186 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Vol-LXXV No-3 ( July 2018 ).pdf, 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. 23 of the 186 pairs (12.4%) are explanatory questions and 163 restate a figure. 98.92% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
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First 10 of 186 rows
| 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 Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan initiative? | to aid, assist and advice farmers on how to improve their farming techniques and raise their income | The major initiatives covered in this issue comprise the implementation of Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan in twenty 2018 to aid, assist and advice farmers on how to improve their farming techniques and raise their income; increase production; doubling farmers’ income by 2022 by introducing Model Agricultural Land Leasing Act, e-NAM scheme, micro irrigation, National Agro-Forestry Policy, Soil Health Card scheme, etc.; and the record procurement of 31.91 lakh metric tonnes of pulses and oilseeds by NAFED in 2017-18. | 169 | definition | 1.000 | The major initiatives covered in this issue comprise the implementation of Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan in twenty 2018 to aid, assist and advice farmers on how to improve their farming techniques and raise their income; increase production; doubling farmers’ income by 2022 by introducing Model Agricultural Land Leasing Act, e-NAM scheme, micro irrigation, National Agro-Forestry Policy, Soil Health Card scheme, etc.; and the record procurement of 31.91 lakh metric tonnes of pulses and oilseeds by NAFED in 2017-18. | 3 | page=3,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What social norm affects the hiring of women as contractual labourers in agriculture? | hiring out women labour on contractual basis is against the social norms | ? %Q ). ) Income from hiring out contractual labour in agriculture is solely earned by male labourers. From < a single woman in the sample was employed in the agricultural sector as a contractual labourer. This is < this phenomenon, i.e., hiring out women labour on contractual basis is against the social norms since the contractual labourers are supposed to stay at = < income from hiring out casual labour in agriculture is earned by both male and female labourers. | 499 | relationship | 0.970 | This is < this phenomenon, i.e., hiring out women labour on contractual basis is against the social norms since the contractual labourers are supposed to stay at = < income from hiring out casual labour in agriculture is earned by both male and female labourers. | ||||
| Under whose directions was the Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan implemented? | as per directions of NITI Ayog | The Krishi Kalyan Abhiyaan +\ /// } ~ as per directions of NITI Ayog. In districts, where | /// Z +\< | 183 | relationship | 0.970 | The Krishi Kalyan Abhiyaan +\ /// } ~ as per directions of NITI Ayog. | 5 | page=5,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does the July 2018 issue of Agricultural Situation in India highlight about government initiatives? | the recent developmental initiatives of the Government to enable farmers attain higher levels of income and prosperity | The July 2018 issue of Agricultural Situation in India offers an overview of the recent developmental initiatives of the Government to enable farmers attain higher levels of income and prosperity; the latest agricultural outlook as it unfolds in the general survey section, and two insightful research articles pertaining to the income of women labour households in rural Punjab and cashew nut farming in Tamil Nadu, and one agro-economic research study on the issues of the impact of Soil Health Card Scheme in Maharashtra. | 77 | summary | 0.970 | The July 2018 issue of Agricultural Situation in India offers an overview of the recent developmental initiatives of the Government to enable farmers attain higher levels of income and prosperity; the latest agricultural outlook as it unfolds in the general survey section, and two insightful research articles pertaining to the income of women labour households in rural Punjab and cashew nut farming in Tamil Nadu, and one agro-economic research study on the issues of the impact of Soil Health Card Scheme in Maharashtra. | 3 | |||
| What is the main focus of the Agro-Economic research study conducted by AERC, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics? | the impact of Soil Health Card Scheme (SHCS) on production, productivity and soil health in Maharashtra | The Agro-Economic research study shared in this issue is a report on the impact of Soil Health Card Scheme (SHCS) on production, productivity and soil health in Maharashtra, prepared by AERC, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune. The main objectives of this study were: to document the status and implementation of SHCS in Maharashtra; and to analyze the impact of the adoption of soil testing technology and recommended doses of fertilizers on the basis of SHCs on crop production, productivity and soil health in Maharashtra. To realise these objectives, both primary and secondary level data were collected. | 69 | summary | 0.970 | The Agro-Economic research study shared in this issue is a report on the impact of Soil Health Card Scheme (SHCS) on production, productivity and soil health in Maharashtra, prepared by AERC, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune. | 3 | page=3,block=4 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is