Content for Mains Enrichment (CME)
Source: Niti Aayog
Every day in this section we will be bringing best practices from each section. Today’s best practices will cover ‘AGRICULTURE’
Initiatives in tabular format:
| Initiative | Description |
| Crop Cluster Development Programme – Innovation in Haryana | A program that provides on-farm facilities to farmers for proper aggregation, grading/sorting, and processing of products in Haryana. |
| Organic Large Cardamom Production- Nagaland | A program that aims to develop a value chain for organic large cardamom in Nagaland and facilitate partnerships between farmers and organic businesses. |
| The direct and full benefit of Minimum Support Price (MSP) to farmers | A program that transfers the Minimum Support Price directly to farmers’ accounts in Haryana and Punjab, eliminating exploitation by middlemen. |
| Dr YSR Rythu Bharosa Kendralu – a one-stop solution for farmers | A program that provides quality inputs, knowledge transfer, and capacity building for agriculture and allied sectors in Andhra Pradesh. |
| Climate resilient rice-fish farming in Assam | A program that encourages pisciculture in paddy fields, taking advantage of the symbiotic relationship between rice plants and fish in Assam. |
| Odisha Millets Mission | A program that promotes the production and consumption of millets in Odisha to preserve indigenous culture. |
| Black Rice Initiative in Chandauli-Uttar Pradesh | The initiative involved promoting black rice farming among a small group of 300 farmers. The branding of black rice was done, and it was sold at a much higher price than common rice, leading to a rise in the income of farmers. |
Usage: These examples can be used in Mains answer as innovative solutions/way forward
