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NABARD GR A AGRICULTURE ARD STUDY MATERIAL SCHEMES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO DOUBLE FARMER INCOME 🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻 ☢ Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme by which the farmers can know the major and minor nutrients available in their soils which will ensure judicious use of fertiliser application and reduce cost of inputs and  improve soil fertility.  ☢ Neem Coated Urea is being promoted to regulate use of urea, enhance its availability to the crop and reduce cost of fertilizer application. The entire quantity of domestically manufactured and imported urea is now neem coated. ☢ Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) is being implemented with a view to promote organic farming in the country. This will improve soil health and organic matter content and increase net income of the farmer so as to realise premium prices.  ☢ Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) is being implemented to expand  cultivated area with assured irrigation, reduce wastage of water and improve ...

NABARD GR A AGRICULTURE ARD STUDY MATERIAL 🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷 🔻 Essential and Beneficial elements:  ♨️A) Essential elements  - Which involved in plant metabolic functions   - Plant cannot complete its life cycle without them i.e essential element”.  - There are seventeen essential elements required for plant growth.  C, H, O, N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, B, Mo, Cl, Ni. ♨️Classification of Essential Elements  Based on the amount required by the plant:  i) Primary or major nutrients:   -Required relatively in large quantities by the plants for its growth and development.   -Ex: N, P, K.  ii) Secondary nutrients:  -Required in moderate amounts   - given secondary importance in its supply and management.   Ex: Ca, Mg , S. Micronutrients:   -Utilized by plants relatively in smaller quantities for their growth and development  but these are equally important & essential to ...

NABARD GR A AGRICULTURE ARD STUDY MATERIAL 🔷🔷 Special purpose crops 🔷🔷        🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻  (i) Row crops: Crops which are grown in rows with uniform spacing throughout the field. e. g.  cotton,  castor, sorghum, etc.     (ii) Support crops: certain fast growing crops work as supporter to vine crops. e.g. castor, shevri in betel vine, sorghum in cowpea/bean.     (iii) Wind break crops: Crops which are grown on boundaries to protect the field crops from wind.    (iv)  Cover crops: Cover crops are grown primarily to cover the soil and to reduce the lost of moisture and erosion by wind and water. e.g. groundnut, kidney bean, cowpea, mung bean.    (v)  Silage crops: Crop which are preserved in a succulent condition by partial fermentation in a tight silo pit. e.g. maize, sorghum, bajra.    (vi) Cash crops: crop grown for sale and brings money immediately. e.g. cotton, tobacco, potato, su...

NABARD GR A AGRICULTURE ARD STUDY MATERIAL DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE 🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻 Pomology: The term Pomology is derived from the Latin word ‘pomum’ meaning ‘fruits’ and the Greek term ‘logy’ meaning Science. Thus, pomology is the science of production of fruit crops. OR The science of growing fruit crops. (a) Tree fruits: Fruits are produced on tree e.g. Mango, Chiku, Citrus etc. (b) Small fruits: Fruits are produced on shrubs or vines e.g. Phalsa, Raspberry, Mulberry, Grapes, Gooseberry, Strawberry 🔶Olericulture: The term Olericulture is originated from Latin word ‘oleris’ meaning pot herb and the English word culture meaning raising of plants. Thus, olericulture is the science of vegetable crops. OR The cultivation of vegetable crops. e.g. brinjal, tomato, potato, radish, carrot, chilli, bottle gourd. 🔶Floriculture: It is a science of cultivation of flowers and ornamental plants for commercial purposes or merely for getting pleasure and as a hobby. 🔶Landscape gardening...

NABARD GR A AGRICULTURE ARD STUDY MATERIAL Classifications of Agro- forestry System based on Various Approaches: 🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻 1. Based on Structure: 1. Agri- silviculture: The land is used to produce both forest trees and agriculture crops either simultaneously or alternatively. 2. Silvi- pastoral system: In this system tress are managed to produced wood and fodder grasses and for rearing of domestic animals. 3. Agri – silvi- pastoral system: In this system combines agri- silviculture and silvi- pasture. 4. Multipurpose forestry production system: forest is managed to yield multiple product in addition to wood. They are grown to yield fruits, fruits, leaves, honey, gum, and medicine. This system is best suited for hill tribal. 2. Based on the Dominance of Components: 1. Silvo- agriculture: The trees are the major component of land use and the agriculture crops are integrated with then. E.g. shifting cultivation, taungya cultivation. 2. Agro- silviculture: Agricultural component...

NABARD GR A AGRICULTURE ARD STUDY MATERIAL: INDIA'S FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY The Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries has stated that Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) envisages creation of direct and indirect employment for 5,30,500 persons by 2020. Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana In the year 2016, the Ministry of Food Processing and Industries (MoFPI) had introduced an umbrella Scheme Called “Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters” or SAMPADA, which was proposed to be implemented with an allocation of Rs 6,000 crore for the period of 2016-20. In the year 2017, the government renamed SAMPADA scheme as Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY). The objective of PMKSY is to supplement agriculture, modernize processing and decrease Agri-Waste. The PMKSY has seven component schemes:Mega Food Parks, Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure, Infrastructure for Agro-Processing Clusters, Creation of Backward and ...

