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Agriculture Booster- Re-imaging agriculture through the lens of food processing industry

November 27, 2020 rawan239

Re-imaging agriculture through the lens of food processing industry The COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated the criticality of food security and food surplus management in the current policy space. To this end, policy steps in the agriculture sector in recent years Read More …

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Agriculture Booster- Central coordinating system vital to handle paddy stubble

November 27, 2020 rawan239

Central coordinating system vital to handle paddy stubble: Study   Main Issue India needs a central coordinating mechanism for paddy stubble management and crop diversification with adequate resources, clear assignment of responsibilities between national and sub-national agencies to counter the ill-effects of Read More …

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Agriculture Booster- Agriculture Economy : New investment needs incentives, not only ease of doing business

November 26, 2020 rawan239

Agriculture Economy : New investment needs incentives, not only ease of doing business     The Union Acts on agricultural markets (a state domain until now) are aimed to create one nation-one market and provide choice to farmers for selling Read More …

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Agriculture Booster- Commercialization of Agriculture

November 24, 2020 rawan239

Commercialization of Agriculture   Commercialization of agriculture  means production of agricultural crops for sale in the market, rather than for family consumption. For marketization of agricultural products thus ‘surplus’ of production over consumption is required. But agriculture at that time Read More …

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Apiculture

July 13, 2020 rawan239

Apiculture Apiculture is the science of beekeeping. Humans have collected honey from wild bee hives for more than 8,000 years, as shown in Mesolithic rock paintings dating from 6000 B. C. E. By 2500 B. C. E. , Egyptians were Read More …

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Grading and Standardization of Agricultural Products

July 10, 2020 rawan239

Grading and Standardization of Agricultural Products Standardization and grading are the first steps in the value-chains of an agricultural produce as it travels in a market channel to the consumer. Price of a produce has to be commensurate with quality, Read More …

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Water use efficiency in relation to crop production

July 9, 2020 rawan239

Water use efficiency in relation to crop production Land and water scarcity are major constraints to the production of food required to meet the quantitative and qualitative shifts of the world’s demand in the mid-twenty-first century. Whereas land and water Read More …

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Trends in Food production and consumption in India

July 9, 2020 rawan239

Trends in Food production and consumption in India Production trends Agriculture, with its allied sectors, is the largest source of livelihoods in India. 70 percent of its rural households still depend primarily on agriculture for their livelihood, with 82 percent Read More …

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National Agricultural Research System

May 6, 2020 rawan239

National Agricultural Research System India has built up a fairly advanced agricultural research system. The Indian NARS is one of the largest systems in the world. The effective functioning of this system, in close association with education and extension systems, Read More …

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Agricultural Credit Policy

January 2, 2020 rawan239

? Agricultural Credit Policy Rural indebtedness is an age-old problem in India. In the nineteenth century, commercial banking was non-existent in rural areas, and farmers were completely in the hands of usurious moneylenders. Starting from the days of British Read More …

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Special Promotional Programme For Horticulture Development

January 2, 2020 rawan239

? Special Promotional Programme for Horticulture Development Definition of Horticulture: Horticulture may be broadly defined as the Science and art of growing fruits, vegetables and flowers and crops like spices condiments and other plantation crops. It is a science Read More …

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Agro Ecology And Its Relevance To Man

December 29, 2019 rawan239

? Agro-ecology and its relevance to man The term agroecology can be used in multiple ways, as a science, as a movement and as a practice. Broadly stated, it is the study of the role of agriculture in the Read More …

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Food Security

December 27, 2019 rawan239

? Food Security Himachal is one of the most dynamic hill states of India with significantly high indicators of human development. Its natural resources and physiography, separate administrative identity, and notable accomplishments in literacy hold the promise of great Read More …

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Administered Prices

December 26, 2019 rawan239

? ADMINISTERED PRICES INCLUDING MSP AND PROCUREMENT PRICES Historical context The emergence of agricultural Price Policy in India was in the backdrop of food scarcity and price fluctuations provoked by drought, floods and international prices for exports and imports. Read More …

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Alternative Policy Initiatives In Agricultural Marketing

December 25, 2019 rawan239

? Alternative policy initiatives in agricultural marketing More than three-fifths of India’s population draws their livelihood from agriculture that adds just one-fifth to its GDP. There should be obvious serious concerns about efficient functioning of this sector both in Read More …

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Post Harvest Technology And Value Addition

December 24, 2019 rawan239

? Post harvest technology and value addition in Food Processing While increased productivity is an essential component of a vibrant agricultural sector, improved post-harvest handling and processing is essential to ensure high-quality products reach the markets. Too often, even Read More …

