Agriculture- 2 | Economy for UPSC 2024 (Pre & Mains) PDF Download

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ECONOMY
AGRICULTURE
PART - 2
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ECONOMY
AGRICULTURE
PART - 2
NATIONAL MISSION FOR SUSTAINABLE 
AGRICULTURE
(NMSA)
NMSA derives its mandate from Sustainable 
Agriculture Mission which is one of the eight Missions 
outlined under National Action Plan on Climate 
Change (NAPCC).
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ECONOMY
AGRICULTURE
PART - 2
NATIONAL MISSION FOR SUSTAINABLE 
AGRICULTURE
(NMSA)
NMSA derives its mandate from Sustainable 
Agriculture Mission which is one of the eight Missions 
outlined under National Action Plan on Climate 
Change (NAPCC).
COMPONENTS OF NMSA
Rainfed Area Development (RAD)
Sub-Mission on Agroforestry
(launched in 2016-17 to encourage tree plantation on farm land “Har Medh Par Ped”, along with 
crops/ cropping system)
National Bamboo Mission (NBM)
Soil Health Management (SHM)
Climate Change and Sustainable Agriculture: Monitoring, Modeling and Networking 
(CCSAMMN)
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ECONOMY
AGRICULTURE
PART - 2
NATIONAL MISSION FOR SUSTAINABLE 
AGRICULTURE
(NMSA)
NMSA derives its mandate from Sustainable 
Agriculture Mission which is one of the eight Missions 
outlined under National Action Plan on Climate 
Change (NAPCC).
COMPONENTS OF NMSA
Rainfed Area Development (RAD)
Sub-Mission on Agroforestry
(launched in 2016-17 to encourage tree plantation on farm land “Har Medh Par Ped”, along with 
crops/ cropping system)
National Bamboo Mission (NBM)
Soil Health Management (SHM)
Climate Change and Sustainable Agriculture: Monitoring, Modeling and Networking 
(CCSAMMN)
RAINFED AREA DEVELOPMENT (RAD)
RAD will adopt an area based approach 
for development and conservation of natural resources along with farming systems. 
This component has been formulated in a ‘watershed plus framework’
It means to explore potential utilization of natural resources base/assets available/created 
through watershed development and soil conservation activities/interventions under MGNREGS, 
NWDPRA, RVP&FPR, RKVY, IWMP etc..
This component will integrate multiple components of agriculture such as crops, horticulture, 
livestock, fishery, forestry with agro based income generating activities and value addition. 
Besides, soil test/soil health card based nutrient management practices, farmland development, 
resource conservation and crop selection conducive to local agro climatic condition will also be 
promoted under this component. 
RAD clusters should have soil analysis/soil health card/soil survey maps 
Besides, creation and development of common property resources/assets/utilities like grain bank, 
biomass shredders, fodder bank, group marketing etc. will be encouraged under this component.
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ECONOMY
AGRICULTURE
PART - 2
NATIONAL MISSION FOR SUSTAINABLE 
AGRICULTURE
(NMSA)
NMSA derives its mandate from Sustainable 
Agriculture Mission which is one of the eight Missions 
outlined under National Action Plan on Climate 
Change (NAPCC).
COMPONENTS OF NMSA
Rainfed Area Development (RAD)
Sub-Mission on Agroforestry
(launched in 2016-17 to encourage tree plantation on farm land “Har Medh Par Ped”, along with 
crops/ cropping system)
National Bamboo Mission (NBM)
Soil Health Management (SHM)
Climate Change and Sustainable Agriculture: Monitoring, Modeling and Networking 
(CCSAMMN)
RAINFED AREA DEVELOPMENT (RAD)
RAD will adopt an area based approach 
for development and conservation of natural resources along with farming systems. 
This component has been formulated in a ‘watershed plus framework’
It means to explore potential utilization of natural resources base/assets available/created 
through watershed development and soil conservation activities/interventions under MGNREGS, 
NWDPRA, RVP&FPR, RKVY, IWMP etc..
This component will integrate multiple components of agriculture such as crops, horticulture, 
livestock, fishery, forestry with agro based income generating activities and value addition. 
Besides, soil test/soil health card based nutrient management practices, farmland development, 
resource conservation and crop selection conducive to local agro climatic condition will also be 
promoted under this component. 
RAD clusters should have soil analysis/soil health card/soil survey maps 
Besides, creation and development of common property resources/assets/utilities like grain bank, 
biomass shredders, fodder bank, group marketing etc. will be encouraged under this component.
NATIONAL BAMBOO MISSION (NBM)
The Indian Forest Act, 1927 was amended to exclude bamboo from the definition of ‘trees’.
Henceforth bamboo grown outside forest area will not be regulated under the provisions of 
felling and transit rules. 
As a corollary the restructured National Bamboo Mission was launched for development of the 
value chain of bamboo as a measure to strengthen rural economy by linking the producer 
(farmer) to markets (industry).
(India has the highest area (13.96 million ha) under bamboo and is the second richest country, 
after China, in terms of bamboo diversity with 136 species (125 indigenous and 11 exotic).)
The scheme is being implemented in non-forest Government land