Pulses Import Curbs Subject – Agriculture Context – US asks India to set a deadline for ending pulses import curbs Concept – The US has demanded that India should immediately provide a date for permanent termination of the quantitative restrictions on imports of pulses, especially yellow peas. It has also sought all information […]
Sorghum Subject – Agriculture Context – Gene study shows how to get more out of sorghum without affecting natural resources Concept – Genes that can increase the grain size of sorghum, a versatile grain crop used for human consumption, fodder and bioenergy generation, have been discovered, according to a new report. Bigger grain […]
India gets first herbicide-tolerant & non-GM rice varieties Subject – Agriculture Context – The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) has developed the country’s first-ever non-GM (genetically modified) herbicide-tolerant rice varieties that can be directly seeded and significantly save water and labour compared to conventional transplanting. Concept – The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) […]
Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) Subject – Agriculture Context – The central government, amid the pandemic has launched this fund. Concept – AIF is aimed at strengthening and expanding the scope of Agricultural Produce Marketing Committees (APMCs) —where agricultural produce is traded and a congregation of commission agents, merchants or artiyas, and large buyers […]
Sericulture Subject – Agriculture Context – ‘Cocoon production in Karnataka down by 50%’ Concept – Sericulture is the cultivation of silk rearing of silkworms. It is an agro-based industry. It involves the raising of food plants for silkworm, rearing of silkworm for production of cocoons, reeling and spinning of cocoon for production of […]
Final Bound Total Aggregate Measurement of Support (FBTAMS) Subject – Agriculture Context – ‘Rich nations must end subsidy entitlements’ Concept – India has submitted a fresh paper at the on-going WTO negotiations on agriculture demanding that special subsidy entitlements enjoyed by 32 developed countries must be eliminated first before any other country takes […]
Fertilisers Subject – Agriculture Context – Ministry calls for meeting on fertilizer shortage Concept – Fertilizer is any material of natural or synthetic origin added to the soil to supply one or more plant nutrients. Classification Of Fertilisers Straight fertilizers: Straight fertilizers are those which supply only one primary plant nutrient, namely nitrogen […]
Kharif Crops Subject – Agriculture Context – Kharif output seen at record 150.5 mt Concept – Kharif crops are grown with the onset of monsoon in different parts of the country and these are harvested in September-October. Important crops grown during this season are paddy, maize, jowar, bajra, tur (arhar), moong, urad, cotton, jute, groundnut and […]
12-digit unique ID for farmers Subject – Agriculture Context – For easy access to schemes, Govt plans 12-digit unique ID for farmers, database Concept – The government has begun producing 12-digit unique IDs for farmers that can be utilized to avail all farm-related providers below varied schemes “seamlessly” A unique ID for every […]
Pusa Decomposer Subject – Agriculture Context – A year after first trying it, farmers warm up to Pusa decomposer, officials plan to ramp up use. Concept – Used to decompose paddy stubble after a harvest and prevent stubble burning, the decomposer was sprayed on around 30 acres of farmer Umesh Singh’s farmland in […]