NABARD GR A AGRICULTURE ARD STUDY MATERIAL: Budget 2020-21 On Agriculture, Fisheries & Allied Activities  1)Government is committed to doubling growth of farmer incomes by 2022. For this, farm markets need to be liberalised  2)Rs. 2.83 lakh cr allocated for agriculture and allied activities, irrigation, and rural development  3)Water stress related issues are a serious concern across the country. Government is proposing comprehensive measures for 100 water-stressed districts  4)20 lakh farmers to set up standalone solar pumps with help from government.  A scheme to help farmers to set up solar power generation units in their shallow or barren lands, so that they can make a living out of it  5)Government will ensure balanced use of all kinds of fertilisers -- traditional and innovative -- to change the current incentive regime which encourages excessive use of chemical fertilisers  6)A village storage scheme proposed to be run by self-help groups (S...

NABARD GR A AGRICULTURE ARD STUDY MATERIAL: National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture is one of the eight Missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC). It is aimed at promoting Sustainable Agriculture via climate change adaptation measures, boosting agriculture productivity especially in Rainfed areas focusing on integrated farming, soil health management & synergizing resource conservation. Schemes under NMSA Rainfed Area Development (RAD) - implemented by RFS Division. Sub Mission on Agro Forestry (SMAF) - implemented by NRM Division Soil Health Management (SHM) - implemented by INM Division Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) - implemented by INM Division National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) - implemented by RFS Division Soil and Land Use Survey of India (SLUSI) - implemented by RFS Division National Centre of Organic Farming (NCOF) - implemented by INM Division Mission Organic Value Chain Developm...

NABARD GR A AGRICULTURE ARD STUDY MATERIAL: Pathology diseases 🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻 ▪️Bacteria leaf blight of rice caused by  ? - Xanthomonas oryzae ▫️The disease caused by Leptosphaeria sacchari in sugarcane is ? - Ring spot ▪️Loose smut of wheat is ? - Internally seed borne ▫️The Karnal bunt of wheat is caused by  ? - Neovossia indica ▪️Sugarcane rust is caused by ? - Puccinia eriathi ▫️Leaf blight of wheat is caused by ? - Alternaria trictinia ▪️Stem rot of rice is caused by ? - Sclerotium oryzae ▫️Tungro disease of rice is spread by ? - Nephotettix virescens ▪️Ufra disease of rice is caused by ? - Ditylenchus ▫️ Whip smut of sugarcane is caused by  ? - Ustilago sciteminae ▪️Red rot of sugarcane is caused by  ? - Collectorichum falcatum ▫️Sugarcane mosaic disease is transmitted by ? - Rhopalosiphum maidis ▪️Disease also known as “Killer Disease of Wheat” is  ? - Black/ Stem rust ▫️Akiochi disease is due to  ? - Sulphur toxicity 🔻White rust of crucif...

NABARD GR A AGRICULTURE ARD STUDY MATERIAL TOXINS PRODUCED IN PLANTS  Toxins Plants  ∗ Gossypol : Cotton  ∗ Neurotoxin (BOAA) : Lathyrus  ∗ Erucic acid : Rapeseed and mustard  ∗ Goitrogen : Soybean  ∗ Saponin and plant estrogens : Alfalfa/Lucerne  ∗ Aflatoxin : Groundnut  ∗ Coumarin : Sweet clover  ∗ HCN glucocides/Prussic acid/ Dhurin : Sorghum  ∗ Steroidal alkaloids : Potato  ∗ Alkaloids : Yam  ∗ Resins : Mango  ∗ Antivitamin E Factor : Field pea  ∗ Polyphenolics : Safflower and sunflower  ∗ Tripsin inhibiters : Pigeon pea, French bean & Soybean  ∗ Haemaggutinins : French bean  ∗ Lathyrogens : Lathyrus sativus (Khesari)  ∗ Glucocides : White clover  ∗ Eicosenoic acid : Rapeseed and mustard  ∗ Cucurbitacins : Cucurbits  ∗ CN glucocides : Cassava  ∗ Oxalic acid : Pearl millet, Napier grass TO BUY STUDY MATERIAL WAP 8961215410 FOR DETAILS.

NABARD GR A AGRICULTURE ARD STUDY MATERIAL NUTRIENTS AND THEIR SOURCES  Nutrients  :  Sources  ∗ Nitrogen  : Organic matter  ∗ Phosphorus (P) : Apetite and Al & Fe phosphate  ∗ Potash (K) : Arthoclase, Micas, Feldspar  ∗ Calcium (Ca) : Dolomite, Calcite  ∗ Magnesium (Mg) : Dolomite, Muscovite  ∗ Sulphur (S) : Gypsum, Pyrite, Organic matter  ∗ Iron (Fe) : Pyrite, Magnetite  ∗ Molybdenum (Mo) : Olivine  ∗ Boron (B) : Tourmaline  ∗ Manganese (Mn) : Magnetite TO BUY STUDY MATERIAL  WAP 8961215410 FOR DETAILS.

NABARD GR A & B  ESI & ARD SAMPLE MCQ’s •              •              How has the global human population grown between the Industrial Revolution of around 1750 and 2013?   a) 771 million to 7.1 billion   b) 1.65 billion to 7.1 billion   c) 771 million to 8.2 billion   d) 1.65 million to 8.2 billion •              In what type of society have human beings lived for the majority of the time humans have been on planet Earth?   a) agrarian societies   b) pastoral societies   c) hunter-gatherer societies   d) industrial societies •              How do sociologists describe former ‘Third World’ societies that have moved towards an economic base in industrial production? ...