Organic Farming, Natural Farming & Sustainability
जैविक खेती, प्राकृतिक खेती और स्थिरता
Organic Farming, Natural Farming & Sustainability is part of the UPSC Mains GS Paper III syllabus, under Agriculture & Rural Development. It appeared in Mains GS Paper III question papers in 3 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025 (2019, 2021, 2024). It is marked high-yield: a topic worth revising more than once.
What should you study in Organic Farming, Natural Farming & Sustainability?
- Natural farming — chemical-free; ZBNF (Padma Shri Palekar method)
- Organic certification — NPOP, PGS-India; export premium
- Millet promotion — IYOM 2023; shree anna; drought-resilient crops
- Climate-smart agriculture — heat-tolerant varieties, water-efficient crops
How often is Organic Farming, Natural Farming & Sustainability asked in UPSC Mains?
Asked in 3 of 10 years, including 2 of the last 5. Highlighted years below are the ones it appeared in.
- 2016: not asked
- 2017: not asked
- 2018: not asked
- 2019: asked
- 2020: not asked
- 2021: asked
- 2022: not asked
- 2023: not asked
- 2024: asked
- 2025: not asked
About the Mains GS Paper III paper
GS Paper III is a 250-mark descriptive Mains paper covering technology, economic development, biodiversity, environment, security and disaster management. See all 50 Mains GS Paper III topics.
Related topics to study next
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- Food Security, Storage Issues & WastageHigh-yieldasked 4/10 yrs
- Agricultural Marketing, APMC & ReformsHigh-yieldasked 4/10 yrs
- Farmer Welfare Schemes & Income DoublingHigh-yieldasked 3/10 yrs
- Animal Husbandry, Fisheries & Blue Economyasked 2/10 yrs
- Contract Farming, Agribusiness & FPOsasked 2/10 yrs
- Disaster Management — Framework, NDMA & PolicyHigh-yieldasked 7/10 yrs
Syllabus: UPSC Civil Services notification. Topic breakdown, subtopics and PYQ years: GS Score UPSC Syllabus 2026-27 booklet. Sources & credits
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