{"id":321442,"date":"2024-12-28T17:37:37","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T12:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=321442"},"modified":"2024-12-30T11:50:06","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T06:20:06","slug":"national-rainfed-area-authority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/national-rainfed-area-authority\/","title":{"rendered":"National Rainfed Area Authority"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>News:<\/strong> The National Rainfed Area Authority, in collaboration with other agencies, organised a workshop to stimulate discussions and policy discourse on rainfed areas.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">About National Rainfed Area Authority<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_321443\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-321443\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-321443 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/National-Rainfed-Area-Authority.png?resize=300%2C189&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"National Rainfed Area Authority\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/National-Rainfed-Area-Authority.png?resize=300%2C189&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/National-Rainfed-Area-Authority.png?resize=768%2C484&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/National-Rainfed-Area-Authority.png?w=891&amp;ssl=1 891w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-321443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source- PIB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">It was <em><strong>established<\/strong><\/em> in <em>2006<\/em> as an expert body to provide knowledge input regarding systemic upgradation and management of the country\u2019s dry land and rainfed agriculture.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Mission:<\/strong> To promote <em>prosperity of farmers<\/em> and ensure <em>inclusive growth<\/em> in rainfed areas of the country on a sustainable basis.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Mandate:<\/strong> Its mandate is wider than just water conservation and covers all aspects of <em>sustainable and holistic development of rainfed areas<\/em>. It also addresses issues related to <em>landless and marginal farmers.<\/em><\/span><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Governance Structure:<\/strong> It has a <em>two tier structure<\/em><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Governing Board:<\/strong> It is the first tier that provides leadership and coordinates the implementation of the programmes.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">It is chaired by the <em>Union Agriculture Minister.<\/em><\/span><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Executive Committee:<\/strong> It is the second tier that consists of technical experts and representatives from stakeholder Ministries.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">It is headed by a <em>full-time Chief Executive Officer<\/em>, supported by five full-time technical experts.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Nodal Ministry:<\/strong> Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; background-color: #ebf1f7;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">As per the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, rainfed agriculture occupies about 51% of country&#8217;s net sown area and accounts for nearly 40% of the total food production.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The National Rainfed Area Authority, in collaboration with other agencies, organised a workshop to stimulate discussions and policy discourse on rainfed areas.\u00a0 About National Rainfed Area Authority\u00a0 It was established in 2006 as an expert body to provide knowledge input regarding systemic upgradation and management of the country\u2019s dry land and rainfed agriculture.\u00a0 Mission:&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/national-rainfed-area-authority\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">National Rainfed Area Authority<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10384,"featured_media":321443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1760,12039,7965],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-321442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-polity-and-nation","category-knolls","category-miscellaneous-daily-factly-articles","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/National-Rainfed-Area-Authority.png?fit=891%2C562&ssl=1","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10384"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=321442"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321442\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/321443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=321442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=321442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=321442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}