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Weather-Based Crop Insurance Scheme

Pilot Weather-Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCIS) in India: A Comprehensive Overview

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Introduction Agriculture in India is highly dependent on weather conditions. Variability in rainfall, temperature extremes, droughts, floods, and unseasonal events can significantly affect crop yields. Traditional crop insurance schemes often struggled to provide timely relief to farmers due to delayed loss assessments and area-based compensation models. To address these challenges, the Weather-Based Crop Insurance Scheme…

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National Agriculture Market

National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) and National Agricultural Market Yojana: A Comprehensive Study

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Introduction Agriculture is the backbone of India’s economy, employing more than half of the country’s workforce and contributing significantly to GDP. Despite its importance, the agricultural sector has historically faced challenges such as fragmented markets, lack of transparency in pricing, dominance of middlemen, and limited access to fair markets for farmers. To address these concerns,…

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Cold Chain Technologies in India: Cutting Food Loss & Boosting Farmer Income

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Introduction India’s agricultural landscape is vast, diverse, and critical to the economy. It feeds over a billion people and employs more than half the nation’s workforce. Yet, a silent crisis undermines its full potential—post-harvest losses. Each year, millions of tons of fruits, vegetables, dairy, and other perishables are lost not in the field but after…

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