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Centre Sets Lower Foodgrain Target for 2026-27 Amid El Nino
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Why El Nino cuts India's foodgrain target: the monsoon link GS-III Agriculture answers must explain
The Centre lowered the 2026-27 foodgrain target because of El Nino conditions.
Why it matters: asked in UPSC 2002; factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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Amid El Nino conditions, the Centre has set a lower foodgrain production target for 2026-27.
El Nino, a warming of the central and eastern Pacific, is generally associated with weaker monsoon rainfall over India.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅಂಶಗಳು
Remember these
- The Centre has set a lower foodgrain production target for 2026-27 amid El Nino conditions.
- El Nino is a warming of the central and eastern Pacific Ocean.
- El Nino is generally associated with weaker monsoon rainfall over India.
- Kharif crops such as rice, pulses and oilseeds depend heavily on southwest monsoon rainfall.
- Foodgrains include cereals (rice, wheat, coarse cereals) and pulses.
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ · ಮೇನ್ಸ್
How the exam will ask it
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್
- El Nino is characterised by abnormal warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific.
- El Nino years are generally associated with deficient southwest monsoon rainfall over the Indian subcontinent.
- Foodgrains comprise cereals and pulses, while oilseeds are classified separately as non-foodgrain crops.
- La Nina, the opposite phase of the ENSO cycle, is generally associated with stronger monsoon rainfall in India.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
GS-III (Agriculture, Food Security): El Nino weakens the monsoon, threatening kharif output, farm incomes and food inflation, which is why the Centre has lowered its 2026-27 foodgrain target. Policy levers include buffer stocks, crop insurance (PMFBY), contingency crop planning and climate-resilient seeds. The way forward lies in expanding irrigation, promoting drought-tolerant varieties and improving early-warning-based advisories to farmers.
PYQ connection
A question UPSC has already asked on this
For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian sub-continent?
- La Nina
- Movement of Jet Stream
- El Nino and Southern Oscillations
- Greenhouse effect at global level
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: C
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ಮಹಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಮೊದಲ ಉಕ್ಕಿನ ಸೇತುವೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸಲಾದ ಮುಂಬೈ-ಅಹಮದಾಬಾದ್ ಹೈ ಸ್ಪೀಡ್ ರೈಲು ಯೋಜನೆಯನ್ನು ಯಾವ ದೇಶದ ತಾಂತ್ರಿಕ ಮತ್ತು ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ಸಹಕಾರದೊಂದಿಗೆ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ?
- ಫ್ರಾನ್ಸ್
- ಚೀನಾ
- ಜಪಾನ್
- ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಕೊರಿಯಾ
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: C — ಸರಿ: ಜಪಾನ್ — ಶಿಂಕಾನ್ಸೆನ್ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ ಮತ್ತು JICA ರಿಯಾಯಿತಿ ಸಾಲದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಈ ಯೋಜನೆ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣವಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. • ಫ್ರಾನ್ಸ್ — ತಪ್ಪು: ಈ ಯೋಜನೆಯ ಪಾಲುದಾರನಲ್ಲ. • ಚೀನಾ — ತಪ್ಪು: ಈ ಯೋಜನೆಯ ಪಾಲುದಾರನಲ್ಲ. • ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಕೊರಿಯಾ — ತಪ್ಪು: ಈ ಯೋಜನೆಯ ಪಾಲುದಾರನಲ್ಲ.
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