Problem
Fewer than half of agricultural households get any technical advice on farming
- National
- Rural
NSO's 2019 survey found that 48.7 per cent and 42.2 per cent of agricultural households accessed technical advice in the two halves of the 2018-19 agricultural year; around nine in ten of those who received advice adopted it. ICAR has established 731 Krishi Vigyan Kendras for training farmers and spreading new technologies. Evidence confidence: High for 2018-19.
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Who is responsible
- Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare — Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare · Ministry or Department
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) · Union GovernmentEstablished and runs the Krishi Vigyan Kendras.
- State Agriculture Departments · State Government
Evidence and sources
- NSS Report No. 587: Situation Assessment of Agricultural Households and Land and Livestock Holdings of Households in Rural India, 2019 · Official data or datasetNational Statistical Office, September 2021. Highlights and Statements 4.9 (MSP awareness and sale), 4.11 (crop insurance), 4.12 (reasons for not insuring); indebtedness highlights (69.6% institutional, 20.5% moneylenders); technical advice highlights.
- National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture Maps Climate Risk in 651 Districts; 310 Found Vulnerable — reply in Lok Sabha · Official statementMinistry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, 24 March 2026. Assessment of 651 predominantly agricultural districts per IPCC protocols; NICRA technical assistance in 151 districts; 731 KVKs.
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