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December 16, 2019 rawan239

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Common Classification Of Animals

December 16, 2019 rawan239

? Common classification of animals – domestic and wild animals The pets in our households are all descendants of wild animals, many of which still run free today. But dogs, cats, and rodents are all domesticated to varying degrees, Read More …

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Recent Trends In Organic Farming And Farm Mechanization

December 11, 2019 rawan239

? Recent trends in organic farming and farm mechanization organic farming Organic farming also known as ecological agriculture8 or biodynamic agriculture,9 works in harmony with nature i.e. the agricultural practices followed in organic agriculture do not cause any harm Read More …

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Changes In Cropping Pattern

December 8, 2019 rawan239

?   Changes  in  cropping  pattern Cropping pattern means the proportion of area under various  crops  at  a  point of  time or  yearly sequence  and  spatial  arrangement  of crops  and Changes  in  cropping  pattern Cropping pattern means the proportion Read More …

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Fertilizars

December 7, 2019 rawan239

? Fertilizers All plants need certain mineral nutrients to survive. These minerals occur naturally in the soil and are taken up from the soil by the roots of the plants. Most soils usually have enough of these minerals to Read More …

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Control Of Pests And Disease

December 7, 2019 rawan239

? Control of Pests and crop Disease Agriculture is the single largest sector of India that provides the principal means of livelihood for over 58.4% of country’s population. It contributes approximately one-fifth of the total gross domestic product (GDP). Read More …

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Techniques Of Irrigation And Soil Conservations And Soil Health Cards

November 26, 2019 rawan239

? Techniques of irrigation and soil conservations and soil health cards Techniques of irrigation Surface Irrigation In this method water flows and spreads over the surface of the land. Varied quantities of water are allowed on the fields at Read More …

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Piggery

November 22, 2019 rawan239

? Piggery Pig farming is the raising and breeding of domestic pigs as livestock, and is a branch of animal husbandry. Pigs are farmed principally for food (e.g. pork, bacon, gammon) or sometimes skinned. Breeds of pigs The indigenous Read More …

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Agro Food Processing Forming Village Clusters And Establishing Food Storage

November 16, 2019 rawan239

? Agro Food Processing: Forming village clusters and establishing Food Storage, Food Processing Industry is of enormous significance for India’s development because of the vital linkages and synergies that it promotes between the two pillars of the economy, namely Read More …

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Food Bio Technology

November 14, 2019 rawan239

? Food bio technology Biotechnology is defined in accordance with the Convention on Biological Diversity, i.e. “any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use” Biotechnology Read More …

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Agriculture In India

November 13, 2019 rawan239

? Agriculture in India plays a pivotal role in providing livelihood, ensuring food security, reducing poverty and sustaining growth.  Overview of agriculture sector in India Agriculture & GVA: India is witnessing a general decline in share of agriculture in Read More …

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AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT

November 12, 2019 rawan239

? ORIGIN The Department of Agriculture has been created mainly to provide Agricultural Extension services to farmers and to transfer the latest technical knowledge to the farming community, introduction of high yielding varieties, laying demonstrations, imparting training to farmers Read More …

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Agricultural Strategy And Agricultural Policy

November 9, 2019 rawan239

? Agricultural Strategy and Agricultural Policy Main Issues In national priority setting, the following recurring and emerging issues for sustainable agricultural development and poverty alleviation must be considered: Population pressure and demographic transition; Resource base degradation and water scarcity; Read More …

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Concept Of Organic Farming

November 3, 2019 rawan239

? Concept of organic farming, seed certification Organic farming is an alternative agricultural system which originated early in the 20th century in reaction to rapidly changing farming practices. Organic farming continues to be developed by various organic agriculture organizations Read More …

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Food Processing, And Food Packaging And Marketing

November 3, 2019 rawan239

? Food Processing, and Food Packaging & Marketing v  Food Processing Industry (FPI) in India is a sunrise sector that has gained prominence in the recent years. Easy availability of raw materials, changing lifestyles and favourable fiscal policies has Read More …

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Different Types Of Irrigation And Irrigation Systems

November 2, 2019 rawan239

? Different types of irrigation and irrigation systems There are two main ways that farmers and ranchers use agricultural water to cultivate crops: Rain fed farming irrigation Rain-fed farming Irrigation Rain-fed farming is the natural application of water to Read More …

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Storage, Transport And Marketing Of Agricultural Produce

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 rawan239

? Storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce Storage The agricultural sector in India accounts for about 14% of GDP and 10% of export earnings. India’s arable land area of 159.7 million hectares (394.6 million acres) is the second Read More …

