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Question
You have read about many kinds of farmers in different lessons in this book. Fill the table.
| Name of the farmer | Owns land | What do they grow | What difficulties do they face | Anything else |
| 1. Damjibhai
(Lesson…….) |
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| 2. Hasmukh
(Lesson…….) |
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Solution
| Name of the farmer | Owns land | What do they grow | What difficulties do they face | Anything else |
| 1. Damjibhai
(Lesson…….) |
√ | Foodgrains like wheat, jowar, bajra, rice, etc. | Not much. | He could easily get food for home. |
| 2. Hasmukh
(Lesson…….) |
√ | Only those items which can give a huge profit. | High cost of seeds and fertilizers. Loss of fertility in soil because of overuse of synthetic fertilizers. Loans become too high because big farmers often need to borrow. | Hasmukh's son has left farming and is driving a truck. |
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