Do you agree with the view that the Green Revolution strengthened the linkage between agriculture and industry? Opine.

Hint: Green revolution has also strengthened the linkages between agriculture and industry. Even under traditional agriculture, the forward linkage of agriculture with industry was always strong, since agriculture supplied many of the inputs of industry; but backward linkage of agriculture ..

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Examine the labor augmenting the labor displacing element in Green revolution.

Hint: Adoption of new technology in Green Revolution had reduced labor absorption in agriculture. The uneven regional growth was mainly responsible for the low absorption of labor within agriculture. In a large number of states, especially in those regions where ..

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Critically discuss the existing imbalance in the cropping pattern of food grains in India.

Hint Answer: In India, there is an existing imbalance in the cropping pattern of the food grains because a large proportion of the area under food grains is occupied by rice and wheat. Further, there is a gradual shift from ..

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Differentiate between the cropping pattern and cropping system. Examine the key factors that affect Cropping patterns.

Hint: Cropping pattern refers to the yearly sequence and spatial arrangement of crops and fallow on a given area. Cropping system refers to cropping pattern used on a farm and its interactions with farm resources, other farm enterprises, and available ..

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What do you understand by Relay Cropping? Discuss its advantages and disadvantages vis-à-vis other cropping patterns.

Hint: In Relay cropping second crop is planted even before the first crop is harvested. Thus, both crops share some part of the season. In India, Rice –cauliflower – onion-summer gourd is one example of relay cropping. Advantages: Less risk ..

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"Rice-wheat cropping pattern is cornerstone of India's food security". Discuss critically.

Model Answer: The Rice-wheat cropping system is India’s most widely adopted cropping system practiced on an estimated area of around 11 million hectares. This system is main feature of Indo-gangetic plains (IGP) and is found in Indian states of Uttar ..

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