Question

8.
What is the meaning of working capital? What is its effect on day-to-day farming activities?
9. Explain why modern farming methods require more investment from the farmer's side as
compared to the traditional farming methods followed earlier.
10. Explain the impact of availability of electricity on the activities in Palampur.
11. What is the role of the farmer after the crop is harvested?
12. What are modern farming methods? Explain their drawbacks.
13. Explain the difficulties faced by small farmers due to lack of capital.
14.
What are the similarities and differences between the small farmers and landless labourers?
Discuss.​

Answer 1

Answer:

8.What is the meaning of working capital? What is its effect on day-to-day farming activities?

Working capital is related with day-to-day activities in farming like use of seeds, pesticides, insecticides, manure, wages of labour etc. So production in farming is high for more working capital. Higher working capital would facilitate more purchase of seeds, fertilisers and wages, so higher yield would be there.

10. Explain the impact of availability of electricity on the activities in Palampur.

Electricity has had major impact on the farmers in Palampur in a variety of ways. ... Larger areas could be irrigated in lesser time with the help of tube wells and pump sets, which ran on electricity. A variety of crops could be grown all round the year because of the improved irrigation system.

Answer 2

Answer:

Working capital is a age between 15 - 60 of peoples in which person able to work