Question

Mention any two problems faced by Indian Agriculture.

Discuss three problems faced by agriculture in India.

Answer 1

1. Small and fragmented land-holdings: The land holdings are tiny and dispersed across the majority of India. Large amounts of effort and fertile land are wasted as a result.
2. Seeds: The fundamental agricultural input, seed, has always been essential to increased agricultural output. Unfortunately, most farmers cannot afford high-quality seeds, particularly small and marginal farmers, due to the high cost of superior seeds.
3. Manures, Fertilizers and Biocides: For thousands of years, crops have been grown on Indian soils with little regard for replenishment. As a result, soils have been depleted and exhausted, which has reduced their production. Nearly every crop has one of the lowest average yields in the world. More fertiliser and manures can be used to address this significant issue.
4. Irrigation: Despite being the world’s second-largest irrigated nation after China, irrigation covers only 45% of the planted land. In a tropical monsoon nation like India, where rainfall is unpredictable, irregular, and unpredictable, irrigation is the most crucial agricultural input. Until more than half of the cropped area is placed under guaranteed irrigation, India’s agricultural success will not be sustainable.
5. Lack of mechanisation: Even though agriculture has been heavily mechanised in small regions of the nation, the majority of agricultural activities in bigger regions are still conducted by hand utilising basic, traditional equipment and implements like sickles and wooden ploughs.