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1. *First Pashu Kisan Credit cards were distributed to 101 animal farmers in the state of Bhiwanai , Haryana (Imp)
2. To provide Digital mobile extension services for coffee stakeholders, Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry launched- Coffee Connect & Coffee Krishi tharanga14 products received Geographical Indication (GI) tag from Government of India in 2019.
Note: The First Product to get a GI Tag in India was- Darjeeling Tea in 2004
3. Asian tea Alliance launched in China on- April 19, 2019 (Members of this association are India, China, Srilanka, Indonesia and Japan.)
4. Main objective: To enhance tea trade, cultural exchanges and promoting tea.
5. The third edition of Global Potato conclave was held at- Gandhinagar, Gujarat on 28-31 Jan,2020.
6. National Sugar Institute (NSI) of India will establish Sugar Institute at- Nigeria 5th Pulses conclave held at- Lonovala, Maharsatra, 12-14 Feb, 2020.
7. The Scheme launched by FSSAI on the eve of World Food Day, 2019 is–Food Safety Mitra
Note: Food Safety Mitra is an individual professional certified by FSSAI who assists in compliances related to FSSAI act.
8. The main aim or objective of Food Safety Mitra is- for Strengthening and scaling up ‘Eat Right India’ movement
9. Headquarter of International Solar Alliance- Gurugram, Haryana
10. National Nutrition Mission launched on- 8March, 2018
11. ***Agriculture Census: 2015
12. Total number of Operational Holdings in India – 146.45 million
13. *Average Land Holding size is- 1.08 hectare (The average size of operational holdings is highest in Nagaland (5 hectares) and lowest in Kerala (0.18 hectares). (Imp)
14. Gross Cropped Area in India - 198.36 million ha
15. Net Sown Area in India - 140.82 Mha (48% of total area)
16. Percentage of population depending on agriculture for their livelihood is- 54%
17. Percentage of workforce depend on agriculture is- 50%
18. Gross Irrigated area in India is- 96.46 Mha (29% of total cultivated area)
19. Net Irrigated area in India is- 68.38 Mha (20% of total irrigated area)
20. Maximum number of operational (landholdings) holdings are in – U.P. (23.82 million)
21. Minimum number of operational (landholdings) holdings are in–Sikkim (72,000)
22. Percentage of Small and marginal landholdings (below 2 hectares) constituted is – 86.21%
23. Percentage of rural women depend on agriculture for their livelihood- 84%
24. Percentage of women landholders (Cultivators) in agriculture is – 13.87%
25. Agricultural census conducted for every 5years, first Ag.Census conducted in 1970-71
26. Indian Food Processing Sector at a glance:
27. Total number of Mega Food Parks in India- 42
28. Cold storage capacity of Mega food parks- 32 Mt
29. India’s First Aqua Mega Food Park established at- Bhimavaram mandal of West Godavari,Andhra Pradesh. (14 Feb, 2019)
30. Minimum Land required for setting up a Mega Food Park is- 50 acres
31. The Food Processing Industry contribution to Agricultural sector is- 9%
32. The Food Processing Industry contribution to Manufacturing sector is- 11%
33. Schemes Regarding Food Processing Sector:-Gram Samridhi Yojana: “To help Unorganized Food Processing sector” concentrated in rural areas.
Funding: Rs.3,000 crore (1500 cr by World Bank, 1000 cr by Central Govt and 500 cr by State Govt.)
34. Launched by: World bank +Central Govt
35. Pradhan Mantra Kisan SAMPADA Yojana- May, 2017
36. SAMPADA - Scheme for Agro Marine Processing and Development of Agro processing Clusters
Objective: Holistic development of the food processing sector
Other Important Snippets
37. Target year fixed by Govt. of India for Doubling of Farmers Income is- 2022 (75th Independence of India)
38. Chairman of the Committee on Doubling of Farmer Income (DFI)- Ashok Dalwai
39. Govt. of India formulated point strategy to double farmers income- Seven point strategy
40. All agricultural programs and policies shift their focus from- Production oriented to Income oriented approach
41. Number of Insecticides/pesticides registered in India (as of Dec. 2018) is- 282
42. RKVY (Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana)- renamed as- Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied sector Rejuvenation (RAFTAAR)
43. Time period of RKVY- RAFTAAR increased from- 2017-2020
44. **To Incentivize states to increase allocation for agriculture and allied sector is the main objective of- RKVY
45. 100% FDI is allowed in – Cold storage, ware houses and Food Processing sector
46. Govt. of India has increased MSP of Kharif crops by- 1.5 times of cost of production
47. The average size of land holding in India is- 1.08 ha (The average size of operational holdings is highest in Nagaland (5 hectares) and lowest in Kerala (0.18 hectares).
