Agriculture one liner-03

Agriculture one liner-03

Organic Farming Statistics:

a.     Total area under organic certification in India is- 1.5 million ha

b.     Total Organic production in India- 1.35 Million tones

c.      Total number of organic producers in India-8.35lakh

d.     The state with largest area under organic certification is- Madhya Pradesh>Himachal Pradesh> Rajasthan

e.     India’s First organic state- Sikkim (Declared on Jan 18,2016); Second organic stateUttarakhand

f.       The country with largest area under organic farming – Australia (27.15 Mha)

g.     The country with highest number of organic producers in the world –India (More than 30 per cent of world’s organic producers are in India)

h.     India’s rank in terms of organically cultivated area is- 9th; First rank in terms of Organic Producers.

i.        World’s first wholly Organic country is- Bhutan

j.       Largest exported organic product in India- Oilseeds (50%)> Processed food products>Cereals & millets> Tea>Pulses>Spices

 

Research Institutes Working on Organic farming:

 

2.     National Organic Farming Research Institute (NOFRI) in- Sikkim

 

3.     National Centre for Organic Farming -Ghaziabad, U.P.

 

4.     India’s First Organic farming University going to be set up in- Vadodara, Gujarath

 

 

5.     Indian Institute of Farming System Research - Modipuram, U.P.

 

6.      **Total number of KVKs at present is- 721(as of April,2021)

 

 

7.      KVKs are under the administration control of- DDG of Agricultural extension

 

8.      Present DDG of Agricultural Extension- AK Singh

 

 

9.      For effective functioning and monitoring of KVKs, KVKs are divided into- 11 ATARI Zones

 

10.   Acronym of ATARI – Agricultural Technology Application Research Institutes (ATARIs formerly called as Zonal Project Directorates)

 

 

11.   Highest number of KVKs are in- Uttar Pradesh

 

12.   Zone with highest number of KVKs is- Zone VIII

 

 

13.   KVKs 100% fully funded by- ICAR

 

14.   Number of On Farm Trails (OFTs) conducted by KVKs (2018-19) for Technology Assessment & Refinement (TAR) is – 42,361

 

 

15.   Number of Frontline Demonstrations (FLDs) conducted by KVKs (2018-19) for showcasing potentials on improved varieties, modern technologies & practices is- 2,74,736

 

16.   Technology Assessment and Refinement done through- On Farm Trails (OFTs) Showcasing potentials on Improved varieties, modern technologies for creating awareness/popularizing technologies among farmers done through- Front line Demonstrations

 

 

17.   OFTs and FLDs were conducted on- Farmer’s Fields

 

18.   Improved mandate of KVK is- Technology Assessment and Demonstration for its Application & Capacity Development (TADA-CD)

 

 

19.   Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Krishi Vigyan Puraskar (Best KVK award, 2019) given to- KVK, Chinyalisaur (Uttarakhand)

20.  11th  National Conference of KVK held on- Feb 28-Mar 01, 2020, New Delhi (theme: Empowering Youth for Technology Led Farming)

 

21.   Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan (KKA) : Launched on 1st June, 2018

 

 

22.  It was launched to aid assist and advice farmers on how to improve their farming techniques and raise farm incomes.

 

23.  It was coordinated and implemented by KVKs in selected Aspirational

24.  districts (115 Districts).

 

25.  KKA will be implemented in 25 Villages of the Aspirational district with more than 1000 population.

 

 

26.   mKisan Portal: Launched on 2013

 

27.  Platform which provides Web-based mobile agro advisories (Weather,Market, Outbreak of pest & diseases and their control) to farmers with technological backstopping from KVKS and Research Institutes of SAUs.

 

 

28.   KVK Mobile App developed by- ICAR-IASRI

 

29.   District Agro-Met Units (DAMUs) : Feb, 2019

 

 

30.  Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and India Meteorological Department (IMD) has jointly initiated District Agro-Met Units (DAMUs) to provide Agro meteorological services to farmers to set up in KVKs.

 

31.  New Schemes of KVK (2018-19)

 

 

32.   NARI- Nutrisensitive Agricultural Resources and Innovations

 

33.   KSHAMTA- Knowledge Systems and Homestead Agriculture Management in Tribal Areas

 

 

34.   VATICA- Value Addition and Technology Incubation Centres in Agriculture

 

35.   FIRM- Farm Innovation Resources Management

 

 

36.   Farm Science congress was conducted for the first time in the city- Bengaluru, Jan 3,2020

 

37.  Farm Science Congress held at Indian National Science Congress in Bengaluru

 

 

38.  Farm Science Congress was conducted for the first time in 107 yr history of the

 

39.  Indian science congress. The event highlighted the importance of farmer’s innovations and their Scientific Validity.

