National Co-operative Development Corporation (NCDC), New Delhi, India National Co-operative Development Corporation (NCDC), New Delhi, India New Delhi

Genesis The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) was established by an Act of Parliament in 1963 as a statutory Corporation under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. Functions Planning, promoting and financing programmes for…

Genesis The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) was established by an Act of Parliament in 1963 as a statutory Corporation under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. Functions Planning, promoting and financing programmes for…

National Council for Co-operative Training (NCCT), New Delhi, India National Council for Co-operative Training (NCCT), New Delhi, India New Delhi

NCCT shall have the following functions :-     To formulate overall policies and plans relating to cooperative training;     To organize and direct arrangements in regard to the training of personnel employed in the cooperative departments and…

NCCT shall have the following functions :-     To formulate overall policies and plans relating to cooperative training;     To organize and direct arrangements in regard to the training of personnel employed in the cooperative departments and…

National Food Security Mission, New Delhi, India National Food Security Mission, New Delhi, India New Delhi

The National Development Council (NDC) in its 53rd meeting held on 29th May, 2007 adopted a resolution to launch a Food Security Mission comprising rice, wheat and pulses to increase the production of rice by 10 million tons, wheat by 8 million tons and…

The National Development Council (NDC) in its 53rd meeting held on 29th May, 2007 adopted a resolution to launch a Food Security Mission comprising rice, wheat and pulses to increase the production of rice by 10 million tons, wheat by 8 million tons and…

National Horticulture Mission, New Delhi, India National Horticulture Mission, New Delhi, India New Delhi

A National Horticulture Mission was launched in 2005-06 as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme to promote holistic growth of the horticulture sector through an area based regionally differentiated strategies. The scheme has been subsumed as a part of Mission for…

A National Horticulture Mission was launched in 2005-06 as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme to promote holistic growth of the horticulture sector through an area based regionally differentiated strategies. The scheme has been subsumed as a part of Mission for…

National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA), Pusa Road, New Delhi National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA), Pusa Road, New Delhi New Delhi

Objectives With this background, the ICAR has launched a major Project entitled, National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) during 2010-11 with an outlay of Rs.350 crores for the XI Plan with the following objectives.     To enhance…

Objectives With this background, the ICAR has launched a major Project entitled, National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) during 2010-11 with an outlay of Rs.350 crores for the XI Plan with the following objectives.     To enhance…

Agricultural Resources Information System (AgRIS), New Delhi, India Agricultural Resources Information System (AgRIS), New Delhi, India New Delhi

Objective  : The major objectives of AgRIS will include among others:     “Development of Decision Support Systems (DSS) on Production Practices and Systems”. The DSS proposed under AgRIS will facilitate farmers in adopting appropriate agricultural…

Objective  : The major objectives of AgRIS will include among others:     “Development of Decision Support Systems (DSS) on Production Practices and Systems”. The DSS proposed under AgRIS will facilitate farmers in adopting appropriate agricultural…