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India needs Climate-Resilient Agriculture (CRA)

Source:  TH Subject:  Agriculture Context: India is accelerating efforts to scale Climate-Resilient Agriculture (CRA) as climate change intensifies risks to food security, rainfed farming, and farm incomes. About India needs Climate-Resilient Agriculture (CRA): What is Climate-Resilient Agriculture? Climate-Resilient Agriculture refers to farming systems that sustainably increase productivity, enhance adaptation to climate variability, reduce greenhouse gas …

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Discuss the challenges facing agricultural marketing today. How can digital public infrastructure strengthen transparency and farmer returns?

Topic: Agricultural Marketing and Reforms Q5. Discuss the challenges facing agricultural marketing today. How can digital public infrastructure strengthen transparency and farmer returns? (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: InsightsIAS Why the question Agricultural marketing continues to constrain farmer incomes, and India is increasingly adopting digital public infrastructure to improve transparency, price discovery and market …

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e-NAM Expansion

Source:  PIB Context: The Government of India has expanded the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) by adding 9 new commodities, increasing the total tradable items to 247. About e-NAM Expansion: What It Is? The National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) is a pan-India electronic trading portal launched on 14 April 2016 to connect existing APMC mandis into a …

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Use of Technology in Agriculture

GS Paper 3  Syllabus: Use of e-technology in Agriculture   Source: Fortune India Context: During India’s G20 presidency, member countries are focusing on transforming their agriculture ecosystems into sustainable and resilient systems. This involves developing an integrated digital agriculture ecosystem with standards and protocols for data interoperability. What is Digital Agriculture? Digital Agriculture refers to …

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