Agriculture

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD): The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an international financial institution and a ...

GS III- Issue Related Direct and Indirect Farm Subsidies & Minimum Support Price Agricultural subsidies are the positive intervention taken ...

GS III -  Public Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping What is a Public Distribution System (PDS)? Public Distribution Scheme ...

Context: The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying will inaugurate the ‘Sagar Parikrama’  to know the problems of Coastal Fisher folk ...

GS III: Different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage Introduction: Irrigation is the artificial application of water to the ...

Context: Recently, Maharashtra Government issued a government resolution which will allow sugar mills to pay the basic Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) in ...

Context: Recently, the Prime Minister has flagged off 100 Kisan drones in different cities and towns of India to spray pesticides in ...

Context: ‘Lavender Cultivation’ under CSIR-IIIM’s Aroma Mission will be started in Ramban district (Jammu Kashmir) as a part of Purple Revolution. About Lavender A ...

Context: The Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution informed the Rajya Sabha that the government approved the Centrally Sponsored ...

Context: In the annual Economic Survey, the Department of Economic Affairs said that there is an urgent need for Crop Diversification in view ...

Context: Recently, India has appealed against a ruling of the World Trade Organization's (WTO) trade dispute settlement panel which ruled that the ...

Context: Recently, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has launched the country’s first Mobile Honey Processing Van at Village in Uttar Pradesh. About ...

Context: Mud Crab Reovirus (MCRV) has been found to be the reason for the mass mortality of wild crab (Scylla ...

Context: The Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) between India and Australia is expected to face rough weather with the Government ...

Context: Recently, an application seeking Geographical Indication (GI) tag for the Arunachal Pradesh Apatani textile product has been filed by a firm. Apatani textile ...

About World intellectual property organization: The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is one of the 15 specialized agencies of the United Nations (UN). Formation: 14th July ...

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Context: This Ministry has launched a component called “Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship Development” under Rashtriya ...

Context: The celebration of National Milk Day started in the morning with a walkathon at Anand, Gujarat after garlanding statue ...

Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation on November 19 announced the repeal of three contentious farm ...

Ministry of Commerce & Industry  Context: Centre to Simplify Coffee Act and promote ease of doing business Simplification of Coffee ...

Ministry of Commerce & Industry Context: Centre has revised "Transport and Marketing Assistance" (TMA) scheme for Specified Agriculture Products’ Key ...

Context: NERAMAC revival and Oil Palm Mission are a big boost to North east Farmers, will contribute to doubling of ...

Ministry of Science & Technology Context: Delivering keynote address at the Special Webinar on Council of Scientific and Industrial Research ...

Ministry of Food Processing Industries About PMKSY: SAMPADA (Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters) was approved by ...

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Context: Government is in the process of finalizing 'India Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture (IDEA)' ...

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Context: Government implemented ‘Operation Greens’ for integrated development of Tomato-Onion-Potato (TOP) value ...

Context: Ministry of Food Processing Industries introducing Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in Food Processing Sector What are Self Help Groups? National ...

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Context: Training programmes were organized for the farmers under PDDUUKSY in the field of ...

 Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare About: "Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)" a sub-component of Soil Health Management (SHM) scheme ...

Ministry of Fisheries Animal Husbandry & Dairying Context: National Livestock Mission (NLM) proposes to bring sharp focus on entrepreneurship development ...

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Context: Government of India plant to improve Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) Key Highlights: Technical ...

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Context: The Government has decided to converge resources from ongoing centrally sponsored schemes  Key ...

Context: Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) is a State sector scheme formulated to  bridge the funding gap and provide ...

Context: Government of India launched digital platform Kisan Sarathi Key Highlights Kisan Sarathi The platform Kisan Sarathi was jointly launched by ...

Context: Cabinet approves modifications in Central Sector Scheme of financing facility under ‘Agriculture Infrastructure Fund’ Key Highlights: The Union Cabinet ...

Context: KVIC launched Project BOLD to boost tribals’ income & Bamboo based economy in Rajasthan. Key Highlights of Project BOLD: ...

Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying Context: Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, today launched the Online ...

About Rashtriya Gokul Mission: Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) has been launched in December 2014 with an outlay of Rs 2025 ...

About ICAR: The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an autonomous body.  Formerly known as Imperial Council of Agricultural Research, Indian ...

Context: Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft to run a pilot programme for 100 villages in 6 states. What is AgriStack?: ...

Context: Recently, the Maharashtra Government asked the Prime Minister for state-wide implementation of the ‘Beed model’ of the crop insurance scheme ...

Context: To empower the farmers through Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) scheme, Government of India has released funds for various activities ...

About TRIPS: The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) is an international legal agreement between all the member nations of the World ...

Context: Sixteen varieties of mangoes including three GI certified varieties exported to Bahrain from West Bengal & Bihar About Geographical ...

Context: Recently, the Union Minister for Food Processing Industries virtually inaugurated the Indus Best Mega Food Park at Raipur, Chhattisgarh. About: ...

Context: Agriculture Infrastructure Fund has crossed the Rs. 8000 crore mark after receiving 8,665 applications worth Rs. 8,216 crores. The ...

Ministry of Food Processing Industries Context: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister has approved the Central Sector Scheme ...

Context: Milk producer Amul has tried to bust myths about the beverages that claim to be vegan alternative to milk ...

Context: The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Central Silk Board ...

Context: FSSAI issued an order on February 8 setting the permissible limit for genetically modified organisms (GMO) in imported food crops at ...

Ministry of Commerce & Industry Key Highlights: Iron rich ‘red rice’ is grown in Brahmaputra valley of Assam, without the ...

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Context: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare celebrates the first anniversary of the Central ...

Ministry of Agriculture About: National Agriculture Market or eNAM is an online trading platform for agricultural commodities in India. The market facilitates farmers, ...

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare About: National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture(NMSA) will ...

Ministry of Commerce & Industry Context: The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has signed MoUs with ...

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare About: Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCD-NER) is a central sector ...

In September 2020, Parliament enacted three laws: The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) ...

Why in news? India’s seventh Trade Policy Review (TPR) began on Wednesday, 6th January 2021, at the World Trade Organization in ...

The Agri bill 2020 has introduced in the Rajya Sabha after being passed in the Lok Sabha despite heavy opposition ...