NABARD partners with Germany

Nabard partners Germany for food security initiative

Question: Recently National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has collaborated with the German government for a special programme on-
(a) Food Processing
(b) Soil Protection and Rehabilitation for Food Security
(c) Soil Conservation
(d) The advancement of agricultural technology
Ans (b)
Related facts:

  • On 29 April 2016 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has collaborated with the German government for a special programme on ‘Soil Protection and Rehabilitation for Food Security’.
  • As part of the collaboration, NABARD is anchoring two major programmes-
  • Soil conservation and rehabilitation of degraded land for food security in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh and innovation of watershed development for rehabilitation of degraded soils and
  • Climate change adaptation in five states (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra,Gujarat and Rajasthan).
  • The programme is part of the German government’s recently introduced special initiative ‘One World, No Hunger’ on addressing the food security needs of countries.
  • India is the only country in Asia chosen for this initiative.

Reference:

http://www.ptinews.com/news/7388884_Nabard-partners-Germany-for-food-security-initiative-