MAINS 2014 · GS III · AGRICULTURE & FOOD SECURITY

"In the villages itself no form of credit organization will be suitable except the cooper…

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GS Paper III 12 marks 150 words Agriculture & Food Security
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"In the villages itself no form of credit organization will be suitable except the cooperative society." - All India Rural Credit Survey. Discuss this statement in the background of agricultural finance in India. What constraints and challenges do financial institutions supplying agricultural finance face? How can technology be used to better reach and serve rural clients?

Syllabus link: GS III – Agriculture & Irrigation: Major crops-cropping patterns in various parts of the country, - different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers.

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