. 1.5 a. 10–13 b. 15–20 c. 18–23

d. 2 e. 3 d. 5–12 e. 30-35
42. Mouldboard plough is primary stage equipment for 49. In dry salting process of fish preservation the ratio of
land preparation. What is the capacity (ha/tray) of a salt to fish may be:
tractor mounted mouldboard plough?
a. 1:2 to 1:4 b. 1:3 to 1:5 c. 1:4 to 1:7
a. 2 b. 0.5 c. 1 d. 1:5 to 1:10 e. None of these
d. 3 e. 4
43. Which among the following is the largest producer of 50. Fish is an excellent source of nutrients needed to keep
mushroom in India? us healthy. Which of following fish found highest en-
ergy (cal/lb)?
a. Odisha b. Maharashtra c. Haryana
d. Madhya Pradesh e. Uttarakhand a. Rohu b. Katla c. Salmon d. Lobster e. Tuna
44. By considering the present production data, what is
51. Pork is the most popular meat consumed in the world
the growth rate of mushroom industry in India (In
today and about 36 % of the world meat consumption.
percentage)?
The National Research centre on Pig is located at?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 e. 5
a. Assam b. Sikkim c. Guwahati
45. What is the rank of India in the world as per the In- d. Karnataka e. Thanjabur
dia’s forest area?
52. Kadaknath is an important indigenous breed of poul-
a. 1 b. 5 c. 7 d. 8 e. 10
try. Which of the Indian state is known as Kadaknath
46. Rotary Tiller is operated at how many round per minute? Origin place?
a. 10- 20 rpm b. 1800- 2000 rpm c. 200- 300 rpm a. Karnataka b. Tamilnadu c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Madhya Pradesh e. Maharashtra
d. 30- 40 rpm e. 180- 200 rpm
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53. Newcastle Disease is related with chickens. This dis- a. CPIB b. Sate govt can’t deny c. Central govt
ease still ranks as one of the most serious diseases of d. GIC e. Farmer
poultry. The disease occurs in almost all countries and
usually assumes a server form affecting birds of all 58. Which of the following manure found highest amount
ages. Mortality in chickens varies from 50 to 100 per of sulphur?
cent. Which of the following is responsible for this a. Poultry b. indigenous cow c. pig d. Duck
disease? e. None of these
a. Fungus b. Bacteria c. Virus
59. Which among the following is not the feature of 2
d. Protozoa e. A and B Both
stroke engine?
54. There are two type of system to rare the broiler chick-
a. I t has one power stroke for each revolution of the
ens first is All-in All-out system and second is multiple
crankshaft
batch system. The ideal system for India at present is
b. Engine is light
having how many batches for Broiler at any time?
c. Less cost than 4 stroke
a. 5-6 b. 1-2 c. 3-4 d. 4-5 e. 7-8 d. Engine is air cooled.
e. More thermal efficiency
55. The floor space requirement of broilers varies depend-
ing on their body weight at the time of marketing. How 60. In seed drill what should be the minimum diameter of
much floor space is required for up to 18 days’ chicks? seed and fertilizer tube?
a. 250 cm2 b. 300 cm2 c. 450 cm2 a. 15 mm b. 20 mm c. 25 mm
d. 650 cm2 e. 700 cm2 d. 30 mm e. 35 mm
56. Soil with a Low infiltration rate are most suitable for
fish Pond. What is the Infiltration rate (mm/ha) of wa-
Practice set-2
ter in Clay loamy soil?
1. Highest Area of salt affected problematic soil is in
a. 5-10 b. 10-15 c. 1-5
which Agro-climatic zone?
d. 15-20 e. 20-25
a. Upper Gangetic Plains Region
57. In Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme 25 % of Premi-
b. Trans-Gangetic Plains Region
um Subsidy paid by State Government but In case, the
c. Eastern Plateau & Hills Region
State government does not agrees to bear 25% share of
d. East Coast Plains and Hills Region
premium. Who will pay that premium according to the
e. Western Dry Region
guidelines of Coconut palm insurance scheme?
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2. Which of the following is a secondary nutrient? 9. The availability of zinc is reduced when zinc sulphate
is mixed with
a. Iron b. Calcium c. Nitrogen
d. Potassium e. Phosphorus a. Nitrogenous fertilizer b. Potassic fertilizer
c. Phosphatic fertilizer d. All of the above
3. The Young leaves chlorotic, principal veins typical- e. None of these
ly green, stalks slender and short are the deficiency
symptoms of:
10. Panama wilt is a disease of:
a. Mg b. Cu c. Bo d. Fe e. Mn
a. Aegle marmelos b. Citrus paradise
4. Which of the following Horticultural crop is a highly c. Annona squamosal d. Malus domestica
salt tolerant crop? e. Musas balbisiana
a. Cotton b. Sugarbeet c. Phalsa 11. Coarse grained crops are grown on:
d. Pomegranate e. Both a&b
a. High rainfall areas b. Lowland areas
5. Manijra variety of Mango is crossed by? c. Water-logged areas d. Upland areas
a. Rumani × Neelum b. Banganapalli × Alphonso e. Both b&d
c. Neelum × Alohonso d. Neelum × Rumani
e. None of these 12. Richest source of Nitrogen is:
6. Central Soil Salinity Research Institute is establish in a. Dried blood b. Fish manure
which year? c. Raw bone meal d. Dry activated sludge
e. None of these
a.1959 b. 1969 c. 1979 d. 1989 e. 1999
7. What is the annual rainfall of the Sub-Humid area 13. The ideal transplanting age of onion seedling is
in cm? between:
a. 500-1000 b. 250-500 c. 100-250 a. 2-4 week b. 5-6 week c. 8-10 week

