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National Bamboo Mission The National Bamboo Mission (NBM) has recently been reorganized, and the Ministry of Agriculture has formed an Advisory Group to streamline the development of the bamboo sector. About The National Bamboo Mission: The National Bamboo Mission (NBM), which has been reorganised, was introduced in 2018–19 as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS). NBM primarily focuses on the development of the entire value chain of the bamboo industry to connect producers with consumers, starting with planting materials, plantations, the establishment of facilities for collection, aggregation, processing, marketing, micro, small & medium enterprises, skilled manpower, and brand-building initiatives in a…
12 December, 2022
Allied agriculture activities
Indian Black Honeybee A new endemic honeybee species has been discovered in the Western Ghats. Regarding species: Apis karinjodian is the scientific name for the new species, which is also known as the Indian black honeybee. After more than 200 years, it was spotted from the Western Ghats. Fabricius described Apis indica as the last honeybee from India in 1798. Despite the fact that Fabricius named the Indian bee Apis indica, it was not considered a valid species until recently. The researchers restored Apis indica's status using the 'Radio-Medial Index,' a new measure for species discrimination in honeybees (RMI) Apis…
09 November, 2022
Allied agriculture activities
National Livestock Mission (NLM) About National Livestock Mission (NLM) The National Livestock Mission (NLM) scheme is being implemented in the country since 2014. The scheme has been realigned during 2021-22. The salient features of realigned National Livestock Mission (NLM) scheme are employment generation, entrepreneurship development, increase in per animal productivity and thus targeting increased production of meat, goat milk, egg and wool. The objectives of the National Livestock Mission are: Employment generation through entrepreneurship development in small ruminant, poultry, piggery and Fodder sector. Increase per animal productivity through breed improvement Increase in production of meat, egg, goat milk, wool and…
15 December, 2021
Allied agriculture activities
Special Livestock Sector Package Why in news? The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the implementation of a special livestock sector package. Click here to read about Livestock sector. About the Package It aims to boost growth in the livestock sector and thereby making animal husbandry more remunerative to 10 crore farmers engaged in Animal Husbandry Sector. The Central government will spend Rs. 9,800 crores on livestock development over the next five years All the schemes of the Department will be merged into three broad categories: Development Programmes: It includes Rashtriya Gokul Mission, National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD), National Livestock Mission…
07 September, 2021
Allied agriculture activities
IndiGau: India’s first Cattle Genomic Chip The data on the Cattle and Livestock Sector of India can be accessed through the 20th Livestock Census released in 2019. Recently, the Government of India released “IndiGau’, India’s first Cattle Genomic Chip for the conservation of pure varieties of indigenous cattle breeds like, Gir, Kankrej, Sahiwal, Ongole etc. This indigenous chip was developed by the concerted efforts of scientists of National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NAIB), Hyderabad, an autonomous institution under the aegis of the Department of Biotechnology. IndiGau is purely indigenous and the largest cattle chip of the world. It has 11,496…
14 August, 2021
Allied agriculture activities
20th Livestock Census Before reading the Livestock Census of India, Aspire IAS highly recommends you to read the topic of Livestock Sector of India so that you get an idea of the topic of UPSC GS Paper III Economics of Animal Rearing and Animal Husbandry in India which comes under Allied Agricultural Activities. Who conducts the Livestock Census? The Livestock Census has been conducted in the country periodically from 1919-20. Since then it has been conducted once every 5 years. It is released by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. It covers all domesticated animals and their headcounts.…
12 August, 2021
Allied agriculture activities
Matsya Setu App and Fisheries sector The app was developed by the ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA), Bhubaneswar, with the funding support of the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), Hyderabad. The online course app aims to disseminate the latest freshwater aquaculture technologies to the aqua farmers of the country. Matsya Setu app has species-wise/ subject-wise self-learning online course modules, where renowned aquaculture experts explain the basic concepts and practical demonstrations on breeding, seed production and grow-out culture of commercially important fishes like carp, catfish, scampi, murrel, ornamental fish, pearl farming etc. Better Management Practices to be followed in maintaining…
07 July, 2021
Allied agriculture activities
