Question

Effect of globalisation on agriculture 5 points

Answer 1

There +ve & -ve  impacts of globalisation on farmers:  

+ve  

• New techniques are adopted in farming
• Increase in productivity
• Minimum usage of fertilizer n pesticides and water
• Fruits, nuts, vegetables which were first imported from foreign countries are now produced at our places n exported which in turn increased foreign exchange
• R & D to acquire position in world agriculture  market
• Establishment of food processing industries ,increase in employment
• Minimum wastage of grains, fruits, vegetables as we can adopted techniques from develop country .

-ve

• Less manpower in field, unemployment in villages
• High cost
• Gap increase between rich n poor farmers
• High cost>high loans > if crop fails> high loss> lost of lives (suicide).