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1. Total
Geographical Area of the country- 328.74 Mha
2. Net
sown area of the country- 140.82 Mha (42.57% of total area)
3. Gross
sown area of the country-199.36 Mha
4. Barren
land area in the country- 41 Mha
5. Degraded
land area in the country- 63.85 Mha
6. Waste
land area in the country- 178 Mha
7. *Total
forest cover in India is- 80.73 million ha (24.56% of geographical area)(Source: Forest report-2019)
8. Which state in india has the Highest percentage of geographical area covered by forest - Mizoram
Description:-Acording to total area -MP has highest area forest area 25.14% of the state's are re geographical area. Send /sto o sto But on %basis of total area - Mizoram has 1/15 the highest percentage area (90.68%) covered by forests
9. State
with highest forest area in the country is- Madhya Pradesh, followed by
Arunachal
10. For
maintaining ecological balance percentage of the land area should be under
forest is-33
11. Irrigated
area in India- 64.7 Mha (2019)
12. *Total
Micro irrigation area in India is – 11.58 Mha (Drip -5.75 Mha)
13. State
with highest Micro irrigation area is- Rajasthan> Andhra Pradesh>
Maharashtra
14. State
with highest area under Drip irrigation is- Andhra Pradesh> MH> Gujarat
15. State
with highest area under Sprinkler irrigation is- Karnataka> Gujarat>
Haryana>
16. Cropping
Intensity of India is - 136%
17. Government
of India declared “2018” as- National year of Millets
18. India
is the largest producer of Millets in world, harvesting about 11 million tones
and accounts
19. For
40 percent of the world’s output.
20. Contribution
of Livestock to National GDP is- 5.1%
21. Contribution
of Livestock to Total Agricultural GDP- 27%
22. The
United Nations General Assembly has declared 2020 as the- International Year of
Plant Health
23. The
UN General Assembly adopted resolution designating 2021 as the “International
Year of Fruits & Vegetables”.
24. *The
first state in the country to flagged off India’s First fruit train was- Andhra
Pradesh
25. Note:
A fruit train was flagged from Tadipatri railway station in A.P. carrying a
load of 980 metric
26. tonnes
of locally grown bananas to Jawaha lal Nehru Port in Mumbai from where the
consignment
27. will
be exported to Iran (Bananas exported under brand name Happy Bananas)
28. **A
joint initiative of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) and Indian
Council for
General Agriculture for
JRF, SRF & Other Exams- 2020-21
29. Agriculture
Research (ICAR) to bring high resolution ‘Vernacular Agro advisory App’ based
on
30. weather
forecast to farmers is- Meghdoot (Aug, 2019) (Imp)
31. National
Research Centre for Chikoo/Sapota to be set up in- Thane, Maharashtra
32. Economic
survey 2018-19 suggested that central government focus on agriculture should
shift from-
33. ‘Land
Productivity to Irrigation water productivity’ (89% of ground water extracted
is used
34. for
irrigation, 6% for Industries & 5% for domestic purpose).
35. Power
house of Nutrients/Nutri-Cereals/Climate resilient crops are – Millets
36. *Rural
Retail Outlets opened by Indian Oil Corporation Limited to provide rural
customers with
37. facilities
like Micro ATM, Fertilizers/Pesticides, farm equipment's is- Kisan Seva Kendra
(KSK)
38. operating
in the country is 8044, functioning under Min.of petroleum & Natural Gas)
39. *Total
number of KVKs at present is- 716 (as of April, 2020)
40. For
effective functioning and monitoring of KVKs, KVKs are divided into- 11 ATARI
Zones
41. *Six
Month Cross border Agri-tech Incubation programme launched jointly by Pusa
Krishi
42. Incubator,
ICAR & embassy of Indo-Brazil is- MAITRI (Dec 9, 2019) (Imp)
43. Percentage
of Farm mechanization utilization in India is about-40%
44. Growth
rate of Agriculture sector during 2018-19 is- 2.9%
45. The
estimated growth rate of agriculture during 2018-19 was- 2.7%
46. Overall
economic growth rate during 2018-19– 6.8 %
47. ***Contribution
of Agriculture and allied sectors to GDP is- 15.87%
48. *Total
Food grain production in the country during 2018-19 was- 284.95 MT (Kharif
production- 141.71 MT; Rabi Production- 143.24 MT)
49. Note:
India’s share in global total food grain production is 25%
50. The
advanced estimated total food grain production for the year 2019-20 is- 291.95
MT
51. *Total
Pulse production for the year 2018-19 is- 23.4 MT
52. Among
Pulses the crop with highest production and largest area under cultivation is
Bengal gram/Chick pea/Chana/gram (Second is Arhar/Pigeon pea)
53. Among
Oil seeds the crop with highest production and largest area under cultivation
is – Soya bean (Second is Groundnut)
54. International
Rice Research Institute (IRRI) South Asia Regional Centre established
atVaranasi, U.P. (Dec, 2018)
55. First
Director of IRRI South Asia Regional Center- Dr. Arvind Kumar
56. The
buffer stock maintained/Procurement made by FCI is- 56.75 MT (Rice-30.7MT;
Wheat30.7 MT)
57. Rice
Knowledge bank launched (an agriculture web portal) launched on- 28 Feb, 2019
at Assam.
58. Funded
by World Bank for enhancing knowledge on Rice production techniques and
technologies
59. Farm
Science congress held for the first time in- Bengaluru, Jan 3, 2020
60. The
Programme launched by Prime Minister for eradicating the Foot and Mouth Disease
(FMD) and Brucellosis in the livestock is - National Animal Disease Control
Programme (NADCP)
61. National
Animal Disease Control Programme launched on- 11th September, 2019 from Mathura
in Uttar Pradesh.
62. The
main aim of NADCP is- to control Foot & Mouth Disease (Viral Disease) of
cattle and Brucellosis (Zoonotic disease caused by bacteria) by 2025 and
eventual eradication by 2030.
63. Monthly
pension scheme launched by Central govt. for benefit of Small & marginal is
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Man Dhan Yojana (Sep 12 2019); Monthly Pension of Rs.3000
will be provided to farmers on attaining the age of 60 Yrs.
64. India’s
first high oleic acid groundnut varieties developed by ICAR-DGR, Junagadh
is–Girnar 4(ICGV 15083) & Girnar 5 (ICGV 15090)
65. First SAARC Agri
Cooperative Business Forum held in–28-30 August, 2018 at Kathmandu, Nepal.
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