Government inaugurates National conference on Agriculture for Rabi campaign 2021

Published: 27th Sep, 2021

Context

In order to assess the crop performance, the Government inaugurated the National conference on Agriculture for Rabi campaign 2021.

Key-highlights of the Conference

Rabi crops

Rabi crops, also known as winter crops, are the crops grown in the winter season (October or November).
Main rabi crops include wheat, gram, oat, barley, potato, and seeds like mustard, linseed, sunflower, coriander, cumin, etc.

Key differences between Kharif and Rabi crops:

	Kharif Crops	Rabi Crops
About	Kharif crops are the crops which are sown at the beginning of the rainy season, e.g. between April and May.	Rabi crops are the crops that are sown at the end of monsoon or at the beginning of winter season, e.g. between September and October.
Type	Monsoon crops	Winter or spring crops
Example	rice, maize, cotton, jowar, bajra etc.	wheat, gram, peas, barley etc.
Weather	It requires a lot of water and hot weather to grow.	A warm climate is required for seed germination and cold climate for the growth of crops.
Harvesting months	September to October	March to April

Recent government initiatives for Agriculture

For the 2020-21 crop year, the Centre has set a target of a record foodgrains output of 301 million tonne, out of which it expects 151.65 million tonne to come from the rabi season.
Formation of 10,000 Farmer Producers Organisations (FPOs)
Rs 1 lakh crore Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)
Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)
National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP)

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