{"id":103027,"date":"2026-05-12T12:26:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T06:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=103027"},"modified":"2026-05-12T12:47:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T07:17:14","slug":"national-mission-for-sustainable-agriculture-upsc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/national-mission-for-sustainable-agriculture-upsc\/","title":{"rendered":"National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Government has set a target of bringing 100 lakh hectares under micro-irrigation over the five-year period from 2025-26 to 2029 under the National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>launched in 2014-15<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the framework of the <\/span><b>National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was envisaged as a strategic intervention to <\/span><b>mitigate the adverse impacts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><b>climate variability on agriculture<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> while ensuring long-term food and livelihood security.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since 2022-23 it has been included under the umbrella of <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pradhan-mantri-rashtriya-krishi-vikas-yojana\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (PMRKVY)<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It promotes <\/span><b>climate-resilient farming<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through a set of targeted and integrated interventions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It provides a strong foundation for <\/span><b>sustainable agricultural development<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by enhancing water-use efficiency, improving soil health, and strengthening climate resilient agriculture.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Nodal Ministry: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Interventions under NMSA\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rainfed Area Development (RAD): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">encourages Integrated Farming Systems (IFS) for diversified and risk-resilient agriculture.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) initiative: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It<\/span><b> promotes micro-irrigation <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to improve water-use efficiency.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Soil Health Management (SHM):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is supported by the Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme, which promotes balanced nutrient use and sustains long-term soil fertility.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate Change and Sustainable Agriculture: Monitoring, Modeling and Networking (CCSAMMN): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It provides creation and bidirectional (land\/farmers to research\/scientific establishments and vice versa) dissemination of climate change related information and knowledge.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2259279&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture was launched in 2014-15 under the framework of the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC). 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