Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 CommerceEconomicsAGRICULTURE SECTOR3 Marks
Question
What role does $NABARD$ plays in agricultural research?
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Answer
Agriculture research:
Indian farmers are mostly uneducated and do not have sufficient capital to conduct experiments and research in their fields. So, $NABARD$ has taken up this task.
Although $NABARD$ is an apex financial institution for providing credit to agricultural sector, it also undertakes several programmes and events and funds researches for agriculture and rural development.
$NABARD$ does .many researches and based on the outcomes it provides knowledge and training to the farmers to increase and improve their crops.
This helps farmer to leave their traditional ways of farming and adopt new scientific methods. The farmers thus earn higher income and are also able to fulfill the rising demand of the nation.
Moreover, to make farmers a part of agricultural reforms, collective rural development programs, Panchayati Raj, Integrated Rural Development Programs, Jandhan Yojana, etc. have been started. By becoming a part of these programmes the farmers are able to modernize the agriculture and increase their agricultural productivity.
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