Agricutural Economics
● AIBP—Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (1996-97).
● AMDP—Accelerated Maize Development Programme.
● APMC—Agricultural Produce Marketing Commodities.
● CACP—Agriculture Cost and Price Commission (named in 1985 given by commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices after ACP (Agric. Cost Price) (1965)
● CADP—Command Area Development Programme (1974-75) & re-structured as CADWM—Command Area Development & Water Management w.e.f. 1 April, 2004.
(Agricutural Economics)
● CAM—Centre for Agricultural Marketing (1988).
● CAPL—(Corp Agriculture Produce Loan Scheme)-a new Agric credit Scheme w.e.f. 1 April, 2005.
● CCIS—Comprehensive crop Insurance Scheme (Rabi 1999-2000).
● CIDP—Integrated Cereal Development Programme.
● CI—Crop Insurance (1973).
● CPP—Crop Production Programme / Cow Pit Pet method.
(Agricutural Economics)
● CWDP—Comprehensive Watershed Development Project.
● DARE—Department of Agricultural Research & Education.
● DIPA—Directorate of Agriculture Information and Publications.
● DNA—De-oxy-ribo Nucleic Acid.
● DMI—Directorate of Marketing and Inspection.
(Agricutural Economics)
● DPAP—Drought Prone Areas Programme.
● DST—Department of Science & Technology.
● ECA—Essential Commodities Act (1955).
● EEC—European Economic Community.
● FAO—Food and Agriculture Organization.
(Agricutural Economics)
● GATT—General Agreement for Trade & Tariff.
● HWS—House for Weaker Section.
● HYV’sP—High Yielding Varieties Programme.
● IAAP—Intensive Agricultural Area Programme (1964-65).
● IADP—Intensive Agricultural District Programme (1961-62).
(Agricutural Economics)
● ‘ICDP’—Intensive cotton Development Programme (now modified as Mini Mission-II of Technology Mission on Cotton)-2008-09.
● ICRISAT—International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (Pattancheru, Hyderabad).
● IDA—International Development Agency.
● INM—Integrated Nutrient Management.
● IRDP—Integrated Rural Development Programme.
(Agricutural Economics)
● IRRI—International Rice Research Institute.
● IVLP—Institutions Villages Linkage Programme.
● IWDP—Integrated Watershed Development Projects.
● KCCS—Kisan Credit Card Scheme (1998).
● KGK—Krishi Gyan Kendra.
(Agricutural Economics)
● KVK—Krishi Vigyan Kendra.
● MIS—Micro Irrigation Scheme (29 Dec., 2005).
● MKM—Mitra Krishak Mandal.
● NABARD—National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development.
● NADY—National Agriculture Development Yojana (16 Aug., 2007 for 5 yrs).
(Agricutural Economics)
● NARP—National Agriculture Research Project.
● NARS—National Agriculture Research System.
● NBM—National Bamboo Mission (2 Nov., 2004).
● NCDC—National Co-operative Development Corporation.
● NCIWRDP—National Commission for Integrated Water Resources Development Plan (Sept. 1996).
(Agricutural Economics)
● NFSM—National Food Security Mission.
● NHM—National Horticulture Mission (5 May, 2005).
● NIAM—National Institute of Agricultural Marketing.
● NPDP—National Pulses Development Project.
● NPFM—National Programme of Food Management (1954).
(Agricutural Economics)
● NRCE—National Research Centre on Equines (Hissar).
● NREP—National Rural Employment Programme.
● NWB—National Water Board (Sept. 1990).
● NWDPRA—National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Areas (1990-91).
● NWRC—National Water Resources Council (March 1983).
(Agricutural Economics)
● OPP—Oilseeds Production Programme.
● PAWDI—Peoples Action for Watershed Development Iniciatives.
● RLEGP—Rural Landless Employment Guarantee.
● SFCI—State Farms Corporation of India.
● SLPP—Special Live-stock Production Programme (1975-76).
(Agricutural Economics)
● T & V—Training and Visit system.
● TRYSEM—Training of Rural Youth for Self-Employment.
● UNDP—United Nations Development Project.
● VBY—Varsha Bima Yojana (2004).
● WA—Women in Agriculture.
(Agricutural Economics)
● WDPSCA—Watershed Development Project in Shifting Cultivation Areas.
● WQAA—Water Quality Assessment Authority (29 May, 2001).
● WTO—World Trade Organization.
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