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Concept of Agro-forestry; westland and means to reclaim them

  JPSC CS Paper-VI - Group C - Agricultural Science Concept of Agro-forestry; westland and means to reclaim them. Agroforestry Agroforestry is a collective name for  land-use systems involving trees combined with crops and/or animals on the same unit of land.  It combines -  Production of multiple outputs with protection of the resource base; Places emphasis on the use of multiple indigenous trees and shrubs; Particularly suitable for low-input conditions and fragile environments; It involves the interplay of socio-cultural values more than in most other land-use systems; and It is structurally and functionally more complex than monoculture. Benefits of Agroforestry       Environment Benefits:  Combining trees with food crops on cropland farms yield certain important environment benefits, both general ecological benefits and specific o...

Government Schemes for the benefits of the farmers of the state

  JPSC CS Paper-VI - Group C - Agricultural Science Government Schemes for the benefits of the farmers of the state Mukhyamantri Krishi Ashirwad Yojna (MKAY) -  Aim -  Improving financial situation of farmers  Provide them with timely investment support before the start of the Kharif season . Benefits -  Marginal and small farmers will be given Rs. 5000 per acre per year (upto maximum 5 acres ) through DBT . Jharkhand Krishi Rin Mafi Yojana (JKRMY) Launched in Feb 2021. It is a loan waiver scheme for the farmers of the state. Benefit - Rs. 50,000/- per farmer. Eligibility - Permanent resident of Jharkhand Small and marginal farmers who have borrowed loan through Kisan Credit Card . Self cultivator farmers Farmers above  18 years of age Only one farmer per family  Jharkhand Kisan Fasal Rahat Yojana (JKFRY) Aim - providing security cover to farmers in case of crop failure due to natural calamity. Eligibility Resident of Jharkhand Small and Mar...

JPSC CS Mains: Soil fertility status of Jharkhand- Application of Vermi compost and Farm Yard Manure (FYM) for improving soil health. Nitrogen fixing bacteria; their applications and Concept of Organic farming

  JPSC CS Paper-VI - Group C - Agricultural Science Soil fertility status of Jharkhand- Application of Vermi compost and Farm Yard Manure (FYM) for improving soil health. Nitrogen fixing bacteria; their applications and Concept of Organic farming   SOILS OF JHARKHAND   The soil of Jharkhand may broadly be classified into following five groups : A. Red Soil B. Sandy Soil C. Black Soil D. Laterite Soil E. Red Micacious Soil   A. Red Soil: These soils are made by the decomposition of crystalline metamorphic rock such as granite, gneiss, etc. The colour of the soil is red at some places, and at many places, it is just like chocolate which is dark in colour. This type of soil is found in most areas of Jharkhand except in narrow trough basin of Damodar and in Rajmahal areas.   Main properties:         I.             It is less fertile. ...