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Concept of Organic Farming, seed certification Organic farming is an alternative agricultural system which originated early in the 20th century in reaction to rapidly changing Farming practices. Organic farming continues to be developed by various organic agriculture organizations today. It relies on Fertilizers of organic origin such as Compost Manure, green manure, and Bone Meal … Read more
Cottage and Small Scale Industries. in Himachal Pradesh Industrialization in Himachal Pradesh is comparatively a recent phenomenon. The severe climatic conditions topographical and geographical severities throw challenges in the process of industrialization. In such a scenario, the benefits in the form of incentives and subsidies as well as the development of appropriate Horticulture, Forestry, mining, … Read more
Skilled / Unskilled labour in Himachal Pradesh Progressive reduction of Unemployment and creation of EMPLOYMENT opportunities has been one of the principal objectives of economic planning ever since the plan effort was undertaken in Himachal pradesh. Expansion of employment opportunities is a sine-qua-non to cover the backlog of unemployment and also to provide additional employment … Read more
Diversification in agriculture and allied activities, Land tenure and size of land holdings in Himachal Pradesh Out of the total geographical area of 55.67 lakh hectares in Himachal Pradesh the gross cropped area is about 9.51 lakh hectares. With a net area sown of approximately 5.38 lakh hectares, the Cropping intensity stands at 176.6%. About … Read more
Sectoral Composition With Respect To Contribution To Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and EMPLOYMENT Historically, India has classified and tracked its economy and GDP in three sectors: agriculture, Industry and Services. Agriculture includes crops, INFRASTRUCTURE operations, Education, Health care, Banking and insurance, and many other economic activities. Agriculture India ranks second worldwide in farm output. Agriculture … Read more
Special Promotional Programme for Horticulture-development/”>Horticulture Development Definition of Horticulture: Horticulture may be broadly defined as the Science and art of growing fruits, vegetables and flowers and crops like spices condiments and other Plantation Crops. It is a science of cultivation of Garden Plants. The word Horticulture in derived from the Latin word Hortus meaning enclosure … Read more
Remote Sensing Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object and thus in contrast to on-site observation. In current usage, the term “remote sensing” generally refers to the use of satellite- or aircraft-based sensor technologies to detect and classify objects on Earth, including on … Read more
Enactments made by Himachal Pradesh Government to protect and promote the interests of agrarian Society agriculture contributes over 45% to the net state domestic product. It is the main Source Of Income and EMPLOYMENT in Himachal. Over 93% of the Population in Himachal depend directly upon agriculture which provides direct employment to 71% of its … Read more
68.84% of the Population in India is rural based and majority of them depends on agriculture for a living. Enhanced and stable Growth of the agriculture sector is important as it plays a vital role not only in generating purchasing power among the rural population by creating on-farm and off-farm EMPLOYMENT opportunities but also through … Read more
Vegetation of Himachal Pradesh The Forests of Himachal Pradesh known for their grandeur and majesty are like a green pearl in the Himalayan crown. This life supporting systems are presently under great Stress due to impact of modern civilization, Economic Development and Growth in human and cattle Population. According to National Forest Policy, 1988, at … Read more