FORESTRY
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
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Question
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Consider the following statements and identify the right ones.i. The National Mission on Micro Irrigation is a centrally sponsored scheme.ii. It enhances water-use efficiency by adopting different irrigation methods.
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I only
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ii only
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both
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none
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Department of Agriculture Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) proposed a scheme on Micro-irrigation to improve the drip and sprinkler irrigation method.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Scheme was launched by the Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture in January, 2006 as Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Micro Irrigation (CSS).
Detailed explanation-3: -The Government is making all efforts to enhance water use efficiency at farm level through adoption of micro irrigation in all the States of the Country and so far an area of 137.80 lakh ha has been covered under Micro Irrigation.
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