The Eleventh Agricultural Census (2021-22) Subject: Agriculture Context: The nationwide Eleventh Agricultural Census (2021-22) was launched on Thursday by Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. Concept: The agricultural census is the main source of information on a variety of parameters, such as the number and area, operational holdings, their size, class-wise distribution, land […]
European Commission has decided to suspend five certifying bodies Subject : Agriculture Section : Context: The European Commission has decided to suspend five certifying bodies from clearing or ratifying exports of Indian processed organic food products for their failure to comply with European Union norms and ensure contamination-free product Concept: According to Codex […]
National Agriculture Market (eNAM) Subject: Agriculture Context: The government on Thursday announced integration of trading, transportation, logistics, warehousing, assaying, packaging, weather forecast and fintech services provided by 41 private entities with its electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM). Concept: National Agriculture Market (eNAM) It is a pan-India electronic trading portal which networks the existing […]
Morocco a top fertilizer producer could hold a key to the world’s food supply Subject: Agriculture Section: Fertilizer Context: Morocco has a large fertiliser industry with huge production capacity and international reach. It is one of the world’s top four fertiliser exporters following Russia, China and Canada Concept: Fertilisers tend to divide into three main […]
Australia honey bees put in lockdown due to deadly varroa parasite Subject :Agriculture Section: Msc Context: Millions of Australian bees are in “lockdown” and thousands will be destroyed after a deadly parasite was detected in the country. Varroa mites The Varroa mite, or Varroa destructor, is a parasitic insect that lives off honey bee […]
System of Rice Intensification: An water efficient production process Subject :Agriculture Section :Technology Context: The Punjab government is promoting Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR) technique of paddy Concept: The System of Rice Intensification was first developed in Madagascar in the 1980s and since then, several countries in the world have been practicing it. […]
Residue farming over Organic farming Subject: Agriculture Section: Types Residue farming Organic farming: It entails the protection and growth improvement of seedlings and plants by using organically procured bio-fertilisers and biocides It is an agricultural system that relies on pest controls and bio-fertilisers that are obtained from animal and plant waste. Synthetic pesticides […]
Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR) Subject: Agriculture Section: Irrigation Context: The Punjab government recently announced Rs 1,500 incentive per acre for farmers opting for Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR), which is known for saving water. How much water is required to grow one kg rice? Paddy is non-shelled rice that farmers grow and […]
Traditional Rice Varieties Subject: Agriculture Section: Crop Context- Biju in Odisha grows nine traditional varieties of paddy Concept- Among the 40,000 varieties of rice cultivated worldwide, only two major species are cultivated widely—Oryza sativa or the Asian rice and Oryza glaberrima or the African rice. The cultivation of Oryza sativa is practised worldwide; […]
What is Parboiled Rice and why Centre wants to stop purchasing it? Subject: Agriculture Section: MSP Context- Last week, Telangana CM and members of his Cabinet staged a protest demanding a uniform paddy procurement policy. The protest came after the Centre said it was stopping the purchase of excess parboiled rice, of which […]