Question

Distinguish between:

Agriculture in India and Brazil.

Answer 1

Sr. No.	Agriculture in India	Agriculture in Brazil
1.	Indian agriculture is mainly a subsistence type. Around 60% of the land in India is under cultivation.	Agriculture, as the main occupation, is practised in the Highlands and the coastal regions of Brazil.
2.	Rice, wheat, maize, sorghum, and millets are the major food crops produced in India.	Rice and maize are the main cereal crops produced in Brazil. Maize is mainly produced in the central part of Brazil.
3.	Cash crops like sugarcane, cotton, jute, silk, etc., are also produced in India.	Cash crops like coffee, cocoa, rubber, soya bean, and sugarcane are cultivated on a large scale in Brazil.
4.	Tea, coffee, spices, cotton & silk textiles and mangoes are some of the items which are exported from India.	Brazil is the largest exporter of coffee and soya beans in the world.