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Topics for Agriculture
Syllabus for Agriculture
- Major Crops – Cropping Patterns in various parts of the country, – Different Types of Irrigation and Irrigation Systems; Storage, Transport and Marketing of Agricultural Produce and Issues and Related Constraints; E-technology in the aid of farmers
- Issues related to Direct and Indirect Farm Subsidies and Minimum Support Prices; Public Distribution System – Objectives, Functioning, Limitations, Revamping; Issues of Buffer Stocks and Food Security; Technology Missions; Economics of Animal-Rearing
- Food Processing and Related Industries in India- Scope’ and Significance, Location, Upstream and Downstream Requirements, Supply Chain Management
- Land Reforms in India
Indian Food and Fertiliser Subsidies – Important UPSC Notes
With poverty down to 5.3%, distributing food subsidies to 800 million people is fiscally unsustainable and inefficient. There is discussion about reforming India’s food and...
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