Agriculture for Mains

The High-Level Group on Agricultural Exports set up by the Fifteenth Finance Commission has submitted its report to the Commission. […]

Foreign exchange reserve: In the mid-1960s the country had about $400 million. If India had spent all its foreign currency

Purpose of Agriculture Infrastructure Fund Creating post-harvest physical infrastructure is as important as the changes in the legal framework (like

Agriculture post-1991 The priority post-1991 has been given to industry as well as services. Middle-class consumers have been favoured by

MSP system Vs. Market-driven system MSP regime was the creation of the era of scarcity in the mid-1960s. Indian agriculture

How a legal guarantee for MSP will violate WTO rules? Price support provided through MSP will be classified as a

Context: The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights (PPV&FR) Authority has revoked a PVP (Plant Variety Protection) certificate granted

Differences between Green and White revolutions? Objective: The purpose of the green revolution was to increase the output of agriculture to prevent

Context: Sri Lanka’s decision to switch to 100% organic agriculture has backfired with serious consequences which provides a lesson to

Minimum Support Price (MSP) in India: MSPs are the prices at which, the government promises to procure agricultural produce from