NABARD ( Agriculture & Rural Development) – Factors affecting crop production
There are many internal and external factors which directly or indirectly affects the crop production.
I. Internal factors
Genetic factors :-
The increase in crop yields and other desirable characters are related...
NABARD Grade A Agriculture & Rural Development (ARD) Daily Quiz
Question 1: What is the objective of ‘Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana’?
a) Provide security of income to farmers despite natural vagaries at a very nominal premium.
b) Provide a common market platform...
NABARD ( Agriculture & Rural Development) – Agro Climatic Zones
An agro-climatic zone is a land unit uniform in respect of climate and length of growing period (LGP) which is climatically suitable for a certain range of crops and cultivars .
Agro-climatic...
NABARD ( Agriculture & Rural Development) – watershed management
The word “watershed” introduced in 1920 was used for the “water parting boundaries”. Watershed is that land area which drains or contributes runoff to a common outlet. Watershed is defined as...
NABARD ( Agriculture & Rural Development) – soil fertility,soil erosion ,soil conservation
Soil fertility refers to the ability of a soil to sustain agricultural plant growth, i.e. to provide plant habitat and result in sustained and consistent yields of high quality. A fertile soil has...
NABARD ( Agriculture & Rural Development) – Irrigation, types of irrigation, sources of irrigation
Irrigation is the artificial application of water to the soil to supplement the rainfall and groundwater contribution to assist the crop production.
Sustainable development and efficient management of water is an increasingly...
NABARD ( Agriculture & Rural Development) – Fertilisers
A fertilizer or fertiliser is any material of natural or synthetic origin (other than liming materials) that is applied to soils or to plant tissues to supply one or more plant nutrients essential to the growth of plants.
Fertilizers enhance...
NABARD ( Agriculture & Rural Development) – Problems of dry land agriculture
Dryland Agriculture refers to cultivation of crops entirely under natural rainfall without irrigation. It is a form of subsistence farming in the regions where deficit of the soil moisture retards the growth...
NABARD ( Agriculture & Rural Development) – command area development
Command Area Development (CAD) Programme was launched in 1974-75 The primary objective of the CAD Programme has been to bridge the gap between the irrigation potential created and that utilized through...
