explain any three consequence that have led to changes in crop pattern of india
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Answer:
Explanation:
1. farmers shifting to water intensive and commercial crops.
2. it has transformed the social landscape that is increasing the social gap between the rich landowners and the landless poor
3. eg: in Gujarat, the sabarmatibasin farmers were agitated over the higher priority given to water supply in urban areas during droughts
4. the dams that were constructed to control floods have triggered floods due to sedimentation in the reservoir
5. the big dams have been unsuccessful in controlling floods at the time of excessive rainfall.
Explanation:
irrigation is also changed the cropping pattern of many regions with farmers shifting to water intensive and commercial crops.this has great ecological consequences like salinisation of the soil..