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                          Millet Man of Telangana-The Success Story Mr. Veer Shetty Biradar (44) is from Gangapur village, Jharasangam Mandal, in Sangareddy district of Telangana State, India. He is a graduate and owns 13 acres of dryland and 5 acres of irrigated land. He grows sugarcane, chickpea, red gram, jowar, bajra, foxtail millet and finger millet. Once, while travelling to Maharashtra, Mr. Biradar could not get any food to eat and suffered from starvation as a result. He started thinking of producing food for the future generations after coming back from Maharashtra. He started growing millets and entered the field of value-added millet products under the technical guidance of Dr. C.L. Gowda, Deputy Director General, ICRISAT, and Dr. C.H. Ravindra Reddy, Director, MSSRF (M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation), Jeypore, Odisha. One of the reasons for focusing on value added millet products is the emergence of lifestyle diseases among the urban population and prevalence

                                        How to improve soil fertility Soil fertility is a ability of soil to sustain plant growth and optimize crop yield. This can be enhanced through organic and inorganic fertilizers to the soil.  Advancing food security and environmental sustainability in farming system requires an integrated soil fertility management approach that maximize crop production while minimizing the mining soil nutrient reserves and the degradation of the physical and chemical properties of soil that can lead to land degradation, including soil erosion. Different approaches to efficiently manage soil fertility An integrated soil fertility management aims at maximizing the efficiency of the agronomic use of nutrients and improving crop productivity. This can be achieved through the use of grain legumes, which enhance soil fertility through biological nitrogen fixation, and the application of chemical fertilizers. Whether grown as pluses for grain, as green manure, as a past

                                                                          Credit Facility to Farmers According to credit facility given to farmers, farmers can avail crop loan through Kisan Credit Card. Loan/credit limit is fixed on the basis of crop sown and area under cultivation. Kisan credit cards are valid for 3-5 years. Farmers are also provided risk coverage in the event of accidental death/disability. Loan facility is available through a large network of  Commercial Banks, Regional Rural Banks and Cooperative Credit Institutions  in the country to fulfill the crop loan and term loan needs of the farmers. Ensure timely repayment of bank loan. Proper record of loan should be maintained by farmer. Agri Credit Agricultural credit in India Agricultural credit is considered as one of the most basic inputs for conducting all agricultural development programmes. In India, there is an immense need for proper agricultural credit as Indian farmers are very poor. From the very beginning, t

                                                  PM Kisan Maan Dhan Yojna Scheme Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan-Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY) is an old age pension scheme for all land holding Small and Marginal Farmers (SMFs) in the country. It is a voluntary and contributory pension scheme for the entry age group of 18 to 40 years. The Scheme is effective from the 9th August, 2019. This PM Kisan Maan dhan Yojana is only for Small and Marginal farmers. Farmers with Cultivable land up to 2 hectares as per land records of the concerned State/UT would be eligible. Only those farmers whose age lies between 18 to 40 years can apply for this PM Kisan Maandhan Yojana. Objectives of PM Kisan Maan Dhan Yojna  The Pradhan Mantri Kisan  Maan   Dhan   Yojana  is brought into action to serve as an old age pension plan for the farmers in the country Pension scheme for all Small and Marginal Farmers (SMFs) To secure the lives of the farmers. Benefits of PM Kisan Maan Dhan Yojna Farmers will get a  minimum assured

                           Gramin Bhandaran Yojna The network of rural storage will increase the holding capacity for small farmers, to sell their produce at a reasonable price, not by selling them in thunderstorms. Accordingly, the Rural Storage Scheme was started in 2001-02 under the Capital Investment Subsidy Scheme for the construction / renovation of rural warehouses. Objective of this Scheme: Create scientific storage capacity with allied facilities in rural areas. To meet the requirements of farmers for storing farm produce, processed farm produce and agricultural inputs. Promotion of grading, standardization and quality control of agricultural produce to improve their marketability. Prevent distress sale immediately after harvest by providing the facility of pledge financing and marketing credit by strengthening agricultural marketing infrastructure in the country.

     National Mission For Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) has been formulated for enhancing agricultural productivity especially in rainfed areas focusing on integrated farming, water use efficiency, soil health management and synergizing resource conservation. NMSA will cater to key dimensions of 'Water use efficiency', 'Nutrient Management' and 'Livelihood diversification' through adoption of sustainable development pathway by progressively shifting to environmental friendly technologies, adoption of energy efficient equipments, conservation of natural resources, integrated farming, etc. Schemes under NMSA Rainfed Area Development (RAD): RAD is being implemented by RFS Division Soil Health Management (SHM): SHM is being implemented by INM Division Sub Mission on Agro Forestry (SMAF): SMAF is being implemented by NRM Division Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY): PKVY is being implemented by INM Division Soi

                  National Agriculture market (e-NAM) National Agriculture Market (eNAM) is a pan-India electronic trading portal which networks the existing APMC mandis to create a unified national market for agricultural commodities. Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) is the lead agency for implementing eNAM under the aegis of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Government of India. National Agriculture Market (eNAM), a pan-India electronic trading portal was launched on  14 th  April 2016 , by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, with the aim of networking the existing Mandis on a common online market platform as “One Nation One Market” for agricultural commodities in India. Vision To promote uniformity in agriculture marketing by streamlining of procedures across the integrated markets, removing information asymmetry between buyers and sellers and promoting real time price discovery based on actual demand and supply. Working  e-NAM basically  increases the