What is meant by agricultural development? How NGOs help in supporting farmers across the states ensuring agricultural development? Discuss (200 Words)
Refer - Business Line
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KEY POINTS
Agricultural Development refers to efforts made to increase farm production in order to meet the growing demand of increasing population.
Role of NGOs
· Spread NE is encouraging the youth to make their foray in the field of organic farming by making the occupation attractive.
· Some of these commandos go on the ground directly and teach farmers scientific techniques while others ensure that farmers are ‘adopted’ by urban families.
· Spread NE attracts Green Commandos not just from Assam but also from Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram and from other parts of India.
· For those commandos who live in or have ties with urban families, their ‘mission’ is to promote the consumption of local, indigenous and organic food among them.
· AHIMSA (All human integrated meritorious social awareness) which provides services towards alleviating poverty and agricultural development in rural areas.
· AHIMSA supports Farmer producer organisations across various states.
· After the recommendations of AHIMSA team nanguneri farmers from Tirunelveli district were able to improve their annual yield from 10 tonnes per acre in 2015 to 40 tonees per acre in 2018.
K. V. A 5 years
Pls review
IAS Parliament 5 years
Good answer. Keep Writing.
Harshavardhan Chintam 5 years
REVIEW PLEASE SIR
IAS Parliament 5 years
Try to include some other example of NGO supporting agriculture. Keep Writing.
Vyankatesh 5 years
Sr, it would be great if you could provide the news article in .pdf
IAS Parliament 5 years
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