CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Corn, millet, pulses (legumes such as peas, beans, and lentils), cotton, and tobacco are-with rice-the main summer crops, while wheat and barley are the chief spring crops. Many temperate fruits and vegetables are grown in areas adjacent to urban markets or in well-watered areas with rich organic soils.

Detailed explanation-2: -JAMMU, APRIL 28: Principal Secretary, Department of Agriculture Production and Farmers’ Welfare, Navin Kumar Choudhary, today convened an online meeting to review preparation for the upcoming Kharif season here today.

Detailed explanation-3: -Jammu and Kashmir is basically a grain-developing state. Rice, maize, wheat, millets, and pulses are their predominant meal plants. The predominant plants sown in Tamil Nadu are rice, jowar, ragi, bajra, maize, and pulses.

Detailed explanation-4: -However, In 1947, Department of Agriculture was redesignated as Ministry of Agriculture. The Ministry of Agriculture was renamed as the Ministry for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare on 15 August 2015, to take care of farming community needs.