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National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)

By Vinay Yadav Updated: 15 May 2020 3 min read Verified Civil Services Notes

It seeks to transform Indian agriculture into a climate resilient production system through suitable adaptation and mitigation measures in domains of both ...

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It seeks to transform Indian agriculture into a climate resilient production system through suitable adaptation and mitigation measures in domains of both crops and animal husbandry.

Features -

Promotes location specific integrated/Composite Farming Systems;

Conserve natural resources through appropriate soil and moisture conservation measures;

Adopt comprehensive soil health management practices;

Optimize utilization of water resources through efficient water management to expand coverage for achieving ‘more crop per drop;

Develop capacity of farmers & stakeholders