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Precision Farming, Organic Flashcards

1
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NMNF aims to develop how many clusters in how much area?

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15,000 clusters in 7.5L ha area

Moving 1 crore farmers to it

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Financial assistance provided in NMNF (2023) for creation of non-farm input production infrastructure?

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Rs. 15,000/ha per yr
For 3 yrs

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Which SDG aligns with better efficiency, service delivery and operations along with informed Policy making?

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SDG 9 (industry, innovation, infrastructure)

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Platform that connects farmers to agri techs, knowledge & pool of subject matter experts at 730+ KVKs, 100+ ICAR institutions and Agri Universities to provide personalised advice.

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Kisan Sarathi

on Agri, Horti, AH, Fishery, etc.

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Which SDG aligns with gaining higher yields and better food security?

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SDG 2 (hunger)

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Kisan Sarathi was launched by?

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MoAFW & MeitY

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How many TIHs under NM-ICPS is dedicated to Agri tech?

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3 of 25

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Where was the 1st 2nd and 3rd agri based TIH set up?

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  1. IIT Ropar - Tech for Agri and Water
  2. IIT Kharagpur - AI & ML by AI4ICPS
  3. IIT Bombay - Tech for IoT and Internet of Everything
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How many Precision Farming Development Centres have been set up?

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22 in each ACZ

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PFDCs were set up on whose recommendation?

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National Committee on Precision Agriculture & Horticulture - NCPAH

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A mobile app where farmers can get information on weather of current day and next 5 days, dealers, market prices, plant protection, advisories, etc.

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Kisan Suvidha

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What are the 5 parameters of Kisan Suvidha app?

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  1. Weather
  2. Input dealers
  3. Expert advisory
  4. Market price
  5. Plant protection

WIE-MP

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Name 4 programmes by MNCFC
Mahalonobis National Crop Forecast Centre

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FASAL
NADAMS
CHAMAN
KISAN

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FASAL is?

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Forecasting Agricultural output using Space, Agrometeorology & Land Based observations

pre-harvest forecast of 8 major crops

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NADAMS is?

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National Agriculture Drought Assessment & Monitoring System
- Periodic agriculture drought assessment for districts

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CHAMAN is

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Co-ordinated Horticulture Assessment & Management using GeoiNformatics
- Area and Production estimate of 7 horticulture crops in 12 states

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KISAN is?

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Krop Insurance Using Space Technology & Geo-iNformatics
- remote sensing for more accurate assessment of crop yields

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Agro-ecological innovations for improving agricultural production, food security and resilience to climate change

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System of Crop Intensification

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Rhizosphere is?

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Root zone

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Phyllosphere is?

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Canopy

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SRI International Network & Resource Centre was established at?

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Cornell University 2010

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A climate smart, resource saving, yield increasing method of rice cultivation - benefited by over 50 countries

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SRI - Rice

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Who developed the SRI method of Rice?

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French Jesuit Father Henri de Laulanié
In Madagascar

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What is the seed rate in the SRI method?

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5-6 kg/ha for 1 seedling per hill

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What is the preparation area of nursery in SRI method?

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100m2 nursery - 1 ha
On a levelled area

Wider spacing

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What is the nursery preparation area of rice (not SRI)?

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1000 m2

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When do seedlings in SRI method reach sufficient height for planting?

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At 15 days

(Traditionally: 21-25 days)

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A method of growing crops (rice) without any soil, suitable for short duration varieties, requires less labour

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Dapog Method

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Dapog Method was developed in?

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Philippines

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Who is the father of modern organic farming?

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Albert Howard

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31
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Which state has released its own organic farming policy?

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Tamil Nadu

Focus of chemical free agri - conserve soil health

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Which state has formed its own organic farming mission?

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Kerala

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33
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What is the target of Kerala’s organic farming mission?

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Expand Organic Farming to 5000 hectares
Annual Target of 1000 hectares per year for 5 years

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Which cotton brand has been launched my Ministry of Textiles with Cotton Corporation of India (CCI)?

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Kasturi Cotton Bharat

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When is World Cotton Day Celebrated?

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7th October

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GoI has signed an MoU with which organisation for mission mode approach of brand positioning of Kasturi Cotton?

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TEXPROCIL

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ICRER Report “Zero Budget Natural Farming - Implications for Sustainability, profitability and Food Security” has been commissioned by?

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NABARD

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Who is the man behind Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF)?

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Subhash Palekar

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4 essential elements of ZBNF?

