Question: ‘National Women’s Farmer’s Day’ is celebrated on-
(a) October 14
(b) October 16
(c) October 10
(d) October 15
Answer- (d)
Related Facts:
- On October 15, 2017, ‘National Women’s Farmer’s Day’ was celebrated in all Agricultural Universities, Institutions and Agricultural Science Centers across the country.
- The aim of this day is to increase the active participation of women in agriculture.
- It is worth mentioning that in 2016, it was decided to celebrate ‘October 15’ every year as ‘National Women’s Farmer’s Day by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
- Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister informed that keeping in view the key role of women in agriculture, in the year 1996, the Ministry established ICAR-Central Institute for Women in Agriculture in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha.
- There are 680 agricultural science centers in the country.
- In the year 2016-17, 21 techniques related to women were evaluated and 2.56 lakh women were trained in agriculture-related fields like sewing, manufacturing, value addition, rural handicraft, animal husbandry, beekeeping, poultry, fisheries, etc.
Reference:
https://twitter.com/AgriGoI/status/919447999138349057
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintHindiRelease.aspx?relid=67683
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=171730
http://www.indiancooperative.com/co-op-news-snippets/rashtriya-mahila-kisan-diwas-observed/