National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) is being implemented in the country since Rabi 1999-2000, as a part of risk management in agriculture with the intention of providing financial support to the farmers in the event of failure of crops as a result of natural calamities, pests and diseases. The scheme is available to all the farmers – loanee and non-loanee - irrespective of their size of holding.
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Guidelines for Integrated Development of Commercial Floriculture Scheme
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Policy initiatives in agricultural marketing division
Information on the policy initiatives in agricultural marketing division is provided by the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation under the Ministry of Agriculture. Detailed information on the Marketing Research and Information Network (MRIN), construction of rural godowns, marketing reforms, Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC), strengthening of agricultural marketing infrastructure, grading and standardization, etc. is provided...
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Information on Commodities profile by Department of Agriculture and Co-operation
Find detailed information about commodities by Directorate of Marketing and Inspection, Department of Agriculture and Co-operation. Information is given about the commodity profiles such as manual on good agricultural marketing practices for cotton, post-harvest profile of grapes, post-harvest profile of chilli and post-harvest profile of mandarin, etc.
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Agricultural statistics by Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
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Farm Produce Price Policy by Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
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Information on Pesticide and Documentation Unit
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Watershed Atlas of India
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Farmers' Portal
The Farmers' Portal of the Department of Agriculture, Co-operation and Farmers' Welfare is a platform for farmers to seek any information related to agriculture. Detailed information on farmers’ insurance, agricultural storage, crops, extension activities, seeds, pesticides, farm machineries, etc. is provided. Details of fertilizers, market prices, package and practices, programmes, welfare schemes are also given. Block level details related...
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Weather watch by National Crop Forecasting Centre
Details of minutes of weather watch meetings by National Crop Forecasting Centre, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation are available. Users can download documents related to forecasting of crops. Link to website of weather resource system of India is also given.
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Acts and Rules by Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Get information on acts and rules provided by Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture. Acts related to agricultural marketing, cooperation, drought management, horticulture, Integrated Nutrient Management, mechanization and technology, etc are available. Users can also access details act and rules related to plant protection, seed, Technology Mission on Oilseeds and Pulses, etc.
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National Policy for Farmers 2007 by Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Details about National Policy for Farmers 2007 by Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture are given. Users can get information on policy re-orientation, recent initiatives, major policy goals, asset reforms to empower farmers, support services, special categories of farmers, etc.
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Natural Resource Management schemes by Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Find schemes and programmes related to Natural Resource Management by Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture. Users can go through details about the schemes such as Central Sector Scheme of Soil and Land Use Survey of India (SLUSI), Central Sector Scheme of Soil Conservation Training Centre, Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), Centrally Sponsored Programme for Reclamation and Development of Alkali and Acidic...
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Checklist of Commercial Varieties of Fruits by Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
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Handbooks of farmers by Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
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Website of Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) for India
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