301 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from September, 2020, 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. 144 of the 301 pairs (47.8%) are explanatory questions and 157 restate a figure. 98.67% 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 purpose of the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund? | a medium-long term debt financing facility for investment in viable projects for post-harvest management infrastructure and community farming assets through interest subvention and credit guarantee | Vivek Agrawal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare made a presentation of the plan, and suggested to create a project management unit in the states. The Agriculture Infrastructure Fund is a medium-long term debt financing facility for investment in viable projects for post-harvest management infrastructure and community farming assets through interest subvention and credit guarantee. The duration of the scheme shall be from FY2020 to FY2029 (10 years). | 213 | definition | 1.000 | The Agriculture Infrastructure Fund is a medium-long term debt financing facility for investment in viable projects for post-harvest management infrastructure and community farming assets through interest subvention and credit guarantee. | 15 | page=15,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
| What purpose were the various analytical techniques used for? | used to draw meaningful inferences from information gathered from various sources | b = regression coefficient of Y on time t, ACGR in (%) = antilog (B -1) X 100. The various analytical techniques were used to draw meaningful inferences from information gathered from various sources. | 118 | definition | 1.000 | The various analytical techniques were used to draw meaningful inferences from information gathered from various sources. | 30 | page=30,block=2 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the goal of the 'Sahakar Cooptube NCDC Channel' launched by the Government? | guidance videos on formation and registration of a cooperative | The major initiatives and releases by the Government shared in the farm sector news are: the launch of “Sahakar Cooptube NCDC Channel” for guidance videos on formation and registration of a cooperative; funding startups under the innovation and agripreneurship component of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana; inaugural run of Devlali-Danapur Kisan Rail; various initiatives taken by Agriculture Mechanization and Technology Division for farmers’ welfare under Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan; launch of Krishi Megh, emphasis of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on the “Atma Nirbhar Krishi/Kisan” to achieve the goal of “Atma Nirbhar Bharat” in his message to the Nation on the 74th Independence Day; comprehensive action plan for promotion of agri trade and export, Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar’s discussions with chief ministers and state agriculture ministers on recent agriculture market reforms and implementation of the agriculture infrastructure fund; locust status update; increase in area coverage of kharif crop and inauguration of college and administration buildings of Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi. | 139 | definition | 1.000 | |||||
| What is the initiative behind the Sahakar Cooptube NCDC Channel? | a new initiative by National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) | Farm Sector News September, 2020 | Agricultural Situation in India | 1 Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar launched the Sahakar Cooptube NCDC Channel Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, on 4th August, 2020, launched the Sahakar Cooptube NCDC Channel, a new initiative by National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC). Speaking on the occasion, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar said that the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is in the forefront of operationalizing different aspects of Atma Nirbhar Bharat call given by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. Cooperatives have a major role in the country in realizing the Prime Minister’s dreams. Shri Tomar also launched guidance videos produced by NCDC on formation and registration of a cooperative for eighteen different states in Hindi and regional languages. | 330 | definition | 1.000 | Farm Sector News September, 2020 | Agricultural Situation in India | 1 Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar launched the Sahakar Cooptube NCDC Channel Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, on 4th August, 2020, launched the Sahakar Cooptube NCDC Channel, a new initiative by National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC). | ||||
| What is the function of the 'CHC- Farm Machinery' mobile app? | connects the farmers with custom hiring service centers situated in their locality | In the year 2020-21, Rs. 600 crores has been provided in the budget for the scheme and Rs. 548.20 crores have been released to the states well before time to ensure that they can take up the activities in advance. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has also developed a multilingual mobile app “CHC- Farm Machinery” which connects the farmers with custom hiring service centers situated in their locality. This app is facilitating agricultural mechanization in the country by encouraging small & marginal farmers to take machines on rental basis for agriculture practices without purchasing such high priced machines. The app has been further modified and now has been given the acronym of “FARMS- app” (Farm Machinery Solutions-app). The revised version is more user friendly and the scope of the app has also been enhanced. | 331 | definition | 1.000 | Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has also developed a multilingual mobile app “CHC- Farm Machinery” which connects the farmers with custom hiring service centers situated in their locality. | 8 | page=8,block=2 | 0.700 | |
