Geographical conditions for the growth of rice: (a) It is a Kharif crop which requires high temperature, (above 25 C) and high humidity with annual rainfall above 100 cm. (b) In the areas of less rainfall, it grows with the help of irrigation. For example, development of dense network of canal irrigRead more
Geographical conditions for the growth of rice: (a) It is a Kharif crop which requires high temperature, (above 25 C) and high humidity with annual rainfall above 100 cm. (b) In the areas of less rainfall, it grows with the help of irrigation. For example, development of dense network of canal irrigation and tubewells have made it possible to grow rice in Punjab, Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh and parts of Rajasthan.
(i) The government took the following steps to ensure increase in agricultural production: (a) The strategies of package technology and the White Revolution (Operation Flood) were initiated to increase agricultural production. (b) Provision for crop insurance, establishment of Grameen banks, cooperaRead more
(i) The government took the following steps to ensure increase in agricultural production:
(a) The strategies of package technology and the White Revolution (Operation Flood) were initiated to increase agricultural production.
(b) Provision for crop insurance, establishment of Grameen banks, cooperative societies and banks for providing loan facilities to the farmers at lower rates of interest.
(c) In addition to above the Government of India made efforts to modernise agriculture. Establishment of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), agricultural universities, veterinary services and animal breeding centres, horticulture development, research and development in the field of meteorology and weather forecast were given priority for improving agriculture.
(d) The rural infrastructure was also improved.
Land under cultivation: The land under cultivation has got reduced day by day. It may result in disastrous consequences. With the growing population of India, the declining food production may create a shortage of food grains in future. The competition of land between non-agricultural uses such as hRead more
Land under cultivation: The land under cultivation has got reduced day by day. It may result in disastrous consequences. With the growing population of India, the declining food production may create a shortage of food grains in future. The competition of land between non-agricultural uses such as housing and agriculture has resulted in reduction in the net sown area. The food production has declined. In 2000-01, India produced only 199 million tonnes of food grains. As more factories and industries are being setup, new fertile land for farming is not available. Land degradation is on the increase. There is also scarcity of water in some areas.
Thus, unless scientists are successful to produce more food through agricultural techniques such as use of bio-technology, India may face food scarcity in future.
Institutional reform programmes: India is an agriculture-based country. Agriculture provides livelihood for more than 60 per cent of its population. However lack of Techno-institutional changes have hindered the pace of agricultural development. Thus collectivisation, consolidation of small holdingsRead more
Institutional reform programmes: India is an agriculture-based country. Agriculture provides livelihood for more than 60 per cent of its population. However lack of Techno-institutional changes have hindered the pace of agricultural development. Thus collectivisation, consolidation of small holdings, cooperation and abolition of zamindari were given priority to bring about institutional reforms which were as mentioned below:
(a) The Green Revolution based on the use of package technology and the White Revolution (operation Flood) were the strategies initiated to improve the agriculture.
(b) In the 1980s and 1990s, provision for crop insurance against drought, flood, cyclone, fire and disease was introduced.
(c) Grameen banks, cooperative societies and banks for providing loan facilities to the farmers at lower rates of interest were established.
(d) Kissan Credit Card (KCC), Personal Accident Insurance Scheme (PAIS) were introduced for the benefit of the farmers.
(e) Special weather bulletins for farmers were introduced on radio and television. Agricultural programme were also introduced.
(f) The government announces minimum support price, remunerative and procurement prices for important crops to check the exploitation of farmers by speculators and middlemen. It ensures minimum price for the crop grown by the farmers.
(a) Rice is one of the main staple food crops in India. (b) It is grown in the plains of north and north-eastern India, coastal areas and the deltaic regions i.e., West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Tamil Nadu. (c) In Punjab, Haryana, parts of Rajasthan and western Uttar Pradesh,Read more
(a) Rice is one of the main staple food crops in India.
(b) It is grown in the plains of north and north-eastern India, coastal areas and the deltaic regions i.e., West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Tamil Nadu.
(c) In Punjab, Haryana, parts of Rajasthan and western Uttar Pradesh, it is grown with the help of irrigation with canals and tube wells.
(l) (A) Important Beverage Crop and Conditions for its Growth: Tea is an important beverage crop. It is also a classic example of plantation agriculture. (B) The geographical conditions required for the growth of tea are as mentioned below: (a) The tea plants grow well in tropical and sub-tropical cRead more
(l) (A) Important Beverage Crop and Conditions for its Growth: Tea is an important beverage crop. It is also a classic example of plantation agriculture.
(B) The geographical conditions required for the growth of tea are as mentioned below:
(a) The tea plants grow well in tropical and sub-tropical climates endowed with deep and fertile well-drained soil, rich in humus and organic matter. (b) The ideal temperature for its growth is
20 “C to 30 “C and an annual rainfall of 150 cm to 300 cm. (c) Tea bushes require warm and moist frost free climate all through the year. (d) Frequent showers evenly distributed over the year ensure continuous growth of tender leaves. (e) Tea is a labor-intensive crop. It requires abundant, cheap and skilled labour. (f) Tea is processed. within the tea garden to restore its freshness.
(g) Assam, hills of Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala are the leading tea-producing states. (h) India is the leading producer as well as exporter of the tea in the world.
Describe the geographical conditions required for the growth of rice.
Geographical conditions for the growth of rice: (a) It is a Kharif crop which requires high temperature, (above 25 C) and high humidity with annual rainfall above 100 cm. (b) In the areas of less rainfall, it grows with the help of irrigation. For example, development of dense network of canal irrigRead more
Geographical conditions for the growth of rice: (a) It is a Kharif crop which requires high temperature, (above 25 C) and high humidity with annual rainfall above 100 cm. (b) In the areas of less rainfall, it grows with the help of irrigation. For example, development of dense network of canal irrigation and tubewells have made it possible to grow rice in Punjab, Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh and parts of Rajasthan.