48. Total number of operational holdings in the country according to 2015-16 Ag.census is- 146 Million
49. Nodal Agency to coordinate the efforts on the Agriexport zones- APEDA
50. Total no. of Agri Export Zones in India -60
51. is the key approach for doubling farmers income by 2022 – Integrated farming System (IFS)
52. Total number of Mega food parks in India- 42 (Operational Mega Food Parks- 17)
53. Agricultural Mechanization for Insitu management of crop residue in- Punjab, Haryana,UP, Delhi.
54. **A Machine developed by PAU, Ludhiana that allows a farmer to harvest Paddy & plant Wheat without delay is- Combo Happy Weeder
55. NAFED procures “Oilseeds and Pulses” from state government at MSP through- Price Support Scheme (PSS)
56. Portal launched by central government of India for e-marketing of Organic products isJaivik kheti portal
57. A Company owned by DARE, under Ministry of Agriculture and farmers Welfare isAgriinnovate india
58. Statutory body related to food safety and regulation, protecting and promoting public health
59. through the regulation and supervision of food safety in India is – FSSAI, 2011 (Food Safety and Standard Authority of India) (FSSAI Act 2006)
60. The highest number of Custom Hiring Centers are in- Odisha (2960) followed by Madhya Pradesh (1922)> Chhattisgarh (782)
61. Target number of Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) set by central government to register is - 10,000 (to promote cooperative farming)
62. According to a study by National Productivity Council (NPC) Soil Health Card Recommendations has led to a- decrement of- 8-10% in use of chemical fertilizers as well as increased productivity by 5-6%.
63. Asia’s First Rice Technology Park established at-Karnataka
64. Total Cold storage Capacity of our country is- 34 MT (Million Tonne)
65. Grass root level Informal fora organized & Promoted by NABARD, Rural bank branches,
66. NGOs & KVKs is- Farmers Clubs
67. Food grain production Scenario (2018-19):
Food grains Production for the year 2018-19 (Final Estimates):
Food grain production includes Cereals and Pulses only
68. Total Cereals Production 261.545MT
69. Total Pulses Production 23.40 MT
70. Total Food grain Production 284.95 MT
71. Cereals Production (Million Tonnes)
72. **Rice 116.42 MT (record)
73. **Wheat 102.19 MT (record)
74. Nutri/Coarse cereals 42.95 MT
75. Small Millets 0.37 MT
76. Maize 27.23 MT
77. Total Cereals Production 261.55 MT
78. Pulses :- Gram/Bengal gram/Chickpea 10.13 MT
79. Tur /Red gram/Arhar 3.59 MT
80. Urad/Black gram 3.26 MT
81. Green gram/Moong 2.35 MT
82. Total Pulses Production 23.40 MT
83. Total food grain Production
84. Kharif- 141.71 MT
85. Rabi- 143.24 MT
Total:- 284.95 MT (Source: Directorate of Economics & Statistics, 2019)
86. The government has renamed Jowar, Bajra, Ragi and Other millets as “Nutri Cereals” dispensing with the nomenclature “Coarse Cereals”. Nutri cereals include Jowar, Bajra, Ragi, Small millets such as Barnard millet, Proso millet, Kodo millet, Little millet,Foxtail Millet.
87. Sorghum, Maize, Bajra, Barley, Finger millet and Small millets such as (Barnard millet, Proso millet, kodo millet, Little millet, Foxtail Millet) together Called as “Coarse Cereals”.
Commercial crops:
88. Oil seeds: Includes Nine crops i.e., Ground nut, castor, Mustard and Rape seed, Niger, linseed. Saffflower, Sunflower, soyabean and Sesamum.
