Agriculture- Important One Liner-Sept 27, 2017
1-Indian Institute of soil and water conservation is situated in Dehradun.
2- International Union of soil science was founded in 1924 (Australia)
3-Father of soil science is V.V. Dokuchaev
4-Central soil salinity Research Institute is situated in Karnal (Haryana)
5-International potash of Institute is situated in Switzerland (1952)
6-Father of Agricultural chemistry is J. V. Liebig
7-Mr A.S. Hydari was the first secretary of ICAR
8-First agri clinic was set up at Vapi (Gujarat) on 28 may 2001
9-Nehru Yuva Kendra was launched in 1972
10-Mr. Rafi Ahmed Kidwai was the first agriculture minister of independent India.
11-Punjab National Bank is the first bank to launch Kisan credit card
12-Operation Flood was launched in 1971
13-National agricultural science museum was inaugurated by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam at Delhi on 3 Nov. 2004
14-Institute of rural management is located at Anand (Gujarat)
15- Kheti (ICAR) is the first farm magazine of India
16-Father of PRA in India is Neela Mukherjee; PRA-Participatory Rural Appraisal
17-The Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) was established in 1973
18-Father of PRA is Robert chamber
19-Young farmer Association was set up by P.S. Deshmukh in the year 1956
20- NIRD-National Institute of rural development- HyderabadÂ
21-Agricultural fundamental was given by Dr. Davis in 1935
22-Concept of feedback was given by D. Berlin
23-Mitra Kisan is an employee of State government
24-Indian Tobacco Company has launched E-choupal in June 2000 in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh
25-Journal of Rural development was published from NIRD.
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