| Agriculture |
- Definition, meaning and its branches
- Agronomy: Definition, meaning, and scope of agronomy.
- Classification of field crops.
- Factors affecting crop production
- Agro Climatic Zones
- Organic farming
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- Cropping Systems: Definition and types of cropping systems.
- Problems of dry land - Seed production, seed processing, seed village
- Meteorology: weather parameters, crop-weather advisory
- Precision Farming
- System of Crop Intensification
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| Soil and Water Conservation |
- Major soil types
- Soil fertility
- Fertilizers
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- Soil erosion
- Soil conservation
- Watershed management
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| Water Resource |
- Irrigation Management
- Types of irrigation
- Sources of irrigation
- Crop-water requirement
- Command area development
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- Water conservation techniques
- Micro-irrigation
- Irrigation pumps
- Major, medium and minor irrigation.
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| Farm and Agri Engineering |
- Farm Machinery and Power
- Sources of power on the farm- human, animal, mechanical, electrical, wind, solar and biomass, biofuels
- Water harvesting structures
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- Farm Ponds
- Agro-Processing
- Controlled and modified storage, perishable food storage, godowns, bins, and grain silos.
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| Plantation & Horticulture |
- Definition, meaning, and its branches
- Agronomic practices and production technology of various plantation and horticulture crops
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- Post-harvest management, value, and supply chain management of Plantation and Horticulture crops.
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| Animal Husbandry |
- Farm animals and their role in the Indian economy
- Animal husbandry methods in India
- Common terms pertaining to different species of livestock
- Utility classification of breeds of cattle.
- Introduction to common feeds and fodders, their classification, and utility.
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- Introduction to the poultry industry in India (past, present, and future status)
- Common terms pertaining to poultry production and management
- The concept of mixed farming and its relevance to socio-economic conditions of farmers in India
- Complimentary and obligatory nature of livestock and poultry production with that of agricultural farming.
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| Fisheries |
- Fisheries resources
- Management and exploitation - freshwater, brackish water, and marine
- Aquaculture- Inland and marine
- Biotechnology
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- Post-harvest technology
- Importance of fisheries in India
- Common terms pertaining to fish production.
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| Forestry |
- Basic concepts of Forest and Forestry
- Principles of silviculture, forest mensuration, forest management, and forest economics
- Concepts of social forestry, agroforestry, joint forest management
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- Forest policy and legislation in India, India State of Forest Report 2015
- Recent developments under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
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| Agriculture Extensions |
- Its importance and role, methods of evaluation of extension programs
- Role of Krishi Vigyan Kendra's (KVK) in the dissemination of Agricultural technologies.
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| Ecology and Climate Change |
- Ecology and its relevance to man, natural resources, sustainable management, and conservation
- Causes of climate change, GreenHouse Gases (GHG), major GHG emitting countries, climate analysis
- Distinguish between adaptation and mitigation
- Climate change impact on agriculture and rural livelihoods
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- Carbon credit
- IPCC, UNFCCC, CoP meetings
- Funding mechanisms for climate change projects
- Initiatives by Govt of India, NAPCC, SAPCC, INDC.
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| Present Scenario of Indian Agriculture and Allied activities |
- Recent trends
- Major challenges in agriculture measures to enhance
- Viability of agriculture Factors of Production in agriculture
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- Agricultural Finance and Marketing
- Impact of Globalization on Indian Agriculture and issues of Food Security
- Concept and Types of Farm Management.
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