Question

1 What is the source of farming in India with explanation

2 what are the problems faced by the poor farmers

Answer 1

The history of Agriculture in India dates back to Indus Valley Civilization Era and ... The per capita supply of rice in every year in India is now heigher than per capita cinsumption.


Biggest problem faced by farmers in India.
1). Small and fragmenred land-holdings:
2). Irrigation:
3). Soil erosion:
4). Agriculture Marketing:
5). Scarcity of capital:

Answer 2

Fertilizers and animal manure, which are both rich in nitrogen and phosphorus, are the primary sourcesof nutrient pollution from agriculturalsources. ... Cover crops: Planting certain grasses, grains or clovers can help keep nutrients out of the water by recycling excess nitrogen and reducing soil erosion.

Farming can be divided into steps as

•Field preparation
•Sowing
•Transplanting
•Feeding
•Protection •CropsHarvesting •StorageMarketing



Problems facing by the FARMERS:

•Inadequate rain
•Non availability of inputs
•High costs of Inputs
•Duplicate and low Quality
•Labor Scarcity
•Water Scarcity
•High costs of Farm Equipment
•MachineryI
•lliteracy
•Allocation of Subsidies is not appropriate
•Natural Calamities like Floods, Draught etc

•Small Farm sizes
•Low Productivit
•Lack of Storage reservoirs
•Lack of Transport facilities
•Energy Scarcity like electricity,
•Market value to the products