General Agriculture for JRF & SRF-2018

General Agriculture for JRF & SRF-2018

 Total Geographical Area of the country- 329 Mha
 Net sown area of the country- 140 Mha (42.57% of total area)
 Gross sown area of the country- 194.4Mha
 Total Forest area in the country- 79.42 Mha (24.16% of total geographical areaS)
 State with highest forest area in the country is- Madhya Pradesh, followed by Arunachal
Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
 For maintaining ecological balance percentage of the land area should be under forest is-
33
 Irrigated area in India- 68.10 Mha
 Government of India declared “2018” as- National year of- Millets
 Power house of Nutrients/Nutri-Cereals/Climate resilient crops are - Millets
 Cropping Intensity of India is- 142%
 Total number of KVKs at present is- 690 (as of MAY,2018)
 KVKs are under the administration control of- DDG of Agricultural extension
 For effective functioning and monitoring of KVKs, KVKs are divided into- 11 ATARI
Zones
 Acronym of ATARI –Agricultural Technology Application Research Institutes
(ATARIs formerly called as Zonal Project Directorates)
 Growth rate of Agriculture sector during 2017-18 is- 2.1% (whereas in 2016-17 is 4.9%)
 Overall economic growth rate during 2017-18 – 6.5 %
 ***Contribution of Agriculture and allied sectors to GDP is- 17.4% (2016-17)
 *Total Food grain production in the country during 2016-17 was- 275.68 Mt
 *Total Food grain production in the country during 2017-18 was- 277.49 Mt
 Government of India sets food grain production target for 2018-19 at- 283.7 Mt
(Kharif- 140.2 Mt; Rabi- 142.5 Mt)
 *Total Pulse production for the year 207-18 is- 23.95 Mt (As per II advanced estimate)
 Among Pulses the crop with highest production and largest area under cultivation is-
Bengal gram/Chick pea/Chana/gram
 Among Oil seeds the crop with highest production and largest area under cultivation is –
Soyabean

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,  Annual Average rainfall of the country for the year 2017 - 1122.9 mm (Avg.rainfall of
the country is 1140 mm)
 **World food prize 2017- won by- Dr. Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina (Nigeria), the
President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) for his work to boost yields and farm
incomes.
 Annual Average rainfall of the country for the year 2016 was- 1083.1 mm
 *Egg production of the country for the year 2016-17 was- 88.03 billion
 *Total milk production in the year 2016-17 was- 165 mt
 ***India’s share in World Milk production- 17%
 Minimum Support Price recommended by – Commission for Agricultural Cost and
Prices (CACP)
 MSP announced by- Government of India: MSP is calculated based on Avg. Cost of
Production
 **At present MSP is announced for – 23 crop commodities only
 *The state that produces highest food grains is- Uttar Pradesh
 *The State that produces highest Pulses is- Madhya Pradesh
 The state that ranks first in Oilseed production is- Rajasthan
 2018- National year of Millets
 Institutional credit for Agriculture sector for the year 2018-19- 11 lakh crore
 Time period for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) set up by UN is-
2015-2030
 Number of Sustainable Development goals- 17
 Main aim of Sustainable Development Goals laid by the United Nations is - to ensure
food security vis-à-vis nutritional security
 **United Nations Climate Change Conference ("COP23") held at- Bonn ,Germany), 6-
17 November, 2017
 Concept of ‘Climate smart agriculture’ given by- FAO
 Share of Agriculture and allied sectors to India’s national employment- 52%
 Chairman of 15th Finance Commission (2017-2022) was- NK Singh
 Total number of regulated markets in India- 7320
 Total number of APMCs (Agricultural Produce Market Committees)- 585
 Total number of GRAMs (Gramin Retail Agriculture Markets)-22,000

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,  Target year fixed by Govt. of India for Doubling of Farmers Income is- 2022 (75th
Independence of India)
 Govt. of India formulated _____point strategy to double farmers income- Seven point
strategy
 All agricultural programs and policies shift their focus from- Production oriented to
Income oriented
 Number of pesticides registered in India (2018) is- 287
 RKVY (Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana)- renamed as- Remunerative Approaches for
Agriculture and Allied sector Rejuvenation (RAFTAAR)
 Time period of RKVY- RAFTAAR increased from- 2017-2020
 To incentivise states to increase allocation for agriculture and allied sector is the main
objective of- RKVY
 100% FDI is allowed in – cold storage, ware houses
 Govt. of India has increased MSP of Kharif crops by- 1.5 times of cost of production
 The average size of land holding in India according to Agricultural Census 2010-11 is- 1.15
ha
 The total number of operational holdings in India according to Agricultural Census 2010-
11 is- 138.35 million
 Nodal Agency to coordinate the efforts on the Agriexport zones- APEDA
 Total no. of Agri Export Zones in India -60
 10th National Conference of KVK held at- March 16-17, New Delhi
 Best KVK (pandit deendayal Krishi unnati pursakar) award 2017 awarded to- KVK
Kanker, Chhattisgarh
 Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017 Held on- Nov 28-30, Hyderabad
 _____is the key approach for doubling farmers income by 2022 - Integrated farming
System (IFS)
 Total number of Mega food parks in India- 42
 Agricultural Mechanization for Insitu management of crop residue in- Punjab,
Haryana, UP, Delhi
 Pesticide Management bill passed in- 2017


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,  Agricultural produce and livestock marketing promotion & Facilitation Act passed
in- 2017
 NAFED procures “Oilseeds and Pulses” from state government at MSP through-
Price Support Scheme (PSS)
 Portal launched by central government of India for e-marketing of Organic products
is- Jaivik kheti portal
 A company owned by DARE, under Ministry of Agriculture and farmers Welfare is-
Agriinnovate india
 Statutory body related to food safety and regulation, protecting and promoting public
health through the regulation and supervision of food safety in India is – FSSAI (Food
Safety and Standard Authority of India)

Food grain production Scenario 2017-18:
(As per II Advanced Estimate)




2nd Advanced Estimates of Food grains Production for the year 2017-18:
Food grain production includes Cereals and Pulses only
Total Cereals Production 253.54 MT
Total Pulses Production 23.95 MT
Total Food grain Production 277.49 MT

Cereals
**Rice 111.01 MT
**Wheat 97.11 MT
Coarse cereals 45.42 MT

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