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Describe average farm in india and usa

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an average farm in India the following are the characteristics of an average Indian farm.

(1) the size of an average Indian farm is very small (less than 1 acre) this is chiefly due to the repeated division of a plot among the heirs of the cultivator generation after generation.

(2) the land is intensively cultivated. usually two or three crops are raised annually

the farm produce is used mainly for self substenance and there is very little surplus for sale.

the use of machines is limited most farmers are too poor to afford expensive farm machinery as the population is high manual labour is cheap and is widely used in farm operations.

there is a limited use of chemical fertilizers pesticides high-yielding variety (hyv) seeds and modern methods of farming. this is partly due to the lack of awareness and partly due to poverty.

there has been Limited development of pastoral farming and mixed farming to supplement the farm income. the form is used mainly for growing food. as the land is usually not used for growing fodder farm animals are fed on farm wastes.

the farm is usually managed by illiterate farmers. schemes are now being introduced to to raise their level of awareness.

farm products are perishable and their storage is difficult and expensive. most farmers cannot afford storage. they have to sell their produce quickly even if they do not get a good price.

loans are now available to farmers to banks and cooperative society. farmers can use these loans to invest in tube well pumps tractors better seeds fertilizer exactra the government and the co-operatives provide storage facilities and advise on improved farming methods. the government has also assured farmers of a minimum price for their produce.

an average form in the USA the following are the characteristics of an average farm in the USA.
the size of an average farm in the USA is very large more than 500 acres this is because land is abundant and cheap.

the extensive type of agriculture is practised grow in a single crop annually is the usually practice with scope for growing fodder crop

agriculture is commercial. most of the produce is sold as the local demand is small there is a large surplus which is exported.

farm Zara highly mechanised most operation being performed by machines as farms are large the use of machines is a necessity. also manual labour is scarce and hence expensive.

high yielding varieties of seeds chemical fertilizers pesticides and modern methods of farming are used. as the farmers are wealthy they can easily of all the use these. however due to the adverse effect of chemicals farmers are now switching to eco friendly methods.

animals are reared using scientific methods both on ranches and and on dairy farms mixed farming is common which is a boon to farmers in the event of a crop failure. fodder crops are grown to feed farm animals.

the farm is managed by well educated farmers who are aware of the latest techniques and development in the field of agriculture and the condition prevailing in the market.

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