Conservation Agriculture | Agro-Ecology | Zero Tillage, Crop Residue & Soil Health |#upscmastermind

Conservation Agriculture is a highly important topic under Agro-Ecology and is very useful for writing strong answers in UPSC GS3 Agriculture, Essay, and Optional papers.
This video explains the complete concept with benefits, challenges, and government initiatives.

📌 Topics Covered:
✅ What is Conservation Agriculture?
✅ 3 Principles:
✔ Minimum soil disturbance (Zero/Reduced Tillage)
✔ Permanent soil cover (Mulching/Crop Residue)
✔ Crop diversification (Rotation/Intercropping)
✅ Benefits: soil fertility, water conservation, carbon sequestration
✅ Climate resilient farming model
✅ Challenges in India: mechanization, residue burning, awareness
✅ Government Initiatives:
✔ National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)
✔ Soil Health Card Scheme
✔ PMKSY (Micro-irrigation)
✔ ICAR sustainable farming practices
✔ Natural Farming promotion

🎯 Useful for: UPSC GS3 + Optional + Essay value addition

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