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.