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UPSC GS-III: Cropping patterns, irrigation, MSP, food processing, agricultural marketing, farm reforms. Mains — General Studies Paper III (Agriculture) Major crops — cropping patterns in various parts of the country; different types of irrigation and irrigation…
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UPSC GS-III: Cropping patterns, irrigation, MSP, food processing, agricultural marketing, farm reforms.
Official UPSC CSE syllabus
UPSC Syllabus for Agriculture
Mains — General Studies Paper III (Agriculture)
- 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.
- Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public Distribution System — objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions; economics of animal-rearing.
- Food processing and related industries in India — scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management.
- Land reforms in India.
Source: Official UPSC Civil Services Examination notification — Preliminary & Main Examination syllabus.
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All study notes →- 01Farmer Suicides in India: NCRB Data, Causes and the Policy Response
- 02Essential Commodities Act: Section 3 Powers, Stock Limits and Control Orders
- 03Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae): Ladakh’s Cold Desert Berry, Ecology and Uses
- 04Pedogenic Processes: Podzolisation, Laterisation, Calcification, Salinisation and Gleization
- 05Field Capacity, Wilting Point and Available Water Capacity
- 06Whittlesey’s Agricultural Regions: Five Criteria, Thirteen Types
- 07WTO Agreement on Agriculture: The Three Pillars and India’s Long Dispute
- 08Technology Missions in Indian Agriculture: What They Are and What They Achieved
- 09UPSC Mains GS3 Question Paper 2026 with PDF Solution
- 10Satellite-Based Technologies in Indian Agriculture: FASAL, NISAR, TRISHNA and Food Security
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