similarities between farming in USA and farming in india
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A farm in USA.
1. The size of the farm is large.
2. Owner's house is in the farm.
3. The farmer makes sure that soil and water resources meet the needs of the crop.
4. The farmer takes the help of technology and sends the soil samples to a soil testing lab to check whether the nutrients are sufficient or not.
5. The farmer uses tractors, seed drills, harvester and all kinds of modern agricultural machinery.
6. The farmer owns a storage facility in the farm where he stores the crops before sending it to market.
7. The farmer in USA works like a businessman.
A farm in India
1. here the size of the land is comparatively small.
2. Owner lives in a main village and travels to the farm every day.
3. Due to inadequate supply of water and fertile soil, farmers have to purchase high yielding variety (HYV) seeds from market every year.
4. The farmer in India takes advice from his friends and elders as well as government agricultural officers regarding farming.
5. The farmer takes a tractor on rent, and many still rely on traditional bullocks for ploughing the land.
6. He sells his crops in the mandi / market located in the nearby town. Since majority of the farmers do not have storage facilities and crops rot most of the time.
7. Many farmers in India are peasants and get exploited by traders.