Agriculture

Don’t ignore the women farmers

Context: According to the agricultural census, 73.2% of rural women are engaged in farming activities but only 12.8% own landholdings. ‘Gendered’ problem in agriculture.: Land ownership: According to Oxfam (2013), around 80 per cent of farm work is undertaken by women in India. However, they own only 13 per cent of th... .Read more

Updated on 4 January, 2021 GS3 Agriculture

Every 6th person under water stress: FAO (Summary)

What is this news ? According to a flagship report published by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) around 1.2 billion people globally experienced very high levels of water stress. Nearly half of the 1.2 billion people lived in south Asia, while 460 million lived in east and southeast Asia. In central Asia, west Asia and north Africa, abou... .Read more

Updated on 30 November, 2020 GS3 Agriculture

Who are the farmers protesting at Delhi’s borders, and why?

Context: Anger against the three central farm legislations has been simmering since September. For the last three days, thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh have been marching toward the national capital and are nearing the borders. After failing to garner support from their respective state governments, the farmers ... .Read more

Updated on 28 November, 2020 Target 2021 GS2 Agriculture

Market failure: On agriculture sector reforms

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Updated on 26 October, 2020 GS3 Agriculture

Explained: In three ordinances, the provisions that bother protesting farmers

After reading this article, answer the following question for Mains answer writing practice. Also you can get your answer checked free of cost by clicking on the following link. For Mains:https://www.jatinverma.org/home/typepost/dailymainsanswerwriting Context: The Punjab and Haryana farmers are demanding a r... .Read more

Updated on 17 September, 2020 GS3 Agriculture

High Level Group (HLEG) on Agricultural Exports

Context: The High Level Group (HLEG) on Agricultural Exports set up by the Fifteenth Finance Commission has submitted its report. The Terms of Reference of the HLEG: The HLEG was set up to recommend measurable performance incentives for states to encourage agricultural exports and to promote crops to enable high import substitution. To assess export... .Read more

Updated on 1 August, 2020 GS1 Agriculture