What is NABARD Grade A syllabus for Agriculture & Rural Development?

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

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