Explain the impact of globalization on india agriculture by giving five points.
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Answer:
The impact of globalisation on Indian agriculture has been felt since colonial times. Raw cotton
and spices were important export items from India. In 1917, Indian farmers revolted in
Champaran against being forced to grow indigo in place of food grains, in order to supply dye
to Britain’s flourishing textile industry. Thus, globalisation has had its boons and banes for
Indian agriculture.Post liberalisation, Indian farmers face new challenges in the form of competition from highly
subsidised agriculture of developed nations. This prompts the need for making Indian
agriculture successful and profitable by improving the conditions of small and marginal
farmers, countering the negative effects of Green Revolution, developing and promoting
organic farming, and diversifying cropping pattern from cereals to high-value crops.
Answer:
Under globalisation, particularly after 1990, the farmers in India have been exposed to new challenges. Despite being an important producer of rice, cotton, rubber, tea, coffee, jute and spices our agricultural products are not able to compete with the developed countries because of the highly subsidised agriculture in those countries. During the British period cotton belts of India attracted the British and ultimately cotton was exported to Britain as a raw material for their textile industries. Cotton textile industry in Manchester and Liverpool flourished due to the availability of good quality cotton from India.