Question

Which of the following steps have been taken to empower the farmers in India?

• A. Financial Aid is given to farmers through rural banks and cooperative institutions.
• B. Training is given to farmers for soil testing, dairy farming, pisciculture and cattle rearing.
• C. Discouraging the use of high-yielding variety seeds and modern irrigation methods.
• D. Emphasis is given on usage of modern machinery like tractors and organic farming.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (D)

Emphasis is given on usage of modern machinery like tractors and organic farming.

Many steps have been taken to empower farmers, some of them include financial aid in the form of loans from rural banks and cooperative institutions. The farmers are also given training regarding soil testing, nursery of fruit and plants, pisciculture, poultry, cattle and goat rearing, dairy farming, etc. Traditionally, a lot of the agricultural work was done using bullocks and hands. But things have changed, now it’s common to have machinery doing a lot of the handy jobs. Modern techniques like drip irrigation, organic farming are widely used.