Crop Production (Million Tonnes)
89. Soyabean 13.79 MT
90. Groundnut 6.69 MT
91. Rape seed &Mustard 9.34 MT
92. Castor seed 1.2 MT
93. Total Oil seeds production (9 Oilseeds) 32.26 MT
Other Commercial Crops Crop Production
94. Cotton 28.71 Million bales
95. Sugarcane 400.16 MT
96. Jute & Mesta 9.76 Million bales
97. (Note: #1bale= 170 Kgs; 1bale= 180 Kgs
a. **BT cotton area in India is – 12.66 Mha (96% of cotton area)
b. BT cotton area is Highest in Maharastra followed by Gujarath.
c. Bt cotton is the only GM/Trangenic crop cultivated in India).
d. India ranks 5th in global cultivation of GM crops with only Bt cotton in cultivation.
e. India is the largest producer of BT Cotton in the World.
The Second Advanced estimates of total food grain production: 2019-20
Crop Production (MT)
98. Paddy 117.47 Mt
99. wheat 106.21 MT
100. Maize 28.08 MT
101. Jowar 4.38 MT
102. Bajra 8.90 MT
103. Nutri/Coarse Cereals 45.24 MT
104. Total cereals 268.93 MT
105. Pulses
106. Tur/Arhar/red gram 3.69 MT
107. Bengal gram 11.22 MT
108. Urad/Black gram 2.25 MT
109. Moong gram/Greeng ram 2.27 MT
110. Total Pulses 23.02 MT
111. Total Food grain Production 291.95 MT
Commercial Crops: 2019-20 Crop Production (Million Tonnes)
112. Soyabean 13.62 MT
113. Groundnut 8.24 MT
114. Rape seed &Mustard 9.11 MT
115. Castor seed 2.04 MT
116. Total Oil seeds production
117. (9 Oilseeds)
118. 34.18 MT
119. Cotton 34.89 Million bales
120. Sugarcane 353.8 MT
121. Jute & Mesta 0.98 Million bales
Horticulture Scenario-2018-19
122. Area Under Horticulture Crops, 2018-19 was - 25.61 Mha
123. Production of Horticulture crops during 2018-19 was- 310.74 MT
124. Productivity of Horticulture crops, 2018-19 was- 12.10 tonnes/ha
125. India’s share in world production of Fruits is- 13%
126. India’s share in world production of Vegetables- 10.7%
127. Percentage of Gross Cultivated Area Utilized by Horticulture is- 16%
128. Contribution of Horticulture to Gross Value Addition (GVA)/GDP of Agriculture is-38%
129. Contribution of horticulture to Agriculture GVA/GDP is- 38%
130. **Total Fruit production in India – 97.97 Mt
131. *Total Vegetable production in India- 183.17 Mt
132. India’s rank in terms of Production of Fruits and Vegetables- Second (First Brazil)
133. Leading producer of Fruits in India- Andhra Pradesh (Ranks First)
134. Leading producer of Vegetables in India- West Bengal (Ranks First)
135. The fruit crop with highest production in India- Banana
136. The fruit crop with highest area under cultivation- Mango
137. The vegetable crop with highest area and production is- Potato
138. The state with production of fruits and Vegetables is high in- Uttar Pradesh
139. Largest producer of Kiwi fruit in India- Manipur
140. Largest producer producer of Lychee and Mesta in India- Bihar
141. National Horticulture Board located at- Gurugram (Haryana)
142. *India’s position in natural rubber is- 4th
143. Animal Husbandary, Dairy & Poultry:
**Total livestock population in India- 535.78 million
144. Share of world livestock population in India – 15%
145. India’s position in Livestock population- First (Largest Livestock Population)
146. First livestock census (once 5years) conducted in India in the year- 1919-20
147. India’s largest states with highest livestock population are- Uttar Pradesh >Rajasthan
148. Largest egg producing state in India is- Andhra Pradesh (19.1%) >Tamil Nadu (18.2%) >Telangana (13.2%)
149. Per capita availability of eggs per person/annum- 74
150. *Total milk production in the year 2018-19 was- 186 Million Tonnes
151. ***India’s share in World Milk production- 22%
152. India’s rank in world Milk production- First
153. Per capita availability of Milk per person/day- 376 grams
154. Contribution of Livestock to Agricultural GDP is- 25.8%
155. Contribution of Livestock to Overall GDP is- 4.5%
156. Target to double milk processing capacity from existing 53 MT to 108 MT by 2025.
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