Precision Farming & Organic 2 Flashcards

1
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In PKVY farmers receive Rs. _____ for marketing, branding and trade

A

Rs. 6800/ha

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PKVY is being implemented in cluster mode of 20 ha area & ____ such clusters are being converted into 1 large cluster of about ____ ha

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25 clusters of
500 ha

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3
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Total financial Assistance per farmer of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana - PKVY scheme is?

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Rs. 50,000/ha for 3 years

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4
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In PKVY of the Rs. 50,000 total fund, what is the incentive provided to farmers through DBT?

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Rs. 31,500/ha
Out of which Rs. 15,000 for incentive for organic inputs provided directly through DBT

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5
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In PKVY of the Rs. 50,000 total fund, what is the amount for Capacity Building and for PGS certification?

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Capacity Building: Rs. 7500
PGS Certification: Rs. 2,700

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6
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Financial Assistance under BPKP?

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Rs. 12,200/ha for 3 years
For cluster formation, capacity building, certification, handholding

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7
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Which mission promotes 3rd party certified organic Products for NER niche crops, for export?

A

MOVCD-NER
Mission Organic Value Chain Development for NER

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8
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Under MOVCDNER, what is the financial assistance for cluster development and FPOs?

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Rs. 46575/ha for 3 years for FPOs

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9
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Under MOVCDNER, what is the financial incentive given to farmers out of the total Rs. 46,575/ha?

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Rs. 32,500/ha

Out of which 15,000 is DBT & 17,500 for planting material

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10
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Under MOVCDNER, what is the financial assistance for Training, documentation and certification of crop?

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Rs. 10,000/ha

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11
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PKVY & MOVCDNER were launched in? PKVY Scheme is implemented in cluster mode, what is the size of each cluster?

A

2015
20 ha size

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12
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Training & Capacity Building in MOVCDNER & PKVY are provided through?

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NCONF

National Centre for Organic & Natural Farming

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13
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Which scheme incentives to States/UTs, to promote alternative fertilisers and ensure balanced use of chemical fertiliser

A

PM PRANAM

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14
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Full form of PM PRANAM

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Programme for Restoration, Nourishment, Amelioration of Mother Earth

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How is PM PRANAM Funded?

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By saving of Fertiliser Subsidy
No separate funds of its own

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16
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___ of funds will be used for asset creation related to technological adoption of alternate fertilisers under PM PRANAM

A

70%

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17
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Under PM PRANAM, Govt has announced Market Development Assistance at Rs. ____ for Fermented Organic Manure & _____

A

Rs. 1,500/MT
Liq Fermented Organic Manure

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18
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Organic Uttarakhand - has been launched under?

A

PKVY Scheme

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19
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Total outlay of NMNF is Rs. ____ crore till 2025-26

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Rs. 2481 crore

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20
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Under NMNF ____ need-based Bio-input Resource Centres (BRCs)

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10,000 BRCs

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21
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Name the 5 components of JIVA component

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  1. Enabling NF transformation Capacity Building
  2. Strengthening of Livestock systems
  3. Nutrition Sensitive Farms & Homestead
  4. Value Addition Market
  5. Regeration of Soils
  6. Establishing Support Systems
  7. Crop Diversification & Intensification
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22
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FSSAI was established in?

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2006

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23
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Among commodities, what are the largest produced organic products?

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  • Fibre crops
  • Oil seeds
  • Sugar
  • Cereals & Millets
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24
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As of 2023-24, India produces ____ mn MT certified organic products

A

3.6 mn MT

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25
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JIVA Programme by NABARD is under which fund?

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Watershed and Tribal development fund

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26
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An agroecological transformation programme launched to pioneer and scale up agroecology as a strategic and transformational approach in watershed and wadi projects, leveraging pre-existing natural and social capital

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JIVA by NABARD

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27
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Define Organic Farming

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An Integrated production management (IPM) system that promotes and enhances agroecosystem health, including biodiversity, biological cycles and soil bio activity, using organic products.

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28
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Principles of Organic Farming?

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  • Health
  • Ecology
  • Fairness
  • Care
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29
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Father of Permaculture?

A

Bill Mollison

Working with than against nature

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30
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PM PRANAM time period?

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2023-24 to 2025-26

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31
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What are the Financial Initiatives the GoI is promoting for Organic Farming?

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PKVY
MOVCDNER
CISS
NMO-OP
BPKP -> NMNF

32
Q

CISS lanched in?

Capital investment subsidy scheme

33
Q

Under Soil Health Management Scheme of CISS, What is the assistance provided to state govt for setting up of mechanised fruit/veg market waste compost production unit?

A

100%
upto Rs. 190 Lakh/unit

34
Q

Under Soil Health Management Scheme of CISS, What is the assistance provided to individuals/private agencies for setting up of mechanised fruit/veg market waste compost production unit?

A

33% assistance
up to Rs. 63 lakh/unit

35
Q

Unified India Organic Logo is by?

