Precision Farming, Organic & SDG Flashcards

1
Q

Which SDG aligns with:
1. Reduced chemical run off from farms to water bodies
2. Reduced number of deaths and illnesses from chemicals and pesticides
3. Improved health of waterbodies and environment too

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SDG 15 (life on land), 3 (good health), and 6 (clean water)

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Which SDG aligns with efficient use of natural resources and reduced use of water for irrigation saving groundwater too

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SDG 12 (responsible consumption and production) & 6.4 (efficient use of water)

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3
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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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4
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Which SDG aligns with reducing poverty, income inequality, social inequality and achieving economic growth for all?

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SDG 1 & 10

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5
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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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6
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How many Technology Innovation Hubs have been set up across India under NM-ICPS?

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25 TIHs

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7
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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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9
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How many Precision Farming Development Centres have been set up?

A

22 in each ACZ

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10
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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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11
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Who held the Vaibhav Summit 2020

A

ICAR-IARI

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12
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Precision Agri conclave by ICAR, was recently held in?

A

Delhi
For PPP

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13
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Who held the seminar on “Smart Tech for Sustainable Agri & Environment” recently?

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ICAR - CRIDA & ISAP
Indian Society for Agro Physics

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14
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A mobile app providing information of 5 critical parameters to farmers?

A

Kisan Suvidha

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15
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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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16
Q

Name 4 programmes by MNCFC
Mahalonobis National Crop Forecast Centre

A

FASAL
NADAMS
CHAMAN
KISAN

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17
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FASAL is?

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Forecasting Agricultural output using Space, Agrometeorology & Land Based observations
- For pre harvest production forecast of 8 major crops
- Using Procedures developed by Space Application Centre, ISRO

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18
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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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20
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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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21
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Agro-ecological innovations for improving agricultural production, food security and resilience to climate change

A

System of Crop Intensification

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22
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Rhizosphere is?

A

Root zone

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23
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Phyllosphere is?

A

Canopy

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24
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An example of SRI system of Crop Intensification?

A

SRI method of Rice

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25
Q

SRI International Network & Resource Centre was established at?

A

Cornell University 2010

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26
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A climate smart, resource saving, yield increasing method of rice cultivation - benefited by over 50 countries

A

SRI - Rice

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27
Q

Who developed the SRI method of Rice?

A

French Jesuit Father Henri de Laulanié
In Madagascar

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28
Q

What is the seed rate in the SRI method?

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  • 7-8 kg/ha for 1 seedling per hill
  • 12-15 kh/ha for 2 seedling per hill
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29
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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 near a water source

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30
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What is the nursery preparation area of rice (not SRI)?

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1000 m2

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31
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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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32
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A method of growing crops without any soil, suitable for short duration varieties, requires less labour

A

Dapog Method

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33
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Dapog Method was developed in?

A

Philippines

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34
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Who is the father of modern organic farming?

A

Albert Howard

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35
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Which state has released its own organic farming policy?

A

Tamil Nadu
(Focus of chemical free agri -> conserve soil health)

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36
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Which state has formed its own organic farming mission?

A

Kerala

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37
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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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38
Q

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

A

Kasturi Cotton Bharat

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39
Q

When is World Cotton Day Celebrated?

A

7th October

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40
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GoI has signed an MoU with which organisation for mission mode approach of brand positioning of Kasturi Cotton?

A

TEXPROCIL

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41
Q

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

A

NABARD

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42
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Who is the man behind Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF)?

A

Subhash Palekar

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43
Q

4 essential elements of ZBNF?

A
  1. Beejamri
  2. Jeevamrit
  3. Acchadana
  4. Waaphasa
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44
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ZBNF is promoted under which scheme?

A

Bharatiya Prakritik Krishi Padhati (BPKP)

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45
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Aim of Andhra Pradesh wrt ZBNF?

A

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

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46
Q

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

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47
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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

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48
Q

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

A

Tank irrigation

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49
Q

What is Precision Agriculture?

A

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

50
Q

Saagu Baagu project belongs to which state?

A

Telengana

51
Q

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

A

WEF - World Economic Forum

52
Q

What is the Ai4Ai Initiative?

A

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

53
Q

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

A

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

54
Q

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

A

AgriStack by MoA&FW

55
Q

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

A

Adex
Agriculture Data Exchange
By Telengana + WEF + IISc Bangalore

56
Q

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

A
  1. Lack of Standardised Data
  2. Data updates at different times causing lags and inefficiencies
  3. Dispersed Data from Various Sources
  4. Unverified Data
57
Q

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

58
Q

FASAL is for forecasting ___, CHAMAN is for forecasting ___

A

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

59
Q

Crops covered under Chaman?

A

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

TOP-CC-MB

60
Q

Advantages of SRI?