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E Technology In The Aid Of Farmers And Technology Missions In Agriculture

October 29, 2019 rawan239

? e-technology in the aid of farmers and Technology Missions in Agriculture It is apparent that the tasks of meeting the consumption needs of the projected population are going to be more difficult given the higher productivity base than Read More …

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Climatic Elements As Factors Of Crop Growth

October 28, 2019 rawan239

? Climatic elements as factors of crop growth The climatic factors are abiotic or non-living components of the environmental factors (outside of genetic factors) that affect plant growth and development. They are elements of climate. There are other abiotic Read More …

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Agriculture Price Policy

October 27, 2019 rawan239

? Agriculture price policy Agricultural price policy in India was introduced since independence. But the agricultural price policy formulated in India has varied widely for different years and also for different crops. This policy put much emphasis on the Read More …

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Food Laws And Regulations

October 27, 2019 rawan239

? Food laws and regulations Until recently, effectiveness of food control in the Indian domestic market was found to be severely undermined by the existence of multiple jurisdictions, and weaknesses in surveillance, monitoring and enforcement. Several of these food Read More …

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October 25, 2019 rawan239

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Food Safety And Microbial Standards, Food Quality Standards,

October 17, 2019 rawan239

? Food safety and Microbial standards, Food quality standards Food safety-Indicators of food microbial Quality and safety-Coliforms, Enterococci, Bifidobacteria, Coliphages/Enteroviruses, predictive Microbiology/ Microbial modeling Microbial Standards of Processed and preserved Foods The Center for disease control (CDC) investigates each Read More …

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Cost Benefit And Investment Analysis Of Agricultural Enterprises

October 14, 2019 rawan239

? Cost benefit and investment analysis of agricultural enterprises Water Resource Development A capital intensive project. To reap the benefit of irrigation the farmer should not ignore the supporting services as extension, marketing, credit and transportation both for handling Read More …

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Inputs Of Agriculture

October 11, 2019 rawan239

? Inputs of agriculture Seed Seed is technically defined as ripened ovule containing embryo. Another definition says that the seed is a living embryo which is vital and basic input for attaining sustained growth in agricultural production in different Read More …

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Agroecology

October 10, 2019 rawan239

? Agroecology Agroecology shares much in common with other approaches to sustainable farming. Agroecology is farming that “centers on food production that makes the best use of nature’s goods and services while not damaging these resources.”  Farming thrives when Read More …

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ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRY

October 10, 2019 rawan239

?                                            ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRY Sustained efforts – Stabilized Primary sector  Technology in agriculture – bringing together global leaders in cutting edge technologies to aid small and marginal farmers  Drought – a thing of the past Read More …

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Agro Climatic Zones Of India

October 10, 2019 rawan239

? Agro-climatic zones of india An “Agro-climatic zone” is a land unit in terms of major climates, suitable for a certain range of crops and cultivars. With the 329 million hectares of the geographical area the country presents a Read More …

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Conventional And Non Conventional Sources Of Energy

October 9, 2019 rawan239

? Conventional and Non Conventional Sources of Energy Main Sources of Energy: The sources of energy are of following types: 1. Conventional Sources of Energy: These sources of energy are also called non Read More …

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Schemes For Agriculture Development

September 1, 2019 rawan239

? Extension Activities: The government is taking up extension activities in a big way and utilizing the campaign modes to educate farmers in all possible forms.  Polam Pilusthondi: The main objective of the scheme is to strengthen the extension Read More …

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Farming Systems And Sustainability

September 1, 2019 rawan239

? Farming systems and sustainability Nature is dynamic. It causes inheritable changes in all living organisms. For thousands of years, farmer around the world have been selecting and conserving varieties of different crop plants that they cultivated. This process Read More …

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Crop Science In India

August 27, 2019 rawan239

? Crop Science in India In India around 70% of the population earns its livelihood from agriculture. It fulfills the basic need of human beings and animals. It is an important source of raw material for many agro based Read More …

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Swaminathan Commission For Agriculture Development

August 27, 2019 rawan239

? Swaminathan commission for Agriculture Development The National Commission on Farmers (NCF) was constituted on November 18, 2004 under the chairmanship of Professor M.S. Swaminathan.  The Terms of Reference reflected the priorities listed in the Common Minimum Programme.  The Read More …

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Distribution Of Mulberry And Non Mulberry Sericulture (area, Production And Productivity Across States)

August 27, 2019 rawan239

? Distribution of Mulberry and Non-mulberry Sericulture (area, production and productivity across states), Cocoon Production Sericulture which has its origin in China is an age old industry in India. Silk route is one of the ancient internationally recognized route Read More …

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