National food security mission on Pulses including accelerated pulses production programme (A3P)
Accelerated
Pulses Production Programme (A3P) has
been launched as part of National Food Security Mission (NFSM) from 2010-11
where under one million hectare of potential pulses areas for the major pulses
crops namely Tur, Urad, Moong, Gram and Lentil have been taken up for large scale
demonstration of technology in compact blocks. Accelerated Pulses Production
Programme (A3P) is another step forward for vigorous implementation of the
pulse development under the NFSM-Pulses. A3P has been conceptualized to take up
the active propagation of key technologies such as Integrated Nutrient
Management (INM) and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in a manner that creates
catalyzing impact by assuring farmers of the higher returns from the identified
pulse crops.
Objective:
The objective of A3P are to
demonstrate plant nutrient and plant protection centric improved technologies
and management practices in compact blocks covering large area for five major
pulse crops namely gram, urad (black gram), arhar (red gram/pigeon pea), moong
(green gram ) and masoor (lentils) for increasing production and productivity
of these crops. Apart from increasing the production and productivity of pulse
crops by the participating farmers another objective of A3P is to stimulate
other farmers in the adjoining areas to adopt these technologies.
Nutrient management technology supported by the scheme: Integrated nutrient management and biofertilizer
For more details visit- https://agricoop.nic.in/ or https://www.nfsm.gov.in/