With reference to `Initiative for Nutritional Security through Intensive Millets Promotion`, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. This initiative aims to demonstrate the improved production and post-harvest technologies, and to demonstrate

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Q: 23 (IAS/2016)
With reference to 'Initiative for Nutritional Security through Intensive Millets Promotion', which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. This initiative aims to demonstrate the improved production and post-harvest technologies, and to demonstrate value addition techniques, in an integrated manner, with cluster approach.
2. Poor, small, marginal and tribal farmers have larger stake in this scheme.
3. An important objective of the scheme is to encourage farmers of commercial crops to shift to millet cultivation by offering them free kits of critical inputs of nutrients and micro-irrigation equipment.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Economics

question_exam: 

IAS

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The `Initiative for Nutritional Security through Intensive Millets Promotion` aims to demonstrate improved production and post-harvest technologies in an integrated manner, validating statement 1. This scheme targets poor, small, marginal, and tribal farmers, supporting statement 2. However, while it does promote the cultivation of millet, it does not specifically aim to encourage farmers of commercial crops to shift to millet cultivation, nor does it offer them free kits of critical inputs of nutrients and micro-irrigation equipment, contradicting statement 3. Therefore, only statements 1 and 2 are correct, making option 3 the correct answer. Options 1 and 2 are not correct as they either exclude a correct statement or include an incorrect one. Option 4 is not correct as it includes all statements, whereas statement 3 is not accurate.