Question: JIVA programme has been launched by which of the following organisation?
(a) RBI
(b) NABARD
(c) SBI
(d) SEBI
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:
- National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) launched the ‘JIVA programme’ to promote natural farming under its existing watershed and wadi programmes in 11 states.
- The aim of JIVA programme is to effectively implement the principles of agroecology long-term sustainability and transform the pre-existing social and natural capital towards efficient farming.
- JIVA is an agroecology-based programme, an amalgamation of several projects under the watershed programme of NABARD and will be implemented in 11 states covering five agro-ecological zones, which are in ecologically fragile and rain-fed areas.
- The JIVA programme will be implemented with an investment of Rs 50,000 per hectare.
- For JIVA, NABARD will collaborate with national and multilateral agencies as this is a knowledge and skill-intensive programme.
- NABARD will initially collaborate with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Australia, for simple soil water monitoring technology and ICAR for research support for scientific validation of natural farming practices.
BY: AMIT GUPTA
Reference: https://www.nabard.org/news-article.aspx?id=25&cid=552&NID=449