Schemes for Fisheries sector in India Need for safeguarding the Aquatic ecosystem? The sustainability and conservation of our aquatic ecosystem which constitutes of various freshwater habitats, with oceans and seas covering more than 70 per cent of the Earth, has gained a lot of attention in recent times at national and international forums. It also underpins key economic sectors, such as fisheries and tourism. However, today these habitats are constantly facing huge threats from various actors. As predicted by eminent scientists and practitioners across the world, millions of tonnes of our plastic waste released into these habitats by humans are…
06 June, 2021
Allied agriculture activities
Strengthening domestic Agarbatti industry National Bamboo Mission has launched an MIS (Management Information Systems) based reporting platform for agarbatti stick production to collate the locations of stick making units, availability of raw material, functioning of the units, production capacity, marketing, etc. With the help of this module, the linkages with the industry will be synergised better to enable seamlessly procurement from production units and information gaps can be plugged. All NBM States are in the process of documenting all the units to assess better how further support can be given for ‘Vocal for Local’ and ‘Make for the World’ since…
11 May, 2021
Allied agriculture activities
Horticulture sector: Critical Analysis The mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) L.H. Bailey is considered the Father of American Horticulture and M.H. Marigowda is considered the Father of Indian Horticulture. It is a part of Green Revolution – Krishonnati Yojana which is Umbrella Scheme in agriculture sector since 2016-17 by clubbing 11 schemes. Centrally Sponsored Scheme. 85:15 in all States except Northeast and Himalayan States where it is 100% by States. For holistic growth of the Horticulture sector; enhance Horticulture production, improve nutritional security and income support. MIDH adopts an end-to-end holistic approach i.e. Pre-production, Production, Post-harvest management and Processing and marketing. Promote R&D in the above fields (especially cold chain infrastructure) Promote…
10 May, 2021
Allied agriculture activities
e-SANTA The term e-SANTA was coined for the web portal, meaning Electronic Solution for Augmenting NaCSA farmers' Trade in Aquaculture. e-SANTA is an electronic marketplace providing a platform to connect aqua farmers and the buyers. It will enable the farmers to get a better price and the exporters to directly purchase quality products from the farmers enhancing traceability, a key factor in international trade. National Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture (NaCSA) is an extension arm of Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), Govt. of India, Ministry of Commerce & Industry. e-SANTA is a completely paperless and end-to-end electronic trade platform between…
14 April, 2021
Allied agriculture activities
Centre to certify Shrimp farms Frozen shrimp is India’s largest exported seafood item. It constituted 50.58% in quantity and 73.2% in terms of total U.S. dollar earnings from the sector during 2019-20. Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Odisha, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu are the major shrimp-producing States, and around 95% of the cultured shrimp produce is exported. To bolster confidence in India’s frozen shrimp produce, the country’s biggest seafood export item, the Centre has kicked off a new scheme to certify hatcheries and farms that adopt good aquaculture practices. India exported frozen shrimp worth almost $5 billion in 2019-20 to the…
12 April, 2021
Allied agriculture activities
Government launches “Madhukranti portal” and “Honey Corners” of NAFED Union Agriculture Minister has launched the “MadhuKranti portal” and “Honey Corners” of NAFED. MadhuKranti portal: It is an initiative of the National Bee Board under the National Beekeeping and Honey Mission. It is developed for online registration to achieve a traceability source of Honey and other beehive products on a digital platform. The portal will enable the consumers/public to know about the source of honey and assure the quality of the products. National Beekeeping & Honey Mission (NBHM) National Beekeeping & Honey Mission(NBHM) was launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare as…
11 April, 2021
Allied agriculture activities
Role of animal husbandry in economic revival Introduction The farm laws have fixed the spotlight on infrastructure investments necessary to boost productivity levels and fill critical gaps in production. If such investments are undertaken in a timely manner, pressure will be reduced across the farm sector with immense knock-on benefits for the entire economy. Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund in economic revival Employability: As an allied industry of agriculture, the animal husbandry and dairy sector collectively employ more than 100 million people. AHIDF: The AHIDF has been set up with an outlay of 15,000 crores. As per the provisions of…
23 February, 2021
Allied agriculture activities
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