MAIN PROBLEMS OF INDIAN AGRICULTURE | ALL ABOUT INDIA

 

MAIN PROBLEMS OF INDIAN AGRICULTURE | ALL ABOUT INDIA

 

 

                                                                                                Agriculture in India is very important commercially as well as economically. Agriculture provides employment to the maximum population in India (about 70%). It is a big source of National Income. Agriculture provides food for the huge population of the country. It provides raw material to the agro based industries. E.g. cotton textile , sugar , flour mills , etc. It directly or indirectly influences international trade. India earns a lot of foreign exchange from the export of cotton textile , jute product , sugar , wheat , lax , reisin , spices , coffee , tea , etc. In India most of the agriculture is of subsistence type where the farmer grow crops for his family only with very less surplus for sale.

 

MAIN PROBLEMS OF INDIAN AGRICULTURE:

1. Small and fragmented land holding that reduces production.

