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After detailed discussions with various stakeholders including state governments, representatives of farmer organisations, Government of India had formulated the new crop insurance scheme, viz., Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), which is being implemented in various states/union territories of the country from Kharif 2016. The scheme is being implemented through 18 General Insurance Companies including all the 5 Government Sector Companies. Under PMFBY, a uniform maximum premium of only 2 per cent of the sum insured is paid by farmers for all Kharif crops and 1.5 per cent for all Rabi crops.
Which method is most suitable for the plantation of fruit trees in slopy areas?
Arka Jyoti is variety of:
A soil with 30% sand, 40% silt, and 30% clay is classified as:
Which of the following devices in a thresher is responsible for separating grains from straw?
Which soil has highest water use efficiency?
Chenopodiaceae is the family of:
In weed control, the term “antagonism” refers to which of the following scenarios involving herbicides?
What advantage is observed in the case of Drip irrigation?
Deficiency of which mineral causes interveinal chlorosis of older leaves in which the veins remain green but the area between them turns yellow
Species least suitable for agroforestry system in dry land is