See lessSuggest the initiative taken by the government to ensure the increase in agricultural production.
(i) The government took the following steps to ensure increase in agricultural production: (a) The strategies of package technology and the White Revolution (Operation Flood) were initiated to increase agricultural production. (b) Provision for crop insurance, establishment of Grameen banks, cooperaRead more
(i) The government took the following steps to ensure increase in agricultural production:
See less(a) The strategies of package technology and the White Revolution (Operation Flood) were initiated to increase agricultural production.
(b) Provision for crop insurance, establishment of Grameen banks, cooperative societies and banks for providing loan facilities to the farmers at lower rates of interest.
(c) In addition to above the Government of India made efforts to modernise agriculture. Establishment of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), agricultural universities, veterinary services and animal breeding centres, horticulture development, research and development in the field of meteorology and weather forecast were given priority for improving agriculture.
(d) The rural infrastructure was also improved.
The land under cultivation has got reduced day by day. Can you imagine its consequences?
Land under cultivation: The land under cultivation has got reduced day by day. It may result in disastrous consequences. With the growing population of India, the declining food production may create a shortage of food grains in future. The competition of land between non-agricultural uses such as hRead more
Land under cultivation: The land under cultivation has got reduced day by day. It may result in disastrous consequences. With the growing population of India, the declining food production may create a shortage of food grains in future. The competition of land between non-agricultural uses such as housing and agriculture has resulted in reduction in the net sown area. The food production has declined. In 2000-01, India produced only 199 million tonnes of food grains. As more factories and industries are being setup, new fertile land for farming is not available. Land degradation is on the increase. There is also scarcity of water in some areas.
See lessThus, unless scientists are successful to produce more food through agricultural techniques such as use of bio-technology, India may face food scarcity in future.
Enlist the various institutional reform programmes introduced by the government in the interest of farmers.
Institutional reform programmes: India is an agriculture-based country. Agriculture provides livelihood for more than 60 per cent of its population. However lack of Techno-institutional changes have hindered the pace of agricultural development. Thus collectivisation, consolidation of small holdingsRead more
Institutional reform programmes: India is an agriculture-based country. Agriculture provides livelihood for more than 60 per cent of its population. However lack of Techno-institutional changes have hindered the pace of agricultural development. Thus collectivisation, consolidation of small holdings, cooperation and abolition of zamindari were given priority to bring about institutional reforms which were as mentioned below:
See less(a) The Green Revolution based on the use of package technology and the White Revolution (operation Flood) were the strategies initiated to improve the agriculture.
(b) In the 1980s and 1990s, provision for crop insurance against drought, flood, cyclone, fire and disease was introduced.
(c) Grameen banks, cooperative societies and banks for providing loan facilities to the farmers at lower rates of interest were established.
(d) Kissan Credit Card (KCC), Personal Accident Insurance Scheme (PAIS) were introduced for the benefit of the farmers.
(e) Special weather bulletins for farmers were introduced on radio and television. Agricultural programme were also introduced.
(f) The government announces minimum support price, remunerative and procurement prices for important crops to check the exploitation of farmers by speculators and middlemen. It ensures minimum price for the crop grown by the farmers.
Name one staple crop of India and the regions where it is produced.
(a) Rice is one of the main staple food crops in India. (b) It is grown in the plains of north and north-eastern India, coastal areas and the deltaic regions i.e., West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Tamil Nadu. (c) In Punjab, Haryana, parts of Rajasthan and western Uttar Pradesh,Read more
(a) Rice is one of the main staple food crops in India.
See less(b) It is grown in the plains of north and north-eastern India, coastal areas and the deltaic regions i.e., West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Tamil Nadu.
(c) In Punjab, Haryana, parts of Rajasthan and western Uttar Pradesh, it is grown with the help of irrigation with canals and tube wells.
Name one important beverage crop and specify the geographical conditions required for its growth.
(l) (A) Important Beverage Crop and Conditions for its Growth: Tea is an important beverage crop. It is also a classic example of plantation agriculture. (B) The geographical conditions required for the growth of tea are as mentioned below: (a) The tea plants grow well in tropical and sub-tropical cRead more
(l) (A) Important Beverage Crop and Conditions for its Growth: Tea is an important beverage crop. It is also a classic example of plantation agriculture.
See less(B) The geographical conditions required for the growth of tea are as mentioned below:
(a) The tea plants grow well in tropical and sub-tropical climates endowed with deep and fertile well-drained soil, rich in humus and organic matter. (b) The ideal temperature for its growth is
20 “C to 30 “C and an annual rainfall of 150 cm to 300 cm. (c) Tea bushes require warm and moist frost free climate all through the year. (d) Frequent showers evenly distributed over the year ensure continuous growth of tender leaves. (e) Tea is a labor-intensive crop. It requires abundant, cheap and skilled labour. (f) Tea is processed. within the tea garden to restore its freshness.
(g) Assam, hills of Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala are the leading tea-producing states. (h) India is the leading producer as well as exporter of the tea in the world.
Cultivation of fruits and vegetables is called………..
(a) horticulture
(a) horticulture
See lessWhich of the following countries is the largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world?
(d) India
(d) India
See lessWhich among the following is a fiber crop ?
(b) Jute
(b) Jute
See lessWhich fiber is knovws as Golden fiber?
(b) Jute
(b) Jute
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