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  1. Beejamri
  2. Jeevamrit
  3. Acchadana
  4. Waaphasa
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ZBNF is promoted under which scheme?

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Bharatiya Prakritik Krishi Padhati (BPKP)

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Aim of Andhra Pradesh wrt ZBNF?

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Convert entire 80 lakh hectares into natural farming by 2027
(Also being followed by Himachal)

42
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What were findings of ICAR-IIFSR agro -scientists according to ICRER report?

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Decline of 59% in wheat yields and 32% in basmati yield
Compared to integrated crop management

43
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How was ICAR-IIFSRs study of ZBNF done?

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Done for over 3 years at 4 locations of the country

44
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What kind of irrigation has a vital role in Tamil Nadu
Is being supported through investments by EU, NABARD and State Governments

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Tank irrigation

45
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What is Precision Agriculture?

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Right thing + Right time + Right place —technology input —> Precision agri

Strategic and data driven management of resources, using advanced technologies for efficiency, sustainability and higher productivity

46
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Saagu Baagu project belongs to which state?

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Telengana

47
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Report: “Agritech - shaping agriculture in emerging economies today and tomorrow” is by?

A

WEF - World Economic Forum

48
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What is the Ai4Ai Initiative?

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AI for Agricultural innovation - to scale 4th industrial revolution technologies via PPP

49
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What is the significance of the Saagu Baagu Pilot Project by WEF?

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It increased profits of about 7000 chili farmers by 18%
Expanding to 5L farmers across 10 districts

50
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A digital platform to collect, mange and utilize agricultural data and integrate it with several databases

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AgriStack by MoA&FW

51
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An Open Source platform enabling Agriculture data sharing between government and private sector with policies ensuring farmer consent for data-use

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Adex
Agriculture Data Exchange
By Telengana + WEF + IISc Bangalore

52
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Unified Portal for Agricultural Statistics (UPAg) addresses which 4 challenges?

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  1. Lack of Standardised Data
  2. Data updates at different times causing lags and inefficiencies
  3. Dispersed Data from Various Sources
  4. Unverified Data
53
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This is
1. An advanced Agricultural data management platform for generating crop estimates
2. To integrate estimates with other systems generating Agriculture Statistics
3. A centralised hub for real-time information on crop production, market prices, etc

A

UPAg Portal
Unified Portal for Agricultural Statistics
Will support informed decision making

54
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FASAL is for forecasting ___, CHAMAN is for forecasting ___

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FASAL: Field Crops (9 crops)
CHAMAN: Horticulture Crops (7 crops)

55
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Crops covered under Chaman?

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7 crops: Onion, Tomato, Potato, Chilli, Mango, Banana, Citrus

TOP-CC-MB

56
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Advantages of SRI?

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Promotes water conservation: Alternate wetting & drying (AWD) techniques

57
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When is irrigation restored in SRI method of Rice Cultivation?

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after development of hairline cracks in soil,
until panicle initiation stage - at 2.5cm depth (max)

58
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A programme that involves accredition of certification bodies, standards for organic production, promotion of organic farming and marketing, etc

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NPOP by APEDA
National Programme for Organic Production - under Ministry of Commerce and Industry

59
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Logos for identification of organic products in India?

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  • PGS India Green
  • PGS India Organic
  • Unified India Organic
60
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According to World of Organic Agriculture - Statistics & Emerging Trends 2024 report: In 2022 How many organic producers were there worldwide?

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4.5 million

61
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According to World of Organic Agriculture - Statistics & Emerging Trends 2024 report: which country has the most organic producers?

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India

62
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Who releases ‘World of Organic Agriculture - Statistics & Emerging Trends 2024’ report and at what frequency?

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Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL and IFOAM - Organics International

Every Year

63
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According to the ‘World of Organic Agriculture - Statistics and emerging trends’ report, in 2022 area under organic agricultural management worldwide is?

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96.4 million hectares
2% of total farmland

64
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According to the ‘World of Organic Agriculture - Statistics and emerging trends’ report, worldwide organic farmland increased by?

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26.6% or20.3 million hectares

65
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According to the ‘World of Organic Agriculture - Statistics and emerging trends’ report, which country has the most organic farmland?

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Australia
followed by India
Argentina

66
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What mark is given to chemical free producers under transition to organic in 3 years?

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PGS Green

67
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According to World of Organic Agriculture - Statistics & Emerging Trends 2024 report: which country has the most organic share of Agricultural Land?

