HOW HAS THE LOCATION OF INDIA HELPED IN AGRICULTURAL EXPLAIN IN 200 WORDS
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Concerning India's location, India is centrally located between the East and west Asia i.e.,at the centre of the trans-Indian Ocean routes which connect the European countries in the West and the countries of East Asia.For ages India could establish a close contact with West Asia, Africa and Europe from the Western coast in terms of trade activities.
Agriculture is the mainstay of the Indian economy which along with it's other allied sectors occupies a vital position in employment and livelihood creation. It is the prime source of raw materials for many industrial and agroindustrial products.India's strategic geographical location helps it in international trading of agricultural commodities and earning foreign currency by exporting agricultural produce.
Likewise,rivers,in a simplest sense,is a basic natural resource of water, an essential component of all plant and animal tissues.
Food and Agriculture are the largest consumers of water requiring 100 times more than we use for our personal needs.Upto 80% of the freshwater which goes into irrigation purposes,come from rivers and groundwater.Rivers form a major part of the surface watertable and carry variable amount of nutrients and silt.Apart from irrigation,they form an excellent habitat for many aquatic organisms, particularly fishes,which contribute majorly towards fish farming.
Indian irrigation infrastructure includes a network of major and minor canals from rivers, groundwater well-based systems, tanks, and other rainwater harvesting projects for agricultural activities. Of these, the groundwater system is the largest. Of the 160 million hectares of cultivated land in India, about 39 million hectare can be irrigated by groundwater wells and an additional 22 million hectares by irrigation canals. In 2010, only about 35% of agricultural land in India was reliably irrigated.About 2/3rd cultivated land in India is dependent on monsoons.The improvements in irrigation infrastructure in the last 50 years have helped India improve food security, reduce dependence on monsoons, improve agricultural productivity and create rural job opportunities. Dams used for irrigation projects have helped provide drinking water to a growing rural population, control flood and prevent drought-related damage to agriculture.However, free electricity and attractive minimum support price for water intensive crops such as sugarcane and rice have encouraged ground water mining leading to groundwater depletion and poor water quality.A news report in 2019 states that more than 60% of the water available for farming in India is consumed by rice and sugar, two crops that occupy 24% of the cultivable area.
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