d. 50-100 e. None of these d. 12-14 week e. none
8. What is the draft per unit width (kg/m) in Disc 14. Appropriate time for planting of grapes in U.P is:
Plough?
a. June-July b. Sept.- October
a.4.5-5.5 b. 5.0-6.0 c. 2.5-3.5 c. March-April d. December-January
d. 4.0-4.5 e. 3.0-3.5 e. None of these
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15. Removal of undesirable auxiliary buds at initial stage 21. Which of the following preservative is used for prepara-
from flowering plants is known as: tion of tomato ketchup?
a. Clipping b. Budding c. Notching a. Potassium metabisulphite
d. Topping e. Both a & c b. Sodium benzoate
c. Sodium metabisulphite
16. The most suitable pair of fruit crop for a soil of d. Citric acid
9.5 pH is: e. All of these
a. Aonla and jackfruit b. Aonla and jamun 22. Soil aeration units plants growth when percent pores
c. Aonla and Grape d. Aonla and Phalsa filled with water are more than:
e. All of these
a. 50-60 b. 60-70 c. 70-80 d. 80-90 e. 100
17. The relative proportion of three major plant nutrient, 23. Guava cultivar ‘Lalit’ was developed at
keeping the percentage of nitrogen as one in a fertilizer
is called: a. IARI b. AAI c. CISH d. IIHR e. NBRI
a. Fertilizer ratio b. Fertilizer grade 24. The thermal efficiency of diesel engine varies between:
c. Fertilizer mixture d. All of the above
e. None of the above a. 25 and 32 per cent b. 32 and 38 per cent
c. 32 and 40 per cent d. 40 and 45 per cent
18. Highest Area of coastal saline problematic soil is in e. None
which state? 25. The thermal efficiency of petrol engine varies between:
a. West Bengal b. Kerala c. Orissa a. 25 and 32 per cent b. 30 and 35 per cent
d. Punjab e. Rajasthan c. 32 and 38 per cent d. 30 to 40 percent
e. None of these
19. Direct application of rock phosphate as phosphorous
source for crops is recommended in: 26. In two-stroke cycle engine, one power stroke is ob-
a. Acidic soil b. Saline soil c. Alkaline soil tained after every:
d. Neutral soil e. Saline-Alkaline soil a. Half revolution of crankshaft
b. One revolution of crankshaft
20. The seedless mango cultivar ‘Sindhu’ was developed at: c. Two revolution of crankshaft
a. IARI b. IIHR c. APAU d. CISH d. Three revolution of crankshaft
e. Konkan Krishi Vidhyapeeth, Dapoli e. None of these
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27. The Indicated Horse Power (IHP) of an engine is 32. Conserving green fodder in the form of silage is one
always: of the best options available to ensure regular supply
of quality fodder through different seasons of the year.
a. Less than BHP b. More than BHP Which crop is not suitable for silage making?
c. Equal to the BHP d. Equal to the FHP
e. both b and c a. Maize b. Sorghum c. Hybrid Napier
d. Pearl millet e. None of these
28. In the Union Budget 2018-19, it has been decided to
33. A cow’s salivary glands can make and add 50 to 80
develop and upgrade existing 22,000 rural haats into
quarts of saliva to the rumen daily. Saliva has sever-
GrAMs. What does ‘G’ stands for in ‘GrAMs’?
al functions in cows. For best digestion of forage and
a. Gram b. Gramin c. Gaun feedstuffs Saliva keeps the rumen pH:
d. Grams e. None of these
a. 5.5- 6.0 b. 6.5-7.5 c. B and D Both
d. 6.2-6.8 e. None of these
29. What amount has been allocated for food processing