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Leichestein
Austria
Estonia

68
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According to World of Organic Agriculture - Statistics & Emerging Trends 2024 report: which 3 countries saw the highest increase of organic agriculture land?

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Australia
India
Greece

69
Q

What is the Standard ratio of N:P:K fertiliser?

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N:P:K = 4:2:1

N:P:K by farmers in punjab is 31:8:1 - bad

70
Q

Under National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMO-OP), what is the subsidy provided?

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50% subsidy at Rs. 300/ha

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As of March 31st 2023, total area under organic certification process - under NPOP is?

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10.17 mha

72
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Full form of IDEA?

A

Indian Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture

73
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What is IDEA?

A

It lays down the framework for Agristack
to create a comprehensive digital ecosystem for agriculture

74
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AI4ICPS Foundation is developing AI-based technology for?

A

Precision agriculture
Predictive and Forecasting models with AI
for Crop and Soil Health Monitoring

75
Q

Top 5 State with highest area under organic certification?

A

Madhya Pradesh followed by Maharashtra
Raj
Guj
Odisha

76
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First state to be declared fully organic?

A

Sikkim (2016)
ban on chemical fertilisers and pesticides

77
Q

PGS India (2011) by MoA&FW, focusses on?

A

Local markets
To make certification more easy, affordable and simpler for small and marginal farmers

78
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PGS India (2011) is an alternative to?

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Third Party certification system of NPOP

79
Q

Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) India is implemented through?

A

National Centre of Organic Faming (NCOF)
Ghaziabad and its 5 regional centres

80
Q

Capital investment subsidy scheme for commercial production units for organic or biological input is being implemented by?

A

MoAFW through NCOF
NABARD
NCDC - National Cooperative Development Corporation

81
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Role of NABARD in Capital Investment Subsidy Scheme

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Administering subsidy
Monitoring the progress of the scheme
Refinance support
Term loan extension to eligible financial banks

82
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What kind of farming that is completely chemical free farming based on traditional Indian methods using cow dung and mulching

A

Natural Farming

83
Q

A kind of farming that believes in feeding the soil, not the plant

A

Eco-Farming

84
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Farming in relation to biological diversity

A

Bio-farming

85
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A kind of farming which is Biologically organic, ecologically sound and sustainable farming

A

Bio-dynamic farming

86
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Agri based on local resources

A

Microbiotic agriculture

87
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A kind of farming where ploughing is minimised to keep CO2 in the soil, improve water absorbent and leaves vital fungal communities in the earth undisturbed

A

Regenerative Farming

88
Q

A kind of farming where we add value to the finished agriculture based produce and generate income, even from waste, benefits the overall economy, introduce sustainability

A

Secondary agriculture

89
Q

monitoring crop health and growth can be done through what technology for precision agricultre?

A

Satellite imaging and remote sensing

90
Q

On these beds, a polythene sheet is placed, above which a mixture of FYM and soil (1:1) of 2cm thickness is placed for paddy cultivation. Identify

A

Dapog

91
Q

Dapog seedling will be ready for transplanting within?

A

11-14 days

92
Q

National Program for Organic Production is by?

A

APEDA, Ministry of Commerce & Industries

93
Q

As per NABARD Model Project, what is the optimum temp to enable earthworms to transform the vermicompost material relatively faster?

A

30 degree

94
Q

Per family grant as per NABARDs Tribal Development Fund (TDF) has been increased to?

A

Rs. 75,000 for general
Rs. 81,000 for NER/difficult areas

95
Q

Amt that can be sanctioned over and above the NABARD Tribal Development Fund (TDF) grant for implementing sustainbility plan and ensure perpetuity of benefits?

A

Rs. 25 lakhs

96
Q

_____ by IMD, IITM, ICRISAT & ICAR delivers critical information to the farmer by integrating contextualised district and crop wise advisories issued by AMFU every Tues & Fri with the forecast and historic weather info

A

Meghdoot

97
Q

Acc to World of organic Agriculture, countries with the highest producers are?

A

India
Uganda
Thailand

98
Q

Acc to World of organic Agriculture, countries with the biggest market?

A

USA
Germany
China

99
Q

Acc to World of organic Agriculture, countries with the highest per capita consumption of organic products?

A

Switzerland
Denmark
Australia

100
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Among states, largest organic producers are?

A
  • Maha
  • MP
  • Raj
  • Karnataka
  • Guj

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