Question

what measures can be taken to improve agricultural production

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Government has to provide free lands
2. Government has to provide 24 hours electricity
3. Government has to provide free fertilizers

Answer 2

Multiple Cropping:
Multiple cropping aims at maximizing production per unit of land and per unit of time by taking three or four crops in a year. By adopting multiple cropping, there are two advantages as of getting increased returns and economy of the farm resources.

2. Expansion of Irrigation Facilities:

Irrigation facilities have increased manifold over time. Several, minor, medium and major irrigation projects have been launched in the country. At the inception of First Five Year Plan, India had only 18% of total irrigated area which at present increased to about 33.9 percent.

Moreover, dry farming has also been introduced in those areas where means of permanent irrigation cannot be installed. In 1994-95 the country witnessed total irrigated area of 876 lakh hectares.
3. Use of HYV Seeds:

HYV seeds have absolutely revolutionized Indian agriculture by increasing yield per acre. Among these, mention may be made of dwarf varieties of wheat PU-18, Kalyan Sona 227, Sona Lika, Hybrid maize, Vijay, Rice I R-8, Jhona 351, Padma and Jaya etc.

4. Plant Protection:

Considerable efforts have been made to protect the crops from the insects and pests. For this purpose, 14 Central Plant Protection Centres have been set up by the Govt.