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Glossary Terms
| Term (EN) | Definition | Exam Relevance |
|---|---|---|
| MSP (Minimum Support Price) | Government floor price for 23 crops to protect farmers | CACP annually |
| CACP | Body recommending MSP; under Ministry of Agriculture | 1965 |
| APMC | State-regulated mandi system for agricultural marketing | State Acts |
| e-NAM | Online trading platform integrating 1,361 mandis | Launched 2016 |
| HYV Seeds | High Yielding Variety seeds at the core of Green Revolution | 1960s CIMMYT |
| Green Revolution | Agricultural transformation using HYV, fertilizers, irrigation | 1960s–70s |
| Zamindari Abolition | Elimination of intermediary land rights post-independence | 1952–56 |
| Land Ceiling | Maximum land any individual/family can hold | Varied by state |
| Benami Transaction | Holding property in another's name to evade legal limits | Banned 1988/2016 |
| KCC (Kisan Credit Card) | Revolving crop loan at 4% interest | Launched 1998 |
| NABARD | Apex institution for agricultural/rural finance | Est. 1982 |
| NFSA (National Food Security Act) | Legal entitlement to subsidised food for 81.35 crore | 2013 |
| PMFBY | Crop insurance scheme with low farmer premium | Feb 2016 |
| PMKSY (Kisan Sampada) | Food processing infrastructure umbrella scheme | 2017 |
| PM-KISAN | Rs 6,000/year income support to farmer families | Dec 2018 |
| FPO | Farmer Producer Organisation for collective marketing | — |
| FCI | Government agency for grain procurement and distribution | Est. 1964 |
| TPDS | Targeted Public Distribution System for subsidised food | 1997 |
| AIF (Agricultural Infrastructure Fund) | Rs 1 lakh crore fund for post-harvest infrastructure | 2020 |
| RIDF | NABARD fund for state-level rural infrastructure projects | — |
| Soil Health Card | Free soil testing and fertiliser recommendation card | 2015 |
| POSHAN Abhiyaan | National nutrition mission targeting child stunting and malnutrition | 2018 |
| Svamitva Scheme | Property cards for rural household land rights | 2020 |
| PLI Food Processing | Production Linked Incentive for food manufacturers | 2021 |