in Union Budget 2018-19? 34. Goats are the first animal reared by the men in rumi-
nant animals. Which one of the following breeds of
a. 2000 crore b. 1800 crore c. 1600 crore
Goat has similarity with Jamunapari Goat?
d. 1500 crore e. 1400 crore
a. Mehsana b. Beetal c. Surati
30. A whole farm management system aimed to deliver d. Barbari e. Ganjam
more sustainable agriculture. The term is called:
35. Mastitis, a potentially fatal mammary gland infection,
a. Terrace Cultivation b. Integrated Farming is the most common disease in dairy cattle. Which of
c. Subsistence Farming d. Intensive Farming the following medicine is suitable for mastitis disease?
e. None of these
a. Novalgin b. Esgipyrin c. Replanta
d. Pendistrin e. None of these
31. According to NDDB Silage is the conserved green fod-
der having moisture content in the range of 65 to 70 36. Crossing of individuals from two species is referred to as
per cent. Fodder crops rich in soluble carbohydrates species hybridization. Hinny is the product of mating:
are incubated after chaffing for …. days under anaero-
bic conditions. a. Male Yalk X Female Cow
b. Jack X Mare
a. 45-50 days b. 30 days c. 20-25 days c. Stallion X Jenet
d. 70-75 days e. Up to 80 Days d. Male ass X Female horse
e. A and B Both
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37. Disease may cause problem in poultry production. 42. The central government had recently raised the MSP
Causal organism of Coccidiosis disease is: on medium-staple fibre cotton by what percentage?
a. Virus b. Bacteria c. Fungus a. 20 b. 25 c. 28 d. 30 e. 32
d. Protozoa e. None of these
43. Which schemes are currently running for agriculture
38. White leghorn breed of chicken is best egg laying type insurance apart from Pradhan Mantri FasalBima Yo-
breed. Which country is the domestic place of this breed? jana (PMFBY)?
a. Rod island in New England b. India a. Unified Package Insurance Scheme
c. England d. Brazil b. Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme
e. Italy c. Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme
39. At the time of Egg incubation temperature should be d. Both B and C
37-38 0C. After hatching the temperature of brooding e. All of these
house will be from 37-38 0C.
44. Petrol or Kerosene engine are the type of?
a. Increase
a. Spark ignition engines
b. Decrease
b. Compression ignition engines
c. Constant
c. Dual Engine
d. Sometime increase some time decrease
d. Both A and B
e. None of these
e. All of these
40. Casein is the major protein of milk (About 80%). The
percentage of other protein lactalbumin in the milk is 45. As per the WTO’s Trade Statistics, What is the share of
about: India’s agricultural exports and imports in the world
agriculture trade in 2015?
a. 4% b. 6% c. 10% d. 20% e. None of these
a. 2.2 and 1.74 b. 1.74 and 2.2 c. 3.2 and 1.74
41. Recently Cotton Corporation of India decided to d. 2.2 and 2.74 e. None of these
procure the fibre directly from farmers from which
state at the minimum support price (MSP) and make 46. What HP of tractor is suitable for 40 hectare farm
the payment to their accounts in the upcoming cotton recommended where adequate irrigation facility are
season? available and more than one crop is taken?
a. Punjab b. Maharashtra a. 20 HP b. 20-25 HP c. 30 HP

