323 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from March, 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. 171 of the 323 pairs (52.9%) are explanatory questions and 152 restate a figure. 95.98% 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 activity is part of the Integrated Farming System and involves farmers and landless laborers in rural areas? | an agro-based activity which is being undertaken by farmers/ landless labourers in rural area as a part of Integrated Farming System (IFS) | Awareness created about role of honeybees/ beekeeping in pollination support of various crops and adoption of scientific beekeeping. Beekeeping is an agro-based activity which is being undertaken by farmers/ landless labourers in rural area as a part of Integrated Farming System (IFS). Beekeeping has been useful in pollination of crops, thereby, increasing income of the farmers/ beekeepers by way of increasing crop yield and providing honey and other high value beehive products, viz.; bees wax, bee pollen, propolis, royal jelly, bee venom, etc. | 147 | definition | 1.000 | Beekeeping is an agro-based activity which is being undertaken by farmers/ landless labourers in rural area as a part of Integrated Farming System (IFS). | 13 | page=13,block=2 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the role of Agricultural Produce Marketing Committees? | to provide market linkages to farmers | Farm Sector News March, 2021 | Agricultural Situation in India | 1 Cabinet Decisions and Announcements Agricultural Produce Marketing Committees (APMCs) to get access to Agriculture Infrastructure Fund In the Union Budget 2021-22, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, announced that Agricultural Produce Marketing Committees (APMCs) will become eligible beneficiaries to utilize the 1 lakh crore financing facility under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) to enhance infrastructure at regulated markets, commonly known as Mandis. APMCs are state controlled markets that are setup to provide market linkages to farmers. Market yards or Mandis provide space for auction to ensure that farmers obtain best possible price for their produce. these markets continue to require upgradation and set up of more modern infrastructure. | 583 | definition | 1.000 | APMCs are state controlled markets that are setup to provide market linkages to farmers. | 4 | page=4,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What do market yards or Mandis offer to farmers? | space for auction to ensure that farmers obtain best possible price for their produce | Farm Sector News March, 2021 | Agricultural Situation in India | 1 Cabinet Decisions and Announcements Agricultural Produce Marketing Committees (APMCs) to get access to Agriculture Infrastructure Fund In the Union Budget 2021-22, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, announced that Agricultural Produce Marketing Committees (APMCs) will become eligible beneficiaries to utilize the 1 lakh crore financing facility under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) to enhance infrastructure at regulated markets, commonly known as Mandis. APMCs are state controlled markets that are setup to provide market linkages to farmers. Market yards or Mandis provide space for auction to ensure that farmers obtain best possible price for their produce. these markets continue to require upgradation and set up of more modern infrastructure. | 653 | definition | 1.000 | Market yards or Mandis provide space for auction to ensure that farmers obtain best possible price for their produce. | 4 | page=4,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the goal of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana? | insurance coverage to farmers against crop losses on account of natural calamities | (i) Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana for insurance coverage to farmers against crop losses on account of natural calamities. (ii) Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme to provide insurance protection against adverse weather incidences and has the advantage to settle claims within the shortest possible time. (iii) Interest Subvention Scheme to farmers for availing short term crop loans upto ` 3.00 lakh up to one year. (iv) Other important schemes inter-alia includes, Strengthening and Modernization of Plant Quarantine Facilities, District Drought Proofing Plan, central level monitoring meeting on weekly basis and issuance of Crop Weather Watch Group Report to states/UTs and Monitoring & Pest Management by Indian Council of Agricultural Research. | 59 | definition | 1.000 | (i) Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana for insurance coverage to farmers against crop losses on account of natural calamities. | 13 | page=13,block=17 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the main aim of the Micro Irrigation Fund? | enhancing water use efficiency at farm level | More and more states are showing interest in availing assistance from Micro Irrigation Fund considering the potential for micro irrigation and its significance. To further strengthen & expand the adoption of micro irrigation systems by the farmers in the county for enhancing water use efficiency at farm level, a budget announcement has been made to double the initial corpus of Micro Irrigation Fund of ` 5000 created under NABARD, by augmenting it by another ` 5,000 crores. The enhancement of corpus by additional ` 5000 crores will give further boost to the efforts of more states/UTs in promoting judicious use of water, enhancing water use efficiency as well as improving production and productivity which ultimately increase the income of the farming community. | 266 | definition | 1.000 | To further strengthen & expand the adoption of micro irrigation systems by the farmers in the county for enhancing water use efficiency at farm level, a budget announcement has been made to double the initial corpus of Micro Irrigation Fund of ` 5000 created under NABARD, by augmenting it by another ` 5,000 crores. | 15 | page=15,block=2 | ||
