294 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from February, 2021, published by desagri.gov.in. Every answer is a verbatim span of text the source prints, and each row carries the passage it sits in, its offset in that passage, the source quote, the page and the location in the document, so any row can be checked against the original. 138 of the 294 pairs (46.9%) are explanatory questions and 156 restate a figure. 95.58% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
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| question | answer | context | answer_start | question_type | knowledge_quality_score | source_quote | source_page | source_location | confidence | validation_status |
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| What is the goal of the 'Farms' mobile app? | to bring together all the agricultural machinery custom service providers and farmers/users | • A new central sector scheme was launched in 2018 for Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi to manage crop residue. • During the year 2019-20, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and National Capital Territory of Delhi have provided assistance to individual farmers for distribution of 12717 in-situ crop residue management machinery and 8,866 custom hiring centres. • Crop residue burning incidents recorded in these states during the year 2019-20 were 18.8% and 31% lower as compared to the year 2018 and 2017, respectively. • “Farms” (Farm Machinery Solutions) App (CHC- Farm Machinery Mobile App Advanced Edition) -In order to bring together all the agricultural machinery custom service providers and farmers/users, a multilingual android platform has been developed and launched. 17. | 627 | definition | 1.000 | • “Farms” (Farm Machinery Solutions) App (CHC- Farm Machinery Mobile App Advanced Edition) -In order to bring together all the agricultural machinery custom service providers and farmers/users, a multilingual android platform has been developed and launched. | 6 | page=6,block=16 | 0.700 | valid |
| What guideline was used to determine the MSP for copra in 2021? | fixing the MSP at a level of at least 1.5 times the all India weighted average cost of production | The approval is based on recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP).The increase in MSP for copra for 2021 season is in line with the principle of fixing the MSP at a level of at least 1.5 times the all India weighted average cost of production which was announced by the government in the Budget 2018-19. It assures a minimum of 50 percent as margin of profit as one of the important and progressive steps towards making possible doubling of farmers’ incomes by 2022. | 179 | definition | 1.000 | The approval is based on recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP).The increase in MSP for copra for 2021 season is in line with the principle of fixing the MSP at a level of at least 1.5 times the all India weighted average cost of production which was announced by the government in the Budget 2018-19. | 7 | page=7,block=2 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the PFMBY recognized as in the context of global agriculture? | the largest insurance scheme in the world for farmers | in his address said that the PFMBY is the largest insurance scheme in the world for farmers and it is an example of effective utilisation of technology in the agriculture sector. 9th round of talks between Government and Farmers Unions held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi Union Minister for Agriculture Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for Railways, Commerce and Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Shri Piyush Goyal and Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Shri Som Prakash participated in the 9th round of talks with the representatives of 41 farmers’ unions at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 15th January, 2021. At the outset Shri Tomar greeted the farmers’ unions on the occasion of Makar Sankranti and thanked them for keeping the agitation peaceful. | 38 | definition | 1.000 | in his address said that the PFMBY is the largest insurance scheme in the world for farmers and it is an example of effective utilisation of technology in the agriculture sector. | 9 | page=9,block=2 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the goal of providing seed minikits under the NFSM-Pulses initiative? | introduction and popularization of latest released /pre released varieties/ hybrids not older than 10 years | implementation of the pulse development under the NFSM-Pulses. Seed minikits are meant for introduction and popularization of latest released /pre released varieties/ hybrids not older than 10 years among the farmers free of cost. National and state seed producing agencies supply minikits to State Government for distribution amongst farmers. Allocation of minikits is made to all farmers in contiguous area of at least 25 hectares. The size of minikits is 16 kg of gram, 8 kg seed of lentil and 4 kg each for moong, urad and pigeon pea. This quantity is sufficient to plant 0.2 ha. under this package, some state governments (Karnataka) are also providing a pamphlet regarding package of practice (POP) and phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSB) culture of 100 grams per packet per minikit to pulse farmers. | 91 | definition | 1.000 | Seed minikits are meant for introduction and popularization of latest released /pre released varieties/ hybrids not older than 10 years among the farmers free of cost. | 33 | page=33,block=2 | 0.700 | |
| What is research work? | carried out by Agro-economic Research Centre, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat | The Agro-economic research discusses the relevance and distribution efficiency of seed minikits of pulses in Rajasthan. The research work was carried out by Agro-economic Research Centre, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat. The study is carried out with the objectives of examining the progress of the scheme, efficiency in distribution of minikits; its relevance to farmers; impact on the productivity and the area cropped under such seeds. | 142 | definition | 0.980 | The research work was carried out by Agro-economic Research Centre, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat. | 3 | page=3,block=5 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is present study? | based on secondary data sources | The present study is based on secondary data sources. District-wise data on areas under different crops are compiled from various issues of Statistical Abstract of Punjab; Punjab at a Glance; Directorate of Horticulture, Punjab, indiastat.com, etc. | 21 | definition | 0.980 | The present study is based on secondary data sources. | 24 | page=24,block=9 | 0.850 | valid |
| What are views expressed? | not necessarily those of the Government of India | The journal is brought out by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, it aims at presenting an integrated picture of the food and agricultural situation in India on month to month basis. The views expressed are not necessarily those of the Government of India. Note to Contributors | 259 | definition | 0.980 | The views expressed are not necessarily those of the Government of India. | 53 | page=53,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
| Why are pulses considered significant? | more important from the nutritional point of view | Consequent upon this, there is widening gap between demand and supply/ availability of pulses. About 20 percent of the total pulses demand is met by imports only. Although this crop group is more important from the nutritional point of view, there has not been any significant increase in area and production as well as per capita availability during 1953-54 to 2009-10. significant growth in area and production has been recorded during the last ten years (i.e. 2010-2011 to 2019-20), in which area growth was instrumental followed by yield improvement. | 191 | definition | 0.980 | Although this crop group is more important from the nutritional point of view, there has not been any significant increase in area and production as well as per capita availability during 1953-54 to 2009-10. | 32 | page=32,block=3 | 0.700 | valid |
| Why are Individual farm level losses arising out of localized calamities and post-harvest losses also covered? | perils such as inundation, cloudburst and natural fire | The scheme extends coverage for the entire cropping cycle from pre-sowing to post-harvest including coverage for losses arising out of prevented sowing and mid-season adversities. Individual farm level losses arising out of localized calamities and post-harvest losses are also covered due to perils such as inundation, cloudburst and natural fire. Some notable examples of these covers include prevented sowing claims over ` 500 crores in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka during the kharif 2019 dry spell, localized calamity claims of over ` 100 crores in Haryana during kharif 2018 hailstorm, mid-season adversity claims of nearly ` 30 crores in Rajasthan during rabi 2019-20 locust attack, and claims to the tune of ` 5000 crores in Maharashtra during the kharif 2019 unseasonal rainfall. | 293 | relationship | 0.970 | Individual farm level losses arising out of localized calamities and post-harvest losses are also covered due to perils such as inundation, cloudburst and natural fire. | 13 | page=13,block=2 | 0.800 | valid |
| Why has Punjab state combined its 22 districts into 17 for the present study? | non- availability of data for newly carved districts, the present study has combined these into 17 districts | At present, Punjab state has 22 districts, but due to non- availability of data for newly carved districts, the present study has combined these into 17 districts. Also, during 2000-01, there were 17 districts in Punjab. | 54 | relationship | 0.970 | Punjab state has 22 districts, but due to non- availability of data for newly carved districts, the present study has combined these into 17 districts. | 24 | page=24,block=9 | 0.800 | valid |
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