General Agriculture for JRF & SRF-2018

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Total Geographical Area of the country- 329 Mha  Net sown area of the country- 140 Mha (42.57% of total area)  Gross sown area of the country- 194.4Mha  Total Forest area in the country- 7 ... 9.42 Mha (24.16% of total geographical areaS)  State with highest forest area in the country is- Madhya Pradesh, followed by Arunachal Pradesh and Chhattisgarh  For maintaining ecological balance percentage of the land area should be under forest is- 33  Irrigated area in India- 68.10 Mha  Government of India declared “2018” as- National year of- Millets  Power house of Nutrients/Nutri-Cereals/Climate resilient crops are - Millets  Cropping Intensity of India is- 142%  Total number of KVKs at present is- 690 (as of MAY,2018)  KVKs are under the administration control of- DDG of Agricultural extension  For effective functioning and monitoring of KVKs, KVKs are divided into- 11 ATARI Zones  Acronym of ATARI –Agricultural Technology Application Research Institutes (ATARIs formerly called as Zonal Project Directorates)  Growth rate of Agriculture sector during 2017-18 is- 2.1% (whereas in 2016-17 is 4.9%)  Overall economic growth rate during 2017-18 – 6.5 %  ***Contribution of Agriculture and allied sectors to GDP is- 17.4% (2016-17)  *Total Food grain production in the country during 2016-17 was- 275.68 Mt  *Total Food grain production in the country during 2017-18 was- 277.49 Mt  Government of India sets food grain production target for 2018-19 at- 283.7 Mt (Kharif- 140.2 Mt; Rabi- 142.5 Mt)  *Total Pulse production for the year 207-18 is- 23.95 Mt (As per II advanced estimate)  Among Pulses the crop with highest production and largest area under cultivation is- Bengal gram/Chick pea/Chana/gram  Among Oil seeds the crop with highest production and largest area under cultivation is – Soyabean [Show More]

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