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Agriculture in India - I: Introduction

ICSE · Class 10 · Geography

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1. Importance and Salient Features of Indian Agriculture

  • Agriculture is one of the backbones of the Indian economy.
  • Net sown area accounts for about 46.6% of the total cultivable area of India.
  • Nearly 2/3rd of the Indian population depends on agriculture, directly or indirectly.
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2. Crop Seasons in India

  • India has three main crop seasons: Kharif, Rabi, and Zayad or zaid.
  • Kharif season: ground preparation is in April-May, sowing is in June with the arrival of rain, and harvesting begins in the beginning of November.
  • Kharif crops include rice, maize, jowar, bajra, cotton, sesame, groundnut, pulses, and jute.
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3. Green Revolution

  • The Green Revolution was launched in 1967-68 in two phases.
  • It was a turning point in Indian agriculture in the late sixties.
  • It involved the use of High Yielding Varieties of seeds and several related measures.
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4. Problems of Indian Agriculture

  • Small and fragmented landholdings are common in India.
  • Population pressure and division of land through inheritance reduce the size of farms.
  • Poor quality seeds lower productivity.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Indian agriculture as the backbone of the economy and its major features, types, reforms, problems, and policy responses

Importance of agricultureSalient features of Indian agricultureCrop seasonsGreen RevolutionProblems of Indian agricultureTypes of farming in IndiaSubsistence farmingCommercial farming

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