(i) Small and marginal farmers in Tamil Nadu will be benefited from FPOs.
(ii) Each of the producers' groups have been given an investment grant of Rs. 5 lakh to purchase farm equipment.
(iii) Apart from using the equipment within the group, these can also be rented out to other farmers.
(iv) The government also has a contract farming policy.

(i) Tamil Nadu has the highest GDP in India according to 2017
(ii) Tamil Nadu tops in food grain production in 2015 - 2016 Prime Minister presented the Krishi Karman award to Tamil Nadu.
(iii) Mettur dam has the highest storage of water in Tamilnadu for agricultural Purpose.

(i) The National Ayush Movement scheme is implemented by the central government.
(ii) Its main aim is to save and extend the life of many medicinal herbs that grow only in the forest.
(iii) This scheme is carried out with 60:40 shares from the central and state governments

(i) River Cauvery is the third largest river in India. Its length is 765 km.
(ii) Cauvery passes Thiruchirapalli, Tanjavur, Srirangapattinam, Kumbakonnam.
(iii) The dams constructed across Cauvery in Tamil Nadu are Mettur Dam, Kallanai.

The productivity of rice - 1965 - 66 - 1409 kgs per hectare.
1975 - 76 - 2372 kgs per hectare.
1985 - 86 - 2712 kgs per hectare
2014 - 15 - 4429 kgs per hectare
In the past 50 years, the productivity of paddy has increased more than three times.

(i) In April 2013, the Government of India issued a National Policy and Process Guidelines on formation of FPOs.
(ii) The year 2014 was observed as the "Year of Farmer Producer Organisations" by the Government of India.
(iii) Its main idea of promoting and strengthening member based institutions of farmers.
(iv) It aimed at engaging the farmer companies to procure agricultural products and sell them.
(v) Supply of inputs such as seed, fertilizer and machinery, market linkages, training & networking and financial and technical advice are also among the major activities of FPO.

(i) Micro irrigation technology is a very good remedial to tackle shortage in irrigational water.
(ii) This irrigation technology helps to have a higher yield when compared to the traditional irrigational methods.
(iii) As only required amount of water is supplied at regular intervals, it increases the ability of water usage and productivity of the crop resulting in reduction of labour expenses and weed growth in the field.
(iv) The government has taken many measures to implement micro irrigation for proper distribution of water to crops that require more water.

(i) The term virtual water was introduced by Tony Allen in 1990.
(ii) The water consumed in the production process of an agriculture or industrial product has been called the virtual water.
(iii) It is a hidden flow of water when food or other commodities are traded from one place to another.
(iv) For instance it takes 1340 cubic meters of water to produce one metric ton of wheat.
(v) That is, if one metric ton of wheat is exported to another country, then, it means that 1340 cubic metre of water used to cultivate this amount of wheat is also being exported.
(vi) India is the largest global freshwater user .
(vii) India has been the fifth largest exporter of virtual water in the world.

(i) When Green Revolution was spreading throughout the nation, Nammalvar started his life journey towards organic farming.
(ii) He resigned his regional Agricultural Developmental Officer post for this purpose.
(iii) He believed in the youth the future generation of India.
(iv) Nearly 6000 youth had completed training in organic farming in his Vanagam Farm.
(v) He spent most of his days in struggles for organic farming and travels campaigning for the same.
(vi) He used only public transport.
(vii) He felt that this was his small role in reducing environmental pollution.

(i) Agriculture in Tamil Nadu is dependent on ground water.
(ii) Use of ground water for agriculture creates many hardships too.
(iii) The Union Water Board is constantly monitoring the level and nature of ground water.
(iv) This continuous monitoring has categorized the panchayat union in terms of the amount of groundwater used.
(v) 139 blocks are identified as excessive users of ground water.
(vi) Only 136 blocks have enough quantity and quality water for usage.
(vii) It is very urgent and necessary to regulate the usage of underground water.