A

FSSAI & APEDA

36
Q

____ & Germany GIZ collab to strengthen organic cotton through project AVANI in ____

A

ICIL
Maharashtra

Indo Count Industries Limited

37
Q

Who organises the 1 day farmer training, 2 day training for staff, 2 days training on PGS, 1 day Prakritik Kisan Sammelan for 500 participants?

A

National Centre of Organic & Natural Farming
NCOF/RCOF

38
Q

Financial assistance provided in National Food Security Mission (NFSM) for promotion of Bio-fertiliser is?

A

50% of cost
limited to Rs. 300/ha

39
Q

NFSM was launched in?

40
Q

NMNF was launched on?

41
Q

Model Centres for Training, Research & Extension in NMNF

A

ICAR
KVKs
AUs

42
Q

Knowledge partner for extension in NMNF?

43
Q

NMNF is a central sector or centrally sponsored scheme?

A

Centrally sponsored

44
Q

NMNF will focus on ___ number of districts that have high ____ consumption

A

228 districts
High Fertiliser Consumption

45
Q

NMNF builds on BPKP, launched under scheme ____

46
Q

NMNF plans to deploy ____ & ____ to create awareness and provide handholding support to farmers in clusters

A

Krishi Sakhis and Community Resource Persons (CRP)

47
Q

Aerobic rice is suitable for relatively water short irrigated or ____ environment

A

rain-fed lowland

48
Q

Who requires less water & fewer seeds - SRI or Dapog?

A

SRI requires less water or seeds

49
Q

An overall ___ ha and ___farmers have been brought under NF till now

A

22 lakh ha
34 lakh farmers

All schemes combined

50
Q

India targets $__ bn in exports for organic food by 2030

51
Q

International Year of Organics is on?

A

2022

IFOAM Asia - 10th anni, Europe - 20th anni, IFOAM Intl - 50th anni

IFOAM Asia - Seoul, SK; Europe - Brussels

52
Q

Share of agri land used for organic farming in India?

A

1.5%

Leichestein, Austia, Estonia - Top 3

53
Q

Local Natural Farming Institutions are - fully functional NF farms existing for >__ yrs in at least __ acres, which are already used as training sites

A

> 3 yrs
in atleast 2 acres

Onboarded by NMNF IT Portal

54
Q

Who is the implementing agency for Branding, Tracing and Certification of Kasturi Cotton?

A

Cotton Textiles Export Promotion

55
Q

1st Organic Fisheries Cluster inaugurated in?

A

Sikkim

Under PM MSY

56
Q

Which institute will support the organic fisheries cluster by funding infrastructure, building capacities and forming fisheries-based FFPOs?

57
Q

Who launched the brand ‘Bharat Organics’?

58
Q

How many products will Bharat Organics have?

A

20

by Dec 2023

59
Q

NCOL will use ___% of profit earned over MSP of any crop directly into the bank account of the farmers

A

50%

rest for the growth of the organisation

60
Q

Which portal was launched at the 8th NPOP event, designed to showcase certified organic products, and connect stakeholders with global buyers?

A

Organic Promotion Portal

61
Q

NPOP was launched in?

62
Q

In NMNF, what constitutes a cluster?

A

50 farmers or 50 ha of area = 1 cluster

50-50

63
Q

Farmers that Excel in NF are labelled as?

A

Champion Farmers

64
Q

Certification agency in NMNF?

A

NCOF Ghaziabad

65
Q

All India avg fertiliser sales?

A

138 kg/ha

16 states have higher than avg consumption

66
Q

Upgraded online traceability system for seamless operations and enhanced tools for organic exports?

A

TraceNet 2.0

67
Q

Top 3 organic export destination from India?

A

USA, Germany, Netherland

68
Q

Who are the top tomato producing countries in the world?

A

China
India

69
Q

To tomato producing state?

70
Q

0 waste agriulture is aka?

A

Circular Farming

includes: solar pumps, biogas, composting, mulching, agroforestry, etc.

71
Q
  • Rainfed Area Development
  • National Bamboo Mission
  • On-Farm Water Management
  • Soil Health Mangement
  • Sub-Mission on Agrofestry

Are all a part of which scheme?

A

National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)

72
Q

NMSA derives its mandate from ____, one of the 8 missions outlined under _____

A

Sustainbale Agriculture Mission
NAPCC

73
Q

Integrated farming systems are promoted under NMSA to ensure?

A

Sustainable Agriculture

74
Q

NMSA was approved by the PMs Council on CC in the year ____ and came into operation in ____

A

2010
2014-15

75
Q

Sub-Mission on Agro-forestry under NMSA was launched in? Its slogan?

A

2016-17
Har Medh Par Ped

76
Q

Most notorious weed during rice cultivation?

A

Phalaris Minor

Controlled by isoproturon

77
Q

Goojo method of hybridization is used for which plant?