Which among the following is/are the objective(s) of the Rainfed Area Development (RAD) initiative under the National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)?
- Encouraging monoculture in rainfed areas
- Increasing rice cultivation in irrigated regions
- Enhancing productivity and minimising climatic risks through Integrated Farming Systems (IFS)
Select the answer using the code given below:
Correct answer: D
Explanation
The Rainfed Area Development (RAD) component of the National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), launched in 2014-15, promotes Integrated Farming Systems combining crops with horticulture, livestock, fisheries, agroforestry and apiculture to enhance productivity, diversify incomes and minimise climatic risk for rainfed farmers. It explicitly discourages monoculture (rejecting 1) and is targeted at rainfed, not irrigated rice, areas (rejecting 2). Only statement 3 captures the stated objective.