c. Gujarat d. Rajasthan e. Bihar d. 30-35 HP e. 45 HP
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47. What is the coverage of Self-propelled paddy harvester? 54. Degraded forest lands with canopy density less than 10
percent will be considered as?
a. 1 ha/day b. 1.5 ha/day c. 2 ha/day d. 2.5 ha/day
e. 3.5 ha/day a. Open Forest b. Scrub c. Non-forest
d. Both B and C e. None of these
48. What is the Contribution of Fisheries to Indian
GDP (%)? 55. What is the available nitrogen status in Indian soil?
a. 1 b. 1.2 c. 1.02 a. 154.4-342.2 kg/ha b. 8.2 -1 -1 to 25.0 kg ha
d. 1.07 e. 2 c. 134.6 and 310.4 kg ha d. 6.0-16.6 ppm
e. None of these
49. Milkfish is the type of?
a. Marine Fisheries b. Fresh Water Fisheries 56. Himgiri is the resistant variety for Leaf and stripe rust,
c. Inland Fisheries d. Brackish Water Fisheries hill bunt of which crop?
e. Both B and C
a. Wheat b. Cauliflower c. Cowpea
50. Raising plants and animals that do well in marine (salt d. Chilli e. None of these
water) and brackish water environments is known as:
57. Pusa Shubhra, Pusa Snowball K-1 is the resistant
a. Monoculture b. Aquaculture c. Mariculture variety for Black rot and Curl, blight black rot of
d. Marine culture e. None of these which crop?
51. If a species of tree and shrub have the ability to re- a. Wheat b. Cauliflower c. Cowpea
sprout after the whole tree has been cut. Which terms d. Chilli e. None of these
will be suitable for it?
58. Which among the following is best crop for silage?
a. Coppice b. Pricking out c. Taunya system
d. Lopping e. Felling a. Sorghum b. Maize c. Cowpea
d. Berseem e. Mung
52. Dalbergia sissoo belongs to which family?
59. What was the purpose of e-shakti project launched by
a. Leguminosae b. Trliaceae c. Moraceae
NABARD?
d. Salicaceae e. Meliaceae
a. Digitization of branches b. Digitization of SHGs
53. Forest conservation act was passed in? c. For internet connectivity d. For women empowerment
a. 1980 b. 1894 c. 1952 d. 1988 e. None of these e. For remote sensing
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60. The edible part of pomegranate is: 7. In potato, cut tuber must have at least how many buds?
a. Thalamus b. Mesocarp c. Endocarp a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6 e. 7
d. Aril e. Head
8. Which type of cropping, yield of both the crops are
higher than pure crops on unit area?
Practice set-3
a. Parallel cropping
1. World coconut day is celebrated on?
b. Companion cropping
a. 3 may b.8 June c. 2 September c. Synergetic cropping
d.16 October e.17 October d. Augemting cropping
e. Solid planting
2. What is water Requirement of irrigated wetland rice?
9. Solubility of rock phosphate can be improved by:
a. 800 mm b. 1000 mm c. 1200 mm
d. 1500 mm e. 2000 mm a. Nitrosomonas b. Nitrobacter
c. Azotobacter d. Bacillus Polymexa
3. National Agricultural innovation Project was e. All of these
launched by which organization?
10. Correct group of plants nutrients which act as energy
a. World bank b. ICAR c. IARI exchangers:
d. NABARD e. RRB
