This PSEB 10th Class Agriculture Notes Chapter 1 Institutions: Allied to Agriculture will help you in revision during exams.
PSEB 10th Class Agriculture Notes Chapter 1 Institutions: Allied to Agriculture
→ India is a country based mainly on Agriculture.
→ Punjab Agricultural University was established in the year 1962, based on the model of American Land Grant Colleges.
→ Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University were established in the year 2005.
→ Department of Horticulture came into existence in the year 1979-80 after separation from the Department of Agricultural.
→ National Horticulture Mission has been launched by the Department of Horticulture since 2005-06 and is in progress.
→ Animal HusbandryDepartment, Punjab has also been established to provide services related to livestock.
→ Department of Dairy Development is responsible for the all-around development of the Dairy sector in Punjab.
→ This department runs eight dairy training and extension centres at different places in Punjab.
→ To encourage fish farming in Punjab, the department of Fisheries Punjab came into being.
→ Fish Farmer development agency in the year 1975 and new fish breeding farms were also established.
→ Soil and water conservation department were established in 1969.
→ Punjab Cooperative act was passed in 1904, Department of Cooperation Punjab, came into existence.
→ Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited IFFCO was established in 1967 and is the world’s largest cooperative.
→ National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) was established in 1974 dealing with urea as Central Public Sector Organisation.
→ Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited (KRIBCO) was established in 1980. It manufactures fertilizer, mainly urea.
→ Punjab State Farmers Commission was established in 2005 and Punjab Government appointed Dr. G.S. Kalkat as chairman of the Commission.
→ Punjab State Seeds Corporation Limited is operative since 1976.
→ National Seeds Corporation (NSC) was established in 1963 to undertake the production of certified seeds at the national level.
→ Punjab Agro Industries Corporation Limited (PAIC) was established in 1966 by Punjab Government.
→ Punjab Agri Export Corporation Limited (PAGREXCO) is a joint venture of PAIC and Punjab Mandi Board.
→ Indian Council of Agricultural Research is working since192 its main office is situated in Delhi.
→ National Bank of Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD) was established in 1982.
→ For regulating international trade, an agreement known as GATT was signed by many countries and it took effect in 1948 and later on it was renamed as World Trade Organisation (WTO).
→ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is an agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and starvation in the world and was established in 1943.