IBPS Agricultural Field Officers Study Materials - Introduction

Friends, we have planned to post study materials for the upcoming IBPS Agricultural Field Officers. Here is an introductory post. Before going into details let us try to understand the functions of the Agricultural Officer in Banks.An Agricultural Officer promotes loans in rural areas related to general and agricultural purposes under the various schemes framed by government and other financial institutions. He/ She assists in client acquisition, site visit before the loan sanctioning and follow-up for timely loan recovery. So he / she should get the basic idea on the features / problems / prospects of Indian Agriculture. So for the exam you have to prepare the basic details of Indian agriculture and recent updates / changes and plans implemented by the Govt of India to improvise agriculture sector. Now lets go back to our topic. Agriculture is "Backbone" or "Main stay" of Indian Economy. The Indian Agriculture is mostly rainfed. We can divide the Indian Agriculture into three parts, these are called Cropping Seasons.

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