a. K,Na,Ca,Mg b. C,N,P,S
4. Sugarcane is a: c. H,O d. Fe,Mn,Mo,Cu,B,Zn
e. All of these
a. Tropical b. Sub-tropical c. Temperate
d. Both a&b e. all 11. Which one of the following nutrients plays the most
effective role in controlling the rate of transpiration?
5. Problems of Zero tillage are a. Phosphorus b. Potassium c. Zinc
a. Low seed germination b. Low mineralization d. Magnesium e. Mo
c. Build-up of volunteer plants d. Both a&b 12. Which one of the following is the example of parallel
e. all of these intercropping?
6. Which crop has lowest harvest index? a. Maize + soyabean b. Sugarcane + Mustard
c. Potato + Mustard d. Sugarcane + Potato
a. Beans b. Wheat c. Rice d. Maize e. Sunflower
e. None of these
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13. Ratio of grain to stalk in pigeon pea is: 19. The main crop is grown in the center, surrounded by
hardly or thorny crops, the sub crop is known as:
a. 1::2 b. 1::3 c. 1::10
d. 1::7 e. 1::1 a. Augmenting b. Avenue c. Guard crops
d. Nurse e. Cole crops
14. Berseem is the fodder crop and is recommended for
sowing in the months of: 20. The removal of lower leaves which come in contact
with soil and lose their commercial value is known as:
a. March-April b. June-july
a. Detrashing b. Priming c. Detessling
c. October-November d. January-February
d. Rabbing e. Looping
e. All the year
21. The Head quarter of CPRI was shifted from Patna to
15. Diara lands are: Shimla in:
a. Areas flooded by Sea a. 1956 b. 1960 c. 1965 d. 1970 e. 1975
b. Areas created by sand storms
c. Areas on both sides of canal 22. Little leaf of citrus is caused by:
d. Areas located on either side of river which flooded a. MLOs b. Zinc deficiency
every year c. Cu deficiency d. B deficiency e. Virus
e. Dry lands
23. Mantek Disease of rice is caused by:
16. International Food policy Research Institute is situat- a. Bacteria b. Virus c. MLO,s
ed in: d. Fungus e. Nematode
a. USA b. Italy c. U.K d. Peru e. Srilanka 24. In which plant water use efficiency is highest:
17. Lactose is disaccharide containing: a. CAM b. C3 c. C4 d. Both b &c
e. All of these
a. Glucose & Fructose b. Glucose &Glactose
c. Glucose & Glucose d. Glucose & Maltose 25. Blue Revolution in India was started during:
e. All of these a. Third five year plan b. Fourth five year plan
c. Fifth five year plan d. Sixth five year plan
18. The melting point of milk fat varies normally between: e. Seventh five year plan
a. 32-36 degree C b.40-45 degree C 26. Forest conservation act was made in:
c.20-25 degree C d. 26-30 degree C
e. 4 -6 degree C a. 1952 b.1960 c.1965
d.1970 e.1980
242 243
27. Removal of male bud after completion of female phase a. Suction Stroke b. Compression stroke c. Power stroke
is also called as: d. Exhaust stroke e. None of these
a. Desuckering b. Detesseling c. Denavelling 33. Allahabad, Lucknow 46, 49, ArkaAmulya, ArkaM-
d. Propping e. Dehaluming ridula, Banaras, Baptla, Arka Kiran, Lalit and TRY
(G)-1 are the varieties of Psidium guajava. What is