| What is the purpose of the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund? | to mobilize a medium – long term debt finances facility for investment in viable projects for post-harvest management infrastructure and community farming assets | Farm Mechanisation in the Country To boost the farm mechanization in the country, a special dedicated scheme Sub Mission on Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM) has been introduced by the Government under which the subsidy is provided for purchase of various types of agricultural equipments and machinery to the extent of 40-50% for states other than NER states and for NER states, it is 100% limited to ` 1.25 lakhs per beneficiary. The objective of Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) is to mobilize a medium – long term debt finances facility for investment in viable projects for post-harvest management infrastructure and community farming assets through incentives and financial support in order to improve agriculture infrastructure in the country. The scheme will facilitate setting up and modernization of key elements of the value chain. | 489 | definition | 1.000 | The objective of Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) is to mobilize a medium – long term debt finances facility for investment in viable projects for post-harvest management infrastructure and community farming assets through incentives and financial support in order to improve agriculture infrastructure in the country. | ||||
| What is the goal of the National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture? | to achieve rapid development in India through use of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) for timely access to agriculture related information to the farmers | National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGPA): Towards the Mission of Digital Agriculture A centrally sponsored scheme namely National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGPA) was initially launched in 2010-11 in 7 pilot states, which aims to achieve rapid development in India through use of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) for timely access to agriculture related information to the farmers. In 2014-15, the scheme was further extended for all the remaining states and 2 UTs. The scheme has been extended up to 31.03.2021. Under Phase-II of the scheme, funds were released to states for carrying out the activities viz. site preparation of offices for installation of hardware and establishment of computer training labs, procurement, installation and accounting of hardware/system software. | 244 | definition | 1.000 | National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGPA): Towards the Mission of Digital Agriculture A centrally sponsored scheme namely National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGPA) was initially launched in 2010-11 in 7 pilot states, which aims to achieve rapid development in India through use of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) for timely access to agriculture related information to the farmers. | ||||
| What is the purpose of the Unified Farmer Service Platform in the agriculture ecosystem? | seamless interoperability of various public and private IT systems in the agriculture ecosystem across the country. | Unified Farmer Service Platform (UFSP): UFSP is a combination of core infrastructure, data, applications and tools that enable seamless interoperability of various public and private IT systems in the agriculture ecosystem across the country. UFSP is envisaged to play the following role: • Act as a central agency in the agri ecosystem (like UPI in the e Payments). • Enables registration of the service providers, public and private. • Enables registration of the farmer services G2F, G2B, B2F and B2B. • Enforces various rules and validations required during the service delivery process. | 127 | definition | 1.000 | Unified Farmer Service Platform (UFSP): UFSP is a combination of core infrastructure, data, applications and tools that enable seamless interoperability of various public and private IT systems in the agriculture ecosystem across the country. UFSP is envisaged to play the following role: • Act as a central agency in the agri ecosystem (like UPI in the e Payments). | 18 | page=18,block=11 | 0.700 | |
| What does a farmer family comprise under the PM KISAN scheme? | husband, wife and minor children who own cultivable land as per records of States and Union Territories | 2. Background In the interim budget of February 2019, PM KISAN scheme was announced. Under this scheme, each landholding farmer family (subject to certain exclusion criteria) is entitled to Rs 6,000 every year in three installments of Rs 2,000 each. Although the scheme was announced in February, 2019; it was to come into effect retrospectively from 1st December, 2018. When it was first announced, it was limited to small and marginal farmer families having land up to two hectares. On 31st May, 2019, after the general elections, the Government announced the extension of the scheme to include all landowning farmer families, subject to certain exclusion criteria, and not just small and marginal farmer families. A farmer family comprises husband, wife and minor children who own cultivable land as per records of States and Union Territories. | 743 | definition | 1.000 | A farmer family comprises husband, wife and minor children who own cultivable land as per records of States and Union Territories. | 28 | page=28,block=10 | 0.700 | |
| What broader perspective do the Swaminathan Commission and Dalwai Committee take in defining farmers? | to include landless farmers and those working in allied fields | schemes of income support which is crop neutral. Expert Committees constituted by the Government like Swaminathan Commission (2007) and Dalwai Committee (2016) take a broader perspective in the definition of farmers to include landless farmers and those working in allied fields. In fact, even small landholders are somewhat better placed than landless farmers who are engaged in cultivation of crops as labourers or are working in allied sectors. Another dimension is that PM Kisan treats all landholders equally, irrespective of whether they own land in irrigated areas or rainfed areas. Also, it does not show any preference to farmers who are not able to sell their crop at MSP. the wheat, paddy and sugar cane farmers, whose lands are mostly irrigated, are treated at par with farmers owning unirrigated or degraded land. It is clear that a lot more refinement is needed in the PM Kisan scheme. | 216 | definition | 1.000 | Expert Committees constituted by the Government like Swaminathan Commission (2007) and Dalwai Committee (2016) take a broader perspective in the definition of farmers to include landless farmers and those working in allied fields. |
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