the story of village palampur Flashcards
_____ is the main activity in palampur
farming
how many families live here?
About 450 families live here.
________ is fixed
land
what was the Green Revolution?
Multiple cropping farming
Use of modern farming methods.
HYV seeds
in the late 1960s which increased crop quality and production is known as green revolution
_______ provide their own labour, whereas ________and ____ make use of hired labour to work on their fields.
small farmers, medium and large farmers
all farmers require- ________
capital
That part of farm produce that is sold in the market is called _______
marketable surplus
some non-farm activities
Dairy, small scale manufacturing, transport,
____ of 450 families are landless here
1/3
____ families cultivate small plots of land less than _____in size
240, 2 hectares
_____ families of medium and large farmers who cultivate more than 2 hectares of land.
60
Transport services include -
rickshaws, tonga, jeep, tractor, truck drivers, traditional bullock cart and bogey.
In Palampur, the yield of wheat grown
from the traditional varieties was ________kg per hectare
1300kg
With the HYV seeds, the yield
went up to _____kg per hectare in palampur
3200 kg
minimum wages for farm labourer is
115 rs