observed about the earnings from agricultural labor for women households? | too low to meet the basic necessities of the women labour households | It is deplorable to note that income from hiring out labour on contractual and casual basis in agriculture is too low to meet the basic necessities of the women labour households. Most of the time, the agricultural for other sources of income. This is the reason that the earning members of these households are also struggling hard to earn their income from other [ | }< +/\Z usually the male members of the agricultural labour households migrate to other places for better paid work but women labourers are forced to accept the as easily as men. | 110 | summary | 0.970 | It is deplorable to note that income from hiring out labour on contractual and casual basis in agriculture is too low to meet the basic necessities of the women labour households. | 17 | page=17,block=22 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the vision of the Hon’ble Prime Minister regarding farmers' income? | doubling farmers’ income by 2022 | Women participants and farmers were Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare highlights key initiatives and policies in line with the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of doubling farmers’ income by 2022 National Farmers Commission was constituted in February 2004. After that, the National Policy Commission's recommendations in the country, of agricultural sector as well as the net income of the farmers. | 228 | summary | 0.970 | Women participants and farmers were Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare highlights key initiatives and policies in line with the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of doubling farmers’ income by 2022 National Farmers Commission was constituted in February 2004. | 5 | page=5,block=6 | 0.700 | valid |
| What has been the observed trend in the number of labor households in rural India over recent decades? | a general increasing tendency | After more than six decades of planned economic last two decades, the Indian economy still remains predominantly rural. According to the Census 2011, 68.84 percent of the population in India was rural. Within rural India, agriculture still continues to be the dominant occupation. During the last few decades, especially since the early 1990s as a part " ! < been a general increasing tendency in the number of labour households. This is so because of the stagnation or slow growth in the agricultural sector and jobless growth in the non-agricultural sector. | 462 | summary | 0.890 | During the last few decades, especially since the early 1990s as a part " ! < been a general increasing tendency in the number of labour households. | 14 | page=14,block=8 | 0.700 | valid |
| What kind of programmes are suggested for the economic upliftment of women labourers? | skill-development programmes | meet the basic needs. The policy implications of this study underline the need for creating sufficient employment opportunities for improving economic condition of the women labour households; to implement employment- oriented programmes to contain seasonal unemployment; to provide loans to the women labour households at a low interest for establishment of various income generating ventures; to organise skill-development programmes for the economic upliftment of women labourers; to initiate land reforms for Scheduled Castes category as a majority of women labourers belong to this category, etc. The second article analyzes the Cashew nut farming in Tamil Nadu. | 407 | summary | 0.890 | The policy implications of this study underline the need for creating sufficient employment opportunities for improving economic condition of the women labour households; to implement employment- oriented programmes to contain seasonal unemployment; to provide loans to the women labour households at a low interest for establishment of various income generating ventures; to organise skill-development programmes for the economic upliftment of women labourers; to initiate land reforms for Scheduled Castes category as a majority of women labourers belong to this category, etc. | ||||
| What reforms are recommended for the Scheduled Castes category to support women labourers? | land reforms | meet the basic needs. The policy implications of this study underline the need for creating sufficient employment opportunities for improving economic condition of the women labour households; to implement employment- oriented programmes to contain seasonal unemployment; to provide loans to the women labour households at a low interest for establishment of various income generating ventures; to organise skill-development programmes for the economic upliftment of women labourers; to initiate land reforms for Scheduled Castes category as a majority of women labourers belong to this category, etc. The second article analyzes the Cashew nut farming in Tamil Nadu. | 496 | summary | 0.890 | The policy implications of this study underline the need for creating sufficient employment opportunities for improving economic condition of the women labour households; to implement employment- oriented programmes to contain seasonal unemployment; to provide loans to the women labour households at a low interest for establishment of various income generating ventures; to organise skill-development programmes for the economic upliftment of women labourers; to initiate land reforms for Scheduled Castes category as a majority of women labourers belong to this category, etc. |
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