Question

Explain the causes responsible for agriculture backwardness in india.

Answer 1

There are many factors responsible for low agricultural productivity (backwardness of agriculture) which has been summarized below:


1. Small Size of Holdings:

2. Vicious Circle of Poverty:

3. Indebtedness:

4. Inadequate Irrigation Facilities:

5. Lack of Adequate Finance:

6. No Scientific Methods of Cultivation:

7. Lack of Marketing Facilities:

8. Agricultural Research:

9. Lack of Productive Investment:

10. Social Factors:

11. Natural Calamities:

12. Poor Livestock:

13. Land Policy and Legislation:


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Answer 2

Answer:

The major causes responsible for agriculture backwardness are Small Size of Holdings, Natural Calamities,  Lack of Productive Investment,  Lack of Adequate Finance, etc.

Explanation:

• Old techniques of cultivation due to illiteracy & unawareness
• Over-dependence on monsoons
• Floods and deficiencies; Soil corrosion
• Short and fragmented landholding
• The method of dividing and subdividing land for inheritance
• Poor quality of roots – insufficient productivity
• Faulty & inconsistent irrigation structures
• Lack of proper usage of manure and Fertilizer
• Unwilling to use modern scientific techniques for cultivation
• Extreme pressure on land → High crop intensity
• Unsound credit plan and deprivation of the farmers
• Inadequate marketing and low costs of produces
• Poor electricity, warehouse, water, credit & trade
• Less Automation; Insufficient Agricultural research

These are elements responsible for low agricultural productivity (backwardness of agriculture) in india.

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