28. The isolation distance required for foundation seed the per hectare yield (Quintal/hectare) of Guava?
production of sunflower: a. 25 b. 50 c. 200 d. 250 e. 350
a. 100 m b. 200 m c. 400 m 34. C3 plants go through the Calvin cycle, taking in carbon
d. 800 m e. 1000 m dioxide through the leaves’ minuscule pores, called sto-
mata. Which types of plants has higher transpiration
29. Soil conservation Research Demonstration and train- ratio?
ing Center is situated at:
a. C4 Plants b. C3 Plants c. Winter plants
a. Dehradun b. Karnal c. Hyderabad d. Sciophytes e. All of these
d. Gujrat e. M.P 35. Powdery mildew diseases are caused by many different
species of fungi and this can be controlled by?
30. Family of Niger:
a. Sulphur dust b. Plantvax c. Vitavax
a. Polygonaceae b. Asteraceae c. Poaceae d. Metalaxl e. All of these
d. Linaceae e. Chenopodiaceae
36. A plant, fungus, or microorganism that lives on dead
or decaying organic matter is known as?
31. Niliravi breed is found in Sutlej valley in Ferozpur dis-
trict of Punjab and in the Sahiwal district of Pakistan a. Parasite b. Saprophytes c. Bacteria
and peculiarity of the breed is the wall eyes. What is d. Host e. Pest
the milking yield (Litre/lactation) of this breed? 37. On the basis of operational holding marginal farmers
a. 1200 b. 1800 c. 2200 d. 2800 e. 600 has less than one hectare land while small farmer has?
a. 1.5 b. 2.5 c. 3.5 d. 4 e. All of these
32. A four-stroke cycle engine is an internal combustion en-
gine that utilizes four distinct piston strokes to complete 38. CRAFICARD was formed to look into credit for Agri-
one operating cycle. The piston make two complete pass- culture and Rural Development. The Committee was
es in the cylinder to complete one operating cycle. Which formed on 30 March 1979, under the Chairmanship of
among the following is not the part of those four stroke? Shri B. Sivaraman that recommend the formation of
NABARD. Who was the first chairman of NABARD?
244 245
a. B. Sivaraman b. Harsh Kumar 44. Food security is the state of having reliable access to
c. Dr. Satyanarayana Dash d. Shri Anil Kumar Bansal a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.
e. Dr. Anup Kumar Dash Which among the following is known as world’s food?
a. Rice b. Wheat c. Potato d. Cereals e. All of these
39. The process of arranging situations in which the im-
portant things are taught to the farmers is the part of 45. Computers are used for collecting data and to analyze
teaching. Which among the following is not the part the profit, loss in which type of farming?
of teaching in agriculture extension?
a. Modern farming b. Advance farming
a. Individual Contact b. Group contact c. Precision farming d. Organic farming
c. Community contact d. Mass contact method e. Crop specific farming
e. None of these
46. Datura is a genus of nine species of poisonous vesper-
40. Excess of NPK in the soil will be causes the deficiency of? tine flowering plants belongs to which family?
a. Cu b. P c. B a. Solanaceae b. Gramineae c. Compositae

