Agriculture current affairs November 2018
1. Arunachal Pradesh govt launches Chief Minister’s Sashakt Kisan Yojana and Chief Minister’s Krishi Samuh Yojana in,Arunachal Pradesh .
The Chief Minister’s Sashakt Kisan Yojana included three state flagship programmes, namely – CM’s Employment Generation Scheme, CM’s Agri-Mechanization Programme and CM’s Flagship Programme on Tea and Rubber.
Chief Minister Of Arunachal Pradesh :Pema Khandu.
The current governor of Arunachal Pradesh : BD Mishra.
2. SRiX Agri-Business Academy is India’s first agri and food business online learning platform and was launched at SR Innovation Exchange (SRiX) Campus, Warangal city
The things you should remember that
It is an Indo-UK collaborative initiative.
And this is India’s first agri and food business online learning platform which has launched in Warangal city of Telangana.
Telangana’s chief minister is K. Chandrashekar Rao
And
The Governor of Telangana is E. S. L. Narasimhan.
3. ‘Soura Jalanidhi’ a Agriculture scheme recently launched by Naveen Patnaik, the Chief Minister of Odisha .
Purpose of the scheme : to increase use of solar energy and helping farmers in their irrigation.
Things to be Remember related this scheme :
Under the scheme solar pumps will be provided to farmers at a subsidy of 90 per cent.
Farmers applicable for this scheme belonging to small and marginal categories having minimum 0.5 acres of cultivable land.
4.The International Conference on Organic Farming and Our Future Food System took place on Friday 12 October 2018.
5.Agricultural scientist Prof. M.S. Swaminathan will be honored with the ICFA’s first-ever World Agriculture Prize.
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