Question: Who chaired the National Conference on Kharif crops 2020 via vedio conferencing on April 16, 2020?
(a) Ram Vilas Paswan
(b) Narendra Modi
(c) Narendra Singh Tomar
(d) Harsimrat Kaur Badal
Answer: (c)
Related facts:
- Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar chaired the National Conference on Kharif crops 2020 through video conference on April 16, 2020.
- Major highlights of the conference:
- The main aim of the National Kharif Conference was to discuss various issues and list out steps in consultation with the States about preparedness for Kharif cultivation in view of the lockdown situation.
- States are assured of the removal of any obstacles being faced by them and that all States should aim to achieve the kharif target and doubling of farmers’ income should be taken up in mission mode.
- Two schemes: PM Fasal Bima Yojana and Soil Health Card scheme, should be explained to each farmer.
- The target of foodgrains production for the year 2020-21 has been fixed at 298.0 million tonnes against 292 million tonnes in FY 2019-20.
- Around 313.85 million metric tonnes of horticulture has also been produced, which accounts for about 13 percent of the total world production of fruits.
Author: Himanshu Shukla
Links:
https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1614994