agriculture sector subsidy & food processing section 6 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

The Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) scheme is 100% financed by Govt. of India and the KVKs are sanctioned to Agricultural Universities, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) institutes, related Government Departments and Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) working in Agriculture.

KVK is an integral part of the National Agricultural Research System (NARS), and aims at assessment of location-specific technology modules in agriculture and allied enterprises, through technology assessment, refinement and demonstrations.

KVKs have been functioning as Knowledge and Resource Centre of agricultural technology supporting initiatives of public, private and voluntary sectors for improving the agricultural economy of the district and are linking the NARS with extension system and farmers. The mandate of KVK is Technology Assessment and Demonstration for its Application and Capacity Development.

KVKs also produce quality technological products (seed, planting material, bio-agents, livestock) and make them available to farmers, organize frontline extension activities, identify and document selected farm innovations and converge with ongoing schemes and programs within the mandate of KVK.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (a)

Indian Farmer Fertilizer Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO) is the cooperative society responsible for the production of fertilizers.

Indian Farmers Fertiliser Co-operative Limited (IFFCO) was registered on November 3, 1967, as a Multi-unit Co-operative Society.

Answer: (b)

National Cooperation Marketing Federation of India Limited (NAFED) promotes cooperative marketing, promotes inter-state trade as well as export of certain agricultural commodities to many foreign countries.

It is responsible for stabilizing the prices of commodities and thus responsible for the movement of the essential commodities from surplus areas to scarcity areas.

Answer: (c)

Presently, the threat of climate change poses a challenge for sustainable agricultural growth.

This threat is compounded due to accumulated greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere, anthropogenically generated through long-term intensive industrial growth and high consumption lifestyles and preferences.

While the international community is collectively engaging itself to deal with this threat, India needs to evolve a national strategy for adapting to climate change and its variabilities in order to ensure ecological sustainability in its socio-economic developmental priorities.

Thus the National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) was launched in 2008 with the objective of promoting Sustainable Agriculture.

Answer: (d)

For Kharif crops premium is 3.5% of Sum insured for all Oilseed crops and Bajra and 2.5% for all others food crops including pulses.

For Rabi crops, Premium rates are 1.5% for wheat and 2% for all other food crops including pulses and oilseeds.

The premium subsidy will be phased out on a sunset basis in a period of three to five years subject to review of financial results and the response of farmers at the end of the first year of the implementation of the Scheme.