what is the difference between farm in India and farm in USA
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India:
Most farmers have small holdings which are not economical. Such small holdings are not suitable for mechanisation.
Most farmers are not educated and shy of trying new technologies.
Irrigation is wanting in more than 60% of the net- sown area. It means a majority of the lands are rainfed and are single cropped per annum. Uncertain and erratic monsoon plays havoc in the life of farmers. Insurance schemes are wanting in redressing the farmers’ sufferings due to natural calamities like cyclone, floods or drought.
Storage facilities for agricultural produces are very inadequate in India. The storage and processing facilities for perishable produce like fruits and vegetables is negligible and are lost without consumption.
Organised marketing for grains is also short of the need. Marketing is in the hands of wholesale merchants and intermediaries and farmers get a raw deal as they cannot fix the price for their production. The landless agricultural labourers pose a problem as agriculture still a seasonal operation in many parts of India. At the same time, there is a shortage of labour during peak seasons of sowing and harvest.
Electric power and fertilizers are subsidised to various extent in different States.
But no minimum price support for most of the crops
USA:
In the USA the individual farm holdings are very large and mechanisation is the norm there. No dependence on paid labour. All farming techniques - multiple cropping, mixed cropping and quality seeds, good extension machinery, Storage, processing and marketing facilities exist.
Marketing is well organised.
Government support to farmers in India is wanting in many areas when compared to what is prevailing in the USA .
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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.
2. The average farm holdings in the India are of small sizes (2-3 hectares), whereas in the US, the farm holdings are large (250 hectares).
3. Most of the Indian farmers are uneducated or receive basic education in the village schools, whereas in the US, the farmers are mostly well educated and keep themselves updated with the latest developments in the agriculture field.
4. Indian farming is labor intensive and traditional methods of farming like plowing is used, whereas, in the US, heavy and advanced machinery is used for farming which is capital intensive.