 

 

40.   Six Month Cross border Agri-tech Incubation Programme launched jointly by Pusa

 

41.  Krishi Incubator, ICAR & embassy of Indo-Brazil is- MAITRI (Dec 9, 2019)

42.   Agri Start-Up/Agri Incubator programme of ICAR-IARI is- Pusa Krishi Incubator, 24 Dec, 2018.

 

43.   The Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) has signed an MoU with which bank to develop Climate Resilient Technologies for Farmers– NABARD on Dec 13, 2019

 

 

44.   Third edition of Global Potato Conclave was held a Gandhinagar, Gujarat on 28 to 31 January, 2020. Launched by P.M. Sri Narendra Modi

 

a.     Aim to highlight achievements and opportunities in the area of potato research, trade, industry and Value chain.

b.     Earlier Two Potato Conclaves were organized in 1999 and 2008.

c.      Potato conclave jointly organized by Indian Potato Association, ICAR & ICARCPRI, Shimla & Intrnational Potato Center, Lima, Peru.

 

45.   The theme of ICAR tableau at its first ever participation in the republic day parade on 2018 is- Integrated Farming System for doubling farmers income

 

46.   Number of Organic farming models developed by ICAR is- 45

47.   Number of Integrated farming Systems validated by ICAR is- 51

48.   Total Number of Biofortified varieties developed by ICAR is- 18 (Biofortified varieties are rich in Iron, Zinc, Protein,, glucosinolates & Kunitz Trypsin Inhibitor (KTI) free.

 

49.   ‘Farmers Innovation Fund’ to scientifically validate, scale-up and propagate the innovations of Progressive farmers is set up by- ICAR in the year 2020-21

 

 

50.   National Innovation Centre will be established by ICAR in- New Delhi, 2020-21. (Innovations will be scientifically validated and farmers will be allowed to pursue research work.)

 

51.   Diagnostic Kits Developed (Useful for SRF)

a.     ICAR-CIFT Developed Raid detection Kit for detecting the presence of ‘Ammonia and Formalin’ in Fish.

b.     ICAR-IVRI Developed Japanese Encephalitis (JE) ELISA Kit (IgM) is helpful for assessing the active infection of JE virus in the swine (Pig) population which predicts the outbreak of JE in the humans.(15 Oct, 2019)

c.      ICAR IVRI Bluetongue Sandwich ELISA (sELISA) for detection of antigen in sheep, goats, cattle, buffaloes and camels for blue tongue which is insecttransmitted viral disease.

d.     Sandwich ELISA & Japanese Encephalitis ELISA developed under Make In India programme.

e.     ICAR-CIFT developed Freshness DOT- Smart and easy to use paper based indicator to detect Freshness of Fish & Shell fishes. Conferences/Fairs/Melas: (Useful for SRF)

 

52.   The ICAR was awarded First Prize for its Tableau, ‘Kisan Gandhi’ in the Republic Day

 

53.  Parade 2019 for displaying the importance of dairy farming, use of indigenous breeds and livestock based organic agriculture for rural prosperity.

 

 

54.   Pusa Krishi Vigyan Mela (farmers fair) held at- 1-3 March, 2020. New Delhi.

 

55.   International conference on Banana (theme:Innovations in Sustainable Production & Value Chain Management in Banana) held at- 22-25 Feb,2020. Trichy, TN.

 

 

56.   Second Brackish water Aquaculture farmers Conclave 2020 held at- Surat, Gujarat during 19-20, February, 2020.

 

57.   Country’s biggest Horticulture Fair held at- 05-08 Feb, 2020. Heasrghatta, Bengaluru.(Theme: Making Farming An Enterprise)

 

 

58.   **The third edition of Global Potato conclave was held at- Gandhinagar, Gujarat on 28-31 Jan, 2020.(Theme: Road Map for a better world)

 

59.   Farm Science congress was conducted for the first time in the city- Bengaluru, Jan 3,2020

 

 

60.   The workshop and Exhibition on ‘Bamboo- A Wonder grass’ was held at- Jammu & Kashmir (World Bamboo Day celebrated on- September 18)

 

61.   Workshop on Hydroponics and Soil less Culture held at- ICAR CISTH, Lucknow on 24 Jan, 2020.

 

 

62.   3rd International Symposium on Genomics in Aquaculture (ISGAIII) from 21-23 January 2020 at ICAR-CIFA, Bhubaneswar

 

63.   International symposium on spices as flavours, fragrances & functional foods on 06th to 09th May, 2020 at Kochi Kerala, India.

 

 

64.   **8th International Conference on Agricultural Statistics (Theme: Statistics for sustainable transformation of Agriculture to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals) held at- 18-21 November, 2019, New Delhi (Inaugurated @Bill Gates)