Dryland farming Rainfed farming Rainfall(mm) <800 >800 Moisture availability to crops Shortage Enough Growing season(days) <200 >200 Growing…
Rainfall mm Zone Net sown area % Rainfall <500 Arid 16 Very low 500-750 Semi-arid 17 Low 750-1100 Dry…
SRI is not a fixed package of technical specifications, but a system of production with four main components, viz., soil fertility…
21 Integrated indigenous cattle development Centres – “Gokul Grams”- are being established under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission. Objectives Promote indigenous cattle…
Rashtriya Gokul Mission comprises of two components namely: The national program for bovine breeding and National mission for bovine productivity.…
E Pashu Haat portal has been developed for connecting breeders and farmers regarding the availability of quality bovine germplasm of…
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has been continuously working to empower the farmers of North East region to help…
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has sanctioned 39 Mega Food Parks and 298 Integrated Cold Chain Projects throughout…
Government of India enacted National Food Security Act (NFSA) in July, 2013 which gives legal entitlement to 67% of the…
An awareness program was organized by Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), Ministry of Commerce and Industries,…
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) was established by the Government of India under the Agricultural…
Live attenuated Classical Swine Fever Vaccine (IVRI-CSF-BS) Technology, developed by ICAR -Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Izatnagar. CSF is one…
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by CSIR-CFTRI with APEDA to set up a Liaison Office in Guwahati, Assam …
Kisan Rail programme is proposed in the union budget 2020. Railway would set up kisan rail through public private partnership(PPP).…
A budget allocation of Rs 2.83 lakh crore for the 16 action points Rs. 1.60 lakh crore for Agriculture, Irrigation…
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority(APEDA), along with the State Government of Andhra Pradesh dispatched the first shipment…
Plants used for nutrient deficiency indicator are Nutrient Indicator plant Nitrogen Cauliflower,cabbage Phosphorus Mustard Potassium Potato Calcium Cauliflower,cabbage Sodium Sugarbeet,turnip…
Repeated cultivation of crops in a certain sequence on a fixed land is called crop rotation. crop-rotation intensity=(No of crops…
Nutrient Available form Carbon CO2 Hydrogen H2O Oxygen H2O , O2 Nitrogen NH4+ NO3– Phosphorus H2PO4– HPO42– potassium…
The following is a brief explanation of the role of essential and beneficial micronutrients that are crucial for growth. Eliminate…