| What is the primary aim of the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund? | to drive investment across the agriculture value chain | and drive greater investment in the agriculture value chain, a new central sector scheme of financing facility of Rs. one lakh crore under “Agriculture Infrastructure Fund” has been approved by the government. The objective is to drive investment across the agriculture value chain. The scheme would benefit farmers by improving marketing infrastructure and for building community farming assets that would allow them to store their produce till they can get a better price, reduce wastage and access affordable post harvest infrastructure. The scheme provides farmers collectives and entrepreneurs access to Rs. 1,00,000 crore over next 4 years with Rs. 10,000 crore in the first year and Rs. 30,000 crore each over next 3 years. | 227 | definition | 1.000 | The objective is to drive investment across the agriculture value chain. | 12 | page=12,block=2 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is Market? | a means or a channel for the free flow of products to the consumers, where the traders and consumers are actively participated | Arecanut marketing is the systematic performance of business activities related to processing, grading, standardizing, assembling, transporting, storing, financing, selling and distributing to make it available to the ultimate consumers. Market is a means or a channel for the free flow of products to the consumers, where the traders and consumers are actively participated. Marketing channels are the routes through which arecanut produce moves from the hands of producers to the ultimate consumers and so, in this study we analysed the factors determining arecanut marketing and identified the effective marketing channels in the Kasaragod district of Kerala. | 248 | definition | 0.980 | Market is a means or a channel for the free flow of products to the consumers, where the traders and consumers are actively participated. | 20 | page=20,block=11 | 0.850 | valid |
| What are Marketing channels? | the routes through which arecanut produce moves from the hands of producers to the ultimate consumers (Karunakaran, 2014) | Market is a means or a channel for the free flow of products to the consumers, where the traders and consumers actively participate. Marketing channels are the routes through which arecanut produce moves from the hands of producers to the ultimate consumers (Karunakaran, 2014). Operations involved in the movement of arecanut from the producer to the consumers is grouped under two main phases, namely, assembling (primary and secondary market) and distribution (terminal market). | 156 | definition | 0.980 | Marketing channels are the routes through which arecanut produce moves from the hands of producers to the ultimate consumers (Karunakaran, 2014). | 23 | page=23,block=25 | 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. | 54 | page=54,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the reason farmers are unable to receive fair prices for their produce? | due to non-availability of transportation | He said that due to non-availability of transportation, the farmers are not getting remunerative price for their farm produce and appreciated the efforts of Ministry of Railways to start Kisan Rail in the wake of the difficult COVID pandemic situation. Addressing the gathering through video conference, the agriculture minister stated that the government is committed towards the welfare of farmers by building a seamless national cold supply chain for perishable products in agriculture and animal husbandry sector. Mentioning that basic needs of farmers are being fulfilled by Kisan Rail, he expressed happiness that farmers’ activities have not been affected even during the COVID lockdown and all the activities related to harvesting of rabi crops and sowing of summer and kharif crops have progressed in a satisfactory manner. | 13 | relationship | 0.970 | He said that due to non-availability of transportation, the farmers are not getting remunerative price for their farm produce and appreciated the efforts of Ministry of Railways to start Kisan Rail in the wake of the difficult COVID pandemic situation. | 7 | page=7,block=0 |
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| The major initiatives and releases by the Government shared in the farm sector news are: the launch of “Sahakar Cooptube NCDC Channel” for guidance videos on formation and registration of a cooperative; funding startups under the innovation and agripreneurship component of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana; inaugural run of Devlali-Danapur Kisan Rail; various initiatives taken by Agriculture Mechanization and Technology Division for farmers’ welfare under Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan; launch of Krishi Megh, emphasis of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on the “Atma Nirbhar Krishi/Kisan” to |
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