Agriculture

Question 1

What is agriculture?

Answer 1

growing of food fodder plantation flowers fruits and cash crops.

Question 2

Why is agriculture the backbone of Indian economy?

Answer 2

provide food
raw materials for agro based industries.
market for fertilizers pesticides etc.
provides for India's exports.(tea, jute etc.)
provide employment.

Question 3

list the environmental issues faced by Indian agriculture.

Answer 3

erratic rains
not everybody gets irrigation
soil erosion decreases fertility- sheet-->rill-->gully.
improper methods of cultivation.
extremely high demand for food crops.
reduction of agricultural land

Question 4

how is agricultural land reduced?

Answer 4

urbanization.

Question 5

list the institutional issues faced by Indian agriculture.

Answer 5

small and fragmented areas of lands cannot promote modern methods of agriculture.
exploitation of farmers.

Question 6

what is the meaning of fragmented land?

Answer 6

multiple pieces of land in various locations.

Question 7

list out the economic issues in Indian agriculture.

Answer 7

substinence agriculture- due to small lands, produce of farmer is enough only to sustain himself.
human elements- farmers are poor and uneducated, thus they can not invest and fight for themselves.
Globalization-

Question 8

Explain how globalization is an issue.

Answer 8

imports have been allowed in great quantity; less price… comparative produce of Indian farmers is less hence price is more… this people don’t buy.