class 8 geography question compare and contrast the condition of agriculture in India and USA question answer
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INDIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1) India is a developing country that is agriculture-based. It provides employment to 60% of the total population of the country. 1) The USA is a developed nation that is not agriculture-based and only 2% of its entire population is employed in agriculture.
2) In India the average farm holdings are small in size, i.e. 2 to 3 hectares. 2) In the United States, the farm holdings are of huge sizes, i.e. 250 hectares.
3) Majority of the farmers in India are either uneducated or have very basic school knowledge from the village schools. 3) The farmers in the USA are well educated and keep themselves up to date with the latest developments and technologies in the field.
4) Indian farmers use man labour extensively with traditional methods and equipment like ploughs (still drawn by an ox). 4) In the United States, heavy machinery and advanced technologies are used in the fields to maximize their production.
5) The farming in India is heavily dependent on the weather conditions and considering that the farmers only produce 2 to 3 crops in a year. 5)The farmers in the USA use scientific methods to study the soil, its contents, improve its quality, and use a variety of methods to irrigate their fields. This increases their productivity to multiple crops a year.
6) Farmers in India get very little returns for the work that they put into the field. 6)The US farmers get way bigger returns.
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Indian farming is labor intensive and traditional methods of farming like plowing is used, whereas, in the US, heavy and advanced machinery is used for farming which is capital intensive. ... In the US, the farmers use scientific techniques like soil testing etc. and grow multiple crops throughout the year
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