A list of important days in agriculture national and international is given in this post. A brief overview of some important subsidy schemes is also given here.
It is great to see that agriculture days are from the beginning of January 5th to the 29th of December end of the year.
List of Agricultural days India & World
- National Bird Day (India) – 5th January.
- World Wetland Day /Ramser’s Day – 2nd February.
- World Pulses Day – 10 February.
- World Wildlife Day – 3 March.
- World Sparrow Day – 20 March.
- World forest day – 21 March.
- World Water Day – 22 March.
- World Meteorological Day – 23 March.
- Earth Hour – 25 March.
- World Earth Day – 22 April.
- International carrot day – 4 April.
- International seeds day – 26 April.
- World veterinary day – Every year last Saturday of April.
- Greenery Day – 4 May.
- International Migratory Bird Day – Every year 2nd Saturday of May.
- World honey Day/Bee Day – 20th May.
- International biodiversity day/International Day of biological diversity – 22 May.
- World Environment Day – 5 June.
- National Agriculture Day – 1st July.
- International Fruit Day – 1st July.
- National Fish Farmers Day – 10 July.
- Nabard Foundation Day – 12 July.
- ICAR Foundation Day – 16 July.
- World Coconut Day – 2 September.
- International Eat an Apple – Every year 3rd Saturday of September.
- World Coffee Day – 1st october.
- World Animal Welfare Day – 4 october.
- World Chicken Day – 2nd Thursday of october.
- World Eggs Day – 2nd Friday of october.
- Apple Day – 21 october.
- World Fisheries Day – 21 November.
- National Agriculture Education Day – 3 December.
- Agriculture Women’s Day – 4 December.
- World Soil Day – 5 December.
- Energy Conservation Day – 14 December.
- International Tea Day – 15 December.
- National Farmers Day ( India) – 23 December.
- Jay Kisan Jay Vigyan week – 23 to 29 December.
- World Farmers Day – 14 May.
There are several agriculture days and I have tried to cover all of them if I missed some of them please mention them in the below comment box and I would definitely add them to the above-given list.
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Subsidy scheme in India
There is a good amount of subsidy on most schemes—seed, fertilizer, irrigation, power, agriculture equipment and agriculture infrastructure subsidy.
Seed subsidy
For high-yielding seeds, this subsidy is run by the government.
Fertilizer subsidy
Low-cost chemical and no chemical distribution among fertilizer is done under this scheme. It is the difference between the price received from farmers and the price paid to fertilizer manufacturers the government pays the rest price.
Irrigation subsidy
The umbrella government provides lower-cost irrigation services to the farmers compared to the market.
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Power subsidy
The government provide farmers with electricity at a cheap rate. This electricity is primarily used for education purposes by the farmers.
Export subsidy
This subsidy is provided by the government to farmers in order to come their farming business on a global scale. Farmers become capable of easily exporting their crops to the international market by using this subsidy.
Agriculture equipment subsidy
It is a subsidy provided by State Government and Central Government as well. By using this subsidy scheme farmers can get agriculture equipment at low cost and on rent as well. Farmers usually apply for big machinery on rent by using agriculture equipment subsidies which they cannot purchase.
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Agriculture equipment is provided to farmers under various schemes such as Submission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM), Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), Mission of integrated development of Horticulture (MIDH), National Mission on Oil Seeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP).
FAQ
When is bee farming day celebrated?
It is celebrated every year on 20th May.
When environment day is celebrated every year?
5th of June.
When is national agriculture day?
1st July.
When is International fruit day?
1st July.
When is national fish farmers day?
10 July.
When is energy conservation day?
14 December.
When is international rea day?
15 December.
When is national farmers day in India?
23 December.
When is jay kisan jay Vigyan Week celebrated in India?
From 23 to 29 December.
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