d. Mg e. Mo d. Tilliacea e. Malvacea
47. Weeds which are harmful or injurious and difficult to
41. Downward cupping of leaves in tobacco and tea is the control are known as?
deficiency symptom of which element?
a. Parasite weed b. Objectionable weed
a. Mg b. S c. Ca c. Noxious weed d. Satellite weed
d. P e. K e. None of these
42. Black soil are deficient in N, P, Zn, and organic mat- 48. An area of land that can be irrigated with unit vol-
ter, while black soils are rich in? ume of irrigation water is known as?
a. Mn b. Ca c. P a. Kor watering b. Delta c. Duty

d. Both A and B e. All of these d. Water requirement e. None of these
49. Indian cotton production is heavily associated with the in-
43. The density of water is the weight of the water per its tensive use of hazardous pesticides, India consumes around
unit volume, which depends on the temperature of 40% of the total pesticides. In addition, cotton take around
the water. Water has the maximum density in what 6% of the water for irrigation in India. Which among the
temperature (Degree C)? following is considered as the origin of cotton?
a. 0 b. 2 c. 4 d. 6 e. 8 a. Mexico b. India c. Russia d. China e. USA
246 247
50. Safflower crop is known as fencing/border crop and it 57. Suppose a farmers has grown two crops in the same
has oil content around? piece of land. Those two crops doesn’t have any affect
on each other. This type of crops are known as?
a. 20% b. 25% c. 35% d. 45% e. 55%
a. Supplementary crop b. Mixed crop
51. Tikka disease is considered as the major disease of c. Inter crop d. Cash crop
groundnut, while major pest of groundnut is? e. Arable crop
a. Aphid b. Thrips c. Pod borer 58. Rabbing:
d. White Grub e. Pod sucking bug
a. Lucerne b. Tobacco c. Potato
52. Pod growth of groundnut will be affected by? d. Sugarcane e. Barseem
a. Soil Compaction b. Less number of flower 59. Which among the following is known as glory of east?
c. Less pegging d. Both A and C
e. All of these a. Tea b. Avocado c. chrysanthemum
d. Rose e. Gladiolus
53. Flowering in arhar will be in the month of?
60. The National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal was
a. January b. March c. June originally started as Imperial Institute of Animal
d. August e. November Husbandry and Dairying in 1923 at Bangalore. It was
54. T. aestivum belongs to which family? expanded and renamed as Imperial Dairy Institute in
1936 and was known as National Dairy Research Insti-
a. Liliaceae b. Tiliaceae c. Poaceae tute after independence in 1947. In which year NDRI
d. Both A and B e. None of these Headquarter was shifted to Karnal?
55. Coca-Cola India & Jain Irrigation launched Project a. 1955 b. 1965 c. 1951 d. 1972 e. 1956
Unnati for adoption of ultra-high density plantation
(UHDP) practice for mango cultivation. What is the
fruit type of mango?
a. Pome b. Nut c. Berry d. Drupe e. Caryopsis
56. Which crop is highly susceptible to frost while
flowering?
a. Green Gram b. Pigeon pea c. Rice
d. Maize e. Groundnut
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Answer Key:
Practice set-1
1. C 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. E 6. A 7. B 8. E 9. B 10. D
11. B 12. A 13. D 14. B 15. D 16. B 17. B 18. C 19. C 20. A
21. C 22. C 23. B 24. A 25. B 26. A 27. B 28. D 29. B 30. C
31. B 32. B 33. B 34. C 35. E 36. B 37. D 38. C 39. C 40. D
41. C 42. A 43. A 44. D 45. E 46. E 47. A 48. B 49. D 50. D
51. C 52. D 53. C 54. A 55. C 56. A 57. E 58. A 59. E 60. C
Practice set-2
1. D 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. E
11. D 12. A 13. C 14. D 15. D 16. D 17. C 18. A 19. A 20. E
21. B 22. D 23. C 24. B 25. A 26. B 27. B 28. B 29. E 30. B
31. A 32. E 33. D 34. B 35. D 36. B 37. D 38. E 39. B 40. A
41. D 42. C 43. E 44. A 45. A 46. D 47. B 48. D 49. D 50. C
51. A 52. A 53. A 54. B 55. A 56. A 57. B 58. B 59. B 60. D
Practice set-3
1. C 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. E 6. A 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. C
11. B 12. A 13. D 14.C 15. D 16. A 17. B 18. A 19. C 20. B
21. A 22. C 23. E 24. A 25. C 26. E 27. C 28. E 29. C 30. B
31. B 32. E 33. D 34. A 35. A 36. B 37. A 38. A 39. E 40. A
41. B 42. D 43. C 44. C 45. C 46. A 47. C 48. C 49. A 50. C
51. D 52. A 53. A 54. C 55. D 56. B 57. A 58. B 59. C 60. A
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Agri Coaching Chandigarh

