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Revision note: Farm Inputs: Seeds, Fertilisers, Mechanisation and Technology

  • Green Revolution: HYV + irrigation + fertiliser + MSP; Swaminathan, Borlaug; limited to wheat and rice in NW India
  • Seeds: Seeds Act 1966; PPVFR Act 2001 (farmers' rights; PepsiCo case 2019, registration revoked 2021); genome editing SDN-1/2 exempt 2022; first genome-edited rice May 2025
  • Fertilisers: ideal NPK 4:2:1; NBS 2010 (urea excluded); neem-coated urea 100% 2015; nano urea (IFFCO); Bharat brand 2022; PM-PRANAM 2023; Soil Health Card 2015
  • Pesticides: Insecticides Act 1968; Yavatmal 2017
  • Mechanisation ~47%; SMAM 2014; Namo Drone Didi 2023 (15,000 SHGs)
  • ICAR 1929; KVKs ~730; Digital Agriculture Mission Sept 2024 (AgriStack); Natural Farming Mission 2024 (1 crore farmers)
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