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Question
Write about farmers.
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Solution
- A farmer is a person who cultivates crops and rears animals (poultry and other livestock). India is a land of farmers.
- It is called so because the majority of Indians are directly or indirectly involved in agricultural activities.
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Poor rural labourers like Thulasi often do not have access to good medical facilities, good schools, and other resources. You have read about inequality in the first unit of this text. The difference between her and Ramalingam is one of inequality. Do you think this is a fair situation? What do you think can be done? Discuss in class.
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 |
- | - |
Choose the correct option to complete the statement given below:
Which one is not a farming activity?
State whether the sentence is true (T) or false (F).
Sekar takes help of other small farmers at the time of harvesting.
State whether the sentence is true (T) or false (F).
Sekar takes loan from Thulasi and buys seeds and fertilizers.
Very Short Answer Type Question:
What does Thulasi’s husband do when he finds no work on the farm?
Very Short Answer Type Question:
How much land does Sekar own?
Very Short Answer Type Question:
What work does Sekar do at Ramalingam’s rice mill?
Long Answer Type Question:
Under which circumstances poor farmers find themselves unable to pay back their loans? What happens after that?
Define micro farmers.
