Andhra Pradesh Affairs
AP aims to provide high income through low investment in organic farming
<a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture minister Kakani Govardhan Reddy has said the ultimate goal of the is to help farmers have high incomes through Organic Farming with low Investment. He said organic crops have high demand in the global market.
A workshop with farmers and exporters was held in Vijayawada on Tuesday to enhance the export opportunities for agricultural, horticultural and processed food products. Minister Govardhan Reddy inaugurated the workshop.
He said AP is an agricultural-based state and there was a high level of outflow of agricultural products from the state to other states as also to markets abroad. The need is to increase this flow of agricultural products from the state, he said.
He urged exporters to give a better price for agricultural products to farmers, which should be more than the remunerative prices. Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is constantly striving to provide more benefits to the farmers, he said.
The government stands by the farmers at every stage, from the sowing of seed to the sale of farm produce, by the establishment of the Jaganna Yantraseva Scheme at RBKs.
AP is the only state that directly deposits Money into the accounts of the beneficiary farmers through the DBT system without any role for middlemen, he said.
National and International Affairs
The mission includes plans to set upDairy Farmer Producer Organizations (Dairy FPOs)and to pilot five in different districts of the state in 2023-24, with a focus on female participation.
India ranks first in milk production globally, with Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh being the top-five milk-producing states.
Uttar Pradesh is a prominent state in Indias Industry, with a strong presence in milk production, processing, and distribution through numerous cattle farms and cooperatives.
The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) Scheme, launched in 2019, aims to enhance energy security for farmers in India and promote the use of clean energy in the agriculture sector. The scheme seeks to achieve Indias commitment to increasing the share of non-fossil fuel sources in the countrys installed capacity of electric power. In a bid to boost the implementation of solar projects on agricultural lands, the central government is considering linking thePM-KUSUM schemewith the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF). This move aims to provide farmers with access to cheaper loans for setting up solar projects and procuring equipment.
Individual farmers, groups of farmers, cooperatives, panchayats, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), and Water User Associations (WUAs) can set up solar power Plants with capacities ranging from 500 kW to 2 MW.
As the world enters anEl Niophasea natural climate phenomenon characterized by warmer waters in the Pacificcountries are bracing themselves for extreme weather events. The El Nio pattern fuelstropical cyclonesin the Pacific, increases rainfall and flood risks in parts of the Americas and other regions, and can have far-reaching implications. This years El Nio is of particular concern due to its potential interaction with climate change, which could result in record-high temperatures and intensified extreme weather events.
El Nio occurs when the trade winds in the equatorial Pacific slow down or reverse, causing unusually warm waters in the eastern Pacific. The weakening of trade winds leads to the movement of warm water from the western Pacific towards the central and eastern Pacific basins. This buildup of warm water contributes to the transfer of heat into the , triggering thunderstorms and altering weather patterns worldwide.
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