Farmer's Portal to Serve as a One Stop Shop
Farmer's Portal to Serve as a
One Stop Shop
The Farmers Portal along with mKisan Portal aims to serve
as a One Stop Shop for all the farmers for accessing
information on agricultural activities. The Portal provides information about
package of practices; crop and seed varieties; common pests; dealer network for
seeds, fertilizers & pesticides; machinery and tools; agro-met advisories,
credit & insurance, rain-fed areas etc.
Both these Portals can easily be accessible from any part
of the country free of cost by the farmers by visiting the Ministry’s site at
URL: www.farmer.gov.in and www.mkisan.gov.in.
Its activities are also highlighted through short discussion/interview on “DD
Kisan Channel”. Efforts are continuously being made to register farmers
through mKisan Portal and Kisan Call Centre (KCC). Initiatives are also
made to popularize this portal through advertisement in newspapers.
Extension workers also put in their effort to popularize the portal among the
farmers by holding meeting and workshop at different levels in the States.
This information
was given by the Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Sh.
Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundaria in Lok Sabha today.
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Pradhan Mantri Krishi
Sinchayee Yojana to Strengthen Irrigation Network
The Government has
launched Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) with the vision of
providing end-to end solutions in irrigation supply chain, viz. water sources,
and distribution network and farm level applications.
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) has been formulated amalgamating ongoing schemes viz. Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) of Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation; Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) of Department of Land Resources; and On Farm Water Management (OFWM) component of National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) of Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare. PMKSY is to be implemented in an area development approach, adopting decentralized state level planning and projectised execution, allowing the states to draw their irrigation development plans based on district/blocks plans with a horizon of 5 to 7 years. A sum of Rs. 50,000 crore of central share has been provisioned for scheme for the next five years (2015-16 to 2019-20) and budget provision of Rs. 5300 crore has been made for implementation of PMKSY during 2015-16.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Sh. Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundaria in Lok Sabha today.
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) has been formulated amalgamating ongoing schemes viz. Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) of Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation; Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) of Department of Land Resources; and On Farm Water Management (OFWM) component of National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) of Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare. PMKSY is to be implemented in an area development approach, adopting decentralized state level planning and projectised execution, allowing the states to draw their irrigation development plans based on district/blocks plans with a horizon of 5 to 7 years. A sum of Rs. 50,000 crore of central share has been provisioned for scheme for the next five years (2015-16 to 2019-20) and budget provision of Rs. 5300 crore has been made for implementation of PMKSY during 2015-16.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Sh. Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundaria in Lok Sabha today.
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Promotion of Agro-Forestry
Government of
India is promoting Agro forestry and orchards in all States of the country
under various missions/ schemes namely Mission for Integrated Development of
Horticulture (MIDH) and National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) of
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW),
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Green India Mission under
Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) and Special
Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Plan under Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)- a Centrally Sponsored Scheme is being implemented during XII Plan, for holistic growth of the horticulture sector covering fruits, vegetables, root and tuber crops, mushrooms, spices, flowers, aromatic plants, coconut, cashew, cocoa and bamboo covering all States including Maharashtra, Himalayan states & UTs are covered under MIDH. The Mission envisages production and productivity improvement of horticulture crops including fruit orchards through coverage of area with improved cultivars, rejuvenation of senile orchards, protected cultivation, creation of water resources, adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Integrated Nutrient Management (INM), organic farming, including in situ generation of organic inputs.
Besides, National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) has a component Rainfed Area Development (RAD) which is operational from the year 2014-15 in all 29 States of the country including Maharashtra. RAD aims at promoting Integrated Farming System (IFS) covering crops, livestock & fishery, horticulture, plantation and pasture based composite farming along with value addition activities for enhancing livelihood opportunities to enable
farmers not only in maximizing the farm returns for sustaining livelihood, but also to mitigate the impacts of drought, flood or other extreme weather events. Under RAD, Agro-forestry and horticulture activities are being promoted as integral part of Integrated Farming System (IFS).
Green India Mission (GIM) is one of the eight missions under National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC). The submission 4 of GIM encourages Agro-Forestry and Social-Forestry by increasing biomass and creating carbon sink.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs through its programme Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Plan provides Grants to the State Government including Maharashtra for promotion of agro- based integrated livelihood initiatives such as Dairy development with State cooperative, horticulture, floriculture, vegetable production, apiculture, sericulture, fisheries, backyard poultries etc. without in any way disturbing the traditional agricultural practices, in order to create enabling environment for tribals to earn their livelihood at doorsteps with backward and forward linkages.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Sh. Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundaria in Lok Sabha today.
Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)- a Centrally Sponsored Scheme is being implemented during XII Plan, for holistic growth of the horticulture sector covering fruits, vegetables, root and tuber crops, mushrooms, spices, flowers, aromatic plants, coconut, cashew, cocoa and bamboo covering all States including Maharashtra, Himalayan states & UTs are covered under MIDH. The Mission envisages production and productivity improvement of horticulture crops including fruit orchards through coverage of area with improved cultivars, rejuvenation of senile orchards, protected cultivation, creation of water resources, adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Integrated Nutrient Management (INM), organic farming, including in situ generation of organic inputs.
Besides, National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) has a component Rainfed Area Development (RAD) which is operational from the year 2014-15 in all 29 States of the country including Maharashtra. RAD aims at promoting Integrated Farming System (IFS) covering crops, livestock & fishery, horticulture, plantation and pasture based composite farming along with value addition activities for enhancing livelihood opportunities to enable
farmers not only in maximizing the farm returns for sustaining livelihood, but also to mitigate the impacts of drought, flood or other extreme weather events. Under RAD, Agro-forestry and horticulture activities are being promoted as integral part of Integrated Farming System (IFS).
Green India Mission (GIM) is one of the eight missions under National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC). The submission 4 of GIM encourages Agro-Forestry and Social-Forestry by increasing biomass and creating carbon sink.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs through its programme Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Plan provides Grants to the State Government including Maharashtra for promotion of agro- based integrated livelihood initiatives such as Dairy development with State cooperative, horticulture, floriculture, vegetable production, apiculture, sericulture, fisheries, backyard poultries etc. without in any way disturbing the traditional agricultural practices, in order to create enabling environment for tribals to earn their livelihood at doorsteps with backward and forward linkages.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Sh. Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundaria in Lok Sabha today.
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