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General Agriculture

#Implementing agency for National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP)- APEDA

#Nodal Agency for Promoting export-oriented production and development of the Scheduled products – APEDA (1985)

#New scheme launched by National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) for giving wings to Young entrepreneurs in Cooperatives is- Yuva Sahakar Scheme

#Yuva sahakar scheme launched in- November, 2018

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#Indian Food Processing Sector at a glance:

#Total number of Mega Food Parks in India- 42

#Cold storage capacity of Mega food parks- 32 Mt India’s First Aqua Mega Food Park established at Bhimavaram mandal of West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. (14 Feb, 2019)

#Minimum Land required for setting up a Mega Food Park is- 50 acres

#The Food Processing Industry contribution to Agricultural sector is- 9%

#The Food Processing Industry contribution to Manufacturing sector is- 11%

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#Schemes Regarding Food Processing Sector:

A. 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.)

Launched by: World bank + Central Govt

B. Pradhan Mantra Kisan SAMPADA Yojana- May, 2017

#SAMPADA – Scheme for Agro Marine Processing and Development of Agro processing Clusters

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Objective: Holistic development of the food processing sector Other Important Snippets

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 orientedto Income oriented approach

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#Number of Insecticides/pesticides registered in India (as of Dec. 2018) is- 282

#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 5one55ivize states to increase allocation for agriculture and allied sector is the main objective of- RKVY

#100% FDI is allowed in – cold storage, ware houses and Food Processing sector

#Govt. of India has increased MSP of Kharif crops by- 1.5 times of cost of production

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#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). (source: Agricultural Census 2015-16)

#Total number of operational holdings in the country according to 2015-16 census is- 146 Million

#Nodal Agency to coordinate the efforts on the Agriexport zones- APEDA

#Total no. of Agri Export Zones in India –60

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#10th National Conference of KVK held at- March 16-17, NewDelhi

#Best KVK (pandit deendayal Krishi unnati pursakar) award 2017 awarded to- KVK Kanker, Chhattisgarh

# _____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)

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