Indian Agriculture & Doubling Farmers’ income

Mains > Agriculture > Allied areas > Feminization of Agriculture

IN NEWS: In a written reply, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare informed the Lok Sabha that the efforts of the Government to double the income of farmers have yielded very positive results. DOUB...

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For Mains, the content can be used in GS 3 (Agriculture)
For Prelims, questions on the features of various government schemes can be asked.

MAR 16

Feminization of Agriculture

Mains > Agriculture > Storage, transport & marketing > Feminization of Agriculture

WHY IN NEWS: A total 704 number of capacity building programmes for farm women were conducted by ICAR-Central Institute for Women in Agriculture on Home Science covering 31,626 farm women during 2015-20. WHAT ...

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Prelims: Questions are expected on Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana, Krishi Vigyan Kendras etc.
Mains: Questions can be asked on causes of feminization of agriculture, challenges associated with it, steps taken to support women in agriculture etc.

MAY 31