Question

Non-technical differences between Indian farmers and US farmers ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Indian farmer holds agriculture land around less than 1 acre to 100 acres. Most of the indian farmers holds less than 5 acres whereas American farmer hold lands between 10 acres to 30,000 acres.

.In India large proportion of women contributes to agriculture whereas in US proportion of women who contributes to agriculture are low compared to men.

.In India agriculture work is carried mostly by manual labor and less by technology whereas in US agriculture activities are more driven by technology and less by manual labor.

.In India, major crops grown are rice,wheat,cotton. In US major crops grown are wheat,corn,soyabeans.

.In india farmers and farming culture are more diverse compared to US farmers and farming culture.

.Indian farmers receive less price,less compensation,less subsidies from govt. with respect to the benefits agriculture sector provides for its people and their contribution to GDP. US farmers receive comparative price,reasonable compensation and more subsidies with respect to benefits agriculture sector provides for its people and their contribution to GDP.

.Indian farmers are safeguarded by laws and policies but most of them are not enforced or followed.whereas US farmers are safeguarded by laws and policies which are enforced and strictly followed.

Edit#1:India is 1st largest producer of Milk in world, where as US is 2nd largest producer. India is largest producer of ghee, ginger, bananas, guavas, papayas and mangoes.

. India is 2nd largest producer of fruits and vegetables in world.where as US is 4th largest producer.

.India is 2nd largest producer of rice and wheat in world,where as US is 3rd largest producer of wheat and did not make it to top 10 list in rice producing countries.

.In certain situations,India farmers face inhumane attitude from literate uneducated people and US farmers face humane attitude from others in society.

.Indian farmers depends on monsoon(june to september) which are crucial for farming,heavy rainfall during that period causes floods and no rainfall causes severe droughts.

.Indian farmers made India self sufficient in respect of demand for food and also made India seventh largest net exporter of agri-products globally.

.India has largest crop land in world,at 179.8 million hectares, whereas US has 167.8 million hectares.

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Edit#2:

.India farming dependent population is approximately 650Million whereas US is 2Million, in terms of percentage to the total population of India is 50% and US is less than 1%.

.India farming production contribution to its GDP is 17% and US is 1%.

.India agriculture growth rate is 2% to 3% and US is 1%.

.India farming system is mostly subsistence-based whereas US farming system is commercialized.

.In India, agricultural farmer and agricultural labourer are two different entities/sectors, their needs, sufferings, happiness, financial capacities and growth are different and they overlap too, but policies and most people assume that they are same.

Answer 2

Answer:

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Explanation:

There are many differences in Indian farming and US farming methods. 1. India is basically an agriculture-based country with 80% of its population in rural areas, whereas in the US, only a small number of people are involved in farming. ... Indian farming is weather dependent and farmers grow only 2-3 crops per year.