Established: 16 July 1929

 16 July is also known as ICAR day.

 It is an autonomous organisation under the Department of ag-

Headquarter: New Delhi

 1996: Establishment of National Gene Bank at New Delhi.

 Initiation of the first All-India Co-ordinated Research Project

 Status of Deemed University accorded to Indian Agricultural

 First State Agricultural University on land grant pattern at

 Department of Agricultural Research and Education

 First Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) at Puducherry (Pondi-

 ICAR scientists were the first in the world to sequence the

 In December 2009, it announced that it was considering a policy

 As of July, 2006 it has developed a vaccine against bird flu.

5. Rafi Ahmed Kidwai  This award is to be given to agricultural

6. Jawaharlal Nehru Award  I n order to promote high quality doctoral 12. N

20. Pandit DeenDayal Upa- In order to recognize the contributions of

Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh, U.P.

Vishwa Bharti Shantiniketan, West Bengal

Nagaland University Mediziphema, Nagaland

Central Agricultural Universities (3 CAUs):

Central Agricultural University Manipur

Rani Laxmi Bai Central Agricultural Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh

1. Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI), Andaman and

New Name: Central Island Agricultural Research Institute (CIARI)

2. Directorate of Maize Research (DMR), Pusa, New Delhi

New Name: Indian Institute of Maize Research (IIMR),

3. Directorate of Rice Research (DRR), Rajendranagar, Hyderabad

New Name: Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR)

4. Directorate of Wheat Research (DWR), Karnal, Haryana

New Name: Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research

5. Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar

New Name: Indian Institute of Water Management (IIWM)

6. Directorate of Research on Women in Agriculture, Bhubaneswar

New Name: Central Institute for Women in Agriculture (CIWA)

7. Directorate of Oil Palm Research (DOPR), Pedavegi, WestGodavari,

New Name: Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research

8. Directorate of Ollseeds Research (DOR) Rajendranagar, Hyderabad

New Name: Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research (IIOR)

New Name: Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR)

Institution Location Establishment Year

Institution Location Establishment Year Institution Location Establishment Year

Year of estab- Chairman

FICCI 1927 Pankaj Patel New Delhi 8

Population and Agricultural Workers:

3. Other Uncultivated land excluding Fallow 25.83 9

Area under Major Crops (in million hectares):

Food grains 275.68

State-wise Crop Area Insured under all Insurance Schemes:

4. Fruits & Vegetables Production (Million Tonnes) 11

Initiatives taken for ease of doing business:

 The aims of NPOP include policies for development and cer-

 During 2016-17, there was an increase of 17.5 % in Export Vol-

 Total exported value of agri& allied export is 227554 crores in 2016-17.

Agri Coaching Chandigarh Agri Coaching Chandigarh

Vegetable Fresh Average Milk production Data:

 World milk Day is celebrated on 1st June. 2017 theme – “Eco-

 For the purpose of doubling farmer’s income, the target of milk

 India has achieved an annual report of 165.4 million tonnes

 FAO reported 2.1% increase in world milk production from

 The per capita availability of milk has reached a level of 355

 Most of the milk in the country is produced by small, marginal

5. Rafi Ahmed Kidwai  This award is to be given to agricultural

6. Jawaharlal Nehru Award  I n order to promote high quality doctoral 12. N

20. Pandit DeenDayal Upa- In order to recognize the contributions of

1. Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI), Andaman and

3. Directorate of Rice Research (DRR), Rajendranagar, Hyderabad

7. Directorate of Oil Palm Research (DOPR), Pedavegi, WestGodavari,

8. Directorate of Ollseeds Research (DOR) Rajendranagar, Hyderabad

inistry/Department: Ministry of Agriculture &