A

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

61
Q

When is irrigation restored in SRI method of Rice Cultivation?

A

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

62
Q

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

A

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

63
Q

Logos for identification of organic products in India?

A
  • PGS India Green
  • India Organic
  • PGS India Organic
  • Jaivik Bharat
64
Q

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

A

4.5 million

65
Q

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

A

India

66
Q

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

A

Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL and IFOAM - Organics International

Every Year

67
Q

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

A

96.4 million hectares
2% of total farmland

68
Q

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

A

26.6% or20.3 million hectares

69
Q

Which edition of Report ‘World of Organic Agriculture - Statistics and emerging trends’ was recently released?

A

25th Edition
Released in Feb

70
Q

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

A

Australia
97% extensive grazing area
followed by India

71
Q

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

A

PGS Green

72
Q

Full form of PM PRANAM

A

Programme for Restoration, Nourishment, Amelioration of Mother Earth

73
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Which scheme incentives to States/UTs, to promote alternative fertilisers and ensure balanced use of chemical fertiliser

A

PM PRANAM

74
Q

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

A

Australia
Followed by India

75
Q

According to World of Organic Agriculture - Statistics & Emerging Trends 2024 report: which 2 countries saw the highest increase of agriculture land?

A

Finland
Followed by India

76
Q

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

A

N:P:K = 4:2:1

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

77
Q

How is PM PRANAM Funded?

A

By saving of Fertiliser Subsidy
No separate funds of its own

78
Q

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

A

70%

79
Q

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

A

Rs. 50,000/ha for 3 years

80
Q

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

A

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

81
Q

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

A

Marketing/Publicity: Rs. 8,800
Capacity Building: Rs. 7500
PGS Certification: Rs. 2,700

82
Q

Organic Uttarakhand - has been launched under?

A

PKVY Scheme

83
Q

Which scheme promotes ZBNF?

A

Bharatiya Prakritik Krishi Padhati (BPKP)
sub-scheme of PKVY

84
Q

Financial Assistance under BPKP?

A

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

85
Q

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

A

50% subsidy at Rs. 300/ha

86
Q

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

A

MOVCD-NER
Mission Organic Value Chain Development for NER

87
Q

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

A

Rs. 20,375 lakh
Which is Rs. 4075/farmer
Rs. 46575/ha for 3 years for FPOs

88
Q

Under MOVCDNER, what is the financial incentive given to farmers?

A

Rs. 32,500/ha

89
Q

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

A

Rs. 10,000/ha

90
Q

JIVA Programme by NABARD is under which fund?

A

Watershed and Tribal development fund

91
Q

Which 4 new certifying bodies has NPOP given accredition to recently?

A

GAKC
1. GSCI Pvt. Ltd. - for west
2. Agro Land Services Pvt. Ltd
3. Krushi Certification Pvt. Ltd - for north
4. Cert India Pvt. Ltd - for crop production, processing and handling

92
Q

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

A

10.17 mha

93
Q

Full form of IDEA?

A

Indian Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture

94
Q

What is IDEA?

A

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

95
Q

AI4ICPS Foundation is developing AI-based technology for?

A

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

96
Q

State with highest area under organic certification?

A

Madhya Pradesh followed by Maharashtra

97
Q

First state to be declared fully organic?

A

Sikkim (2016)
ban on chemical fertilisers and pesticides

98
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

99
Q

PGS India (2011) is an alternative to?

A

Third Party certification system of NPOP

100
Q

Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) India is implemented through?

A

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

101
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

102
Q

Role of NABARD in Capital Investment Subsidy Scheme

A

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

103
Q

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

A

Natural Farming

104
Q

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

A

Eco-Farming

105
Q

Farming in relation to biological diversity

A

Bio-farming

106
Q

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

A

Bio-dynamic farming

107
Q

Agri based on local resources

A

Microbiotic agriculture

108
Q

A find 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

109
Q

A find 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

110
Q

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

A

Satellite imaging and remote sensing

111
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

112
Q

Dapog seedling will be ready for transplanting within?

A

11-14 days

113
Q

National Program for Organic Production is by?

A

APEDA, Ministry of Commerce & Industries

114
Q

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

A

30 degree

115
Q

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

A

2015
20 ha size

116
Q

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

A

JIVA by NABARD

117
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

118
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

119
Q

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

A

NCONF

National Centre for Organic & Natural Farming

120
Q

1 Day Farmer’s Training, 2 Day Training for Extension Staff, 2 Day Training on PGS, 30 Day Certificate Course, 1 Day Jaivik & PRakritik Kisan Sammelan for 500 participants, Orientation Program on Natural Farming.
Are Training Programs provided by?

A

NCONF, RCONF

121
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A