Question

Compare the situation of Sekar and Ramalingam by filling out the following table:

-	Sekar	Ramalingam
Land cultivated	-	-
Labour required	-	-
Loans required	-	-
Selling of harvest	-	-
Other work done by them	-	-

Answer 1

-	Sekar	Ramalingam
Land cultivated	2 acres	20 acres
Labour required	He and his family do most of the work. During harvest, he takes the help of other small farmers.	Employs a lot of agricultural labourers in the village
Loans required	Buys seeds and fertilisers on loan from the trader.	Borrowed some money from the government bank to set up the rice mill.
Selling of harvest	Sells a part of the harvest to the trader at a lower price, to pay back the loan. Keeps the rest for self-use.	Sells a large part of his produce in the market.
Other work done by them	Works in Ramalingam’s rice mill. Sells the milk of his hybrid cow to the local milk cooperative	Owns a rice mill. Buys paddy from within the village and from surrounding villages. The rice produced in the mill is sold to traders in nearby towns. Owns a shop selling seeds, pesticides, etc.