11. What does ‘multiple cropping’ mean?
12. What is the benefit of multiple cropping?
13. How did Green Revolution benefit the Indian farmer?
14. How was land resource affected by modern farming methods?
15. How do farm laborers get wages in Palampur?
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Explanation:
11- Multiple cropping is the practice of growing two or more crops in the same piece of land during a single growing season.
12-The technique of multiple cropping allows farmers to achieve better results by making practical use of resources such as soil, water, fertilizers, etc. Utilization of nutrients is maximum with multiple cropping as crops having different nutritional requirements grow simultaneously in the same piece of land.
13-In addition to producing larger quantities of food, the Green Revolution was also beneficial because it made it possible to grow more crops on roughly the same amount of land with a similar amount of effort. This reduced production costs and also resulted in cheaper prices for food in the market.
14-The modern farming methods overuses the natural resources like the soil, for example. Over use of fertilizers, pesticides and artificial manures does not allow the soil to replenish by itself. The salinity in the soil disrupts the natural nitrogen fixation in the soil.
15- The minimum wages for a farm labourer set by the government are 60 per day but wages of farm labourers in Palampur are less than minimum wages because there is heavy competition for work among the term labourers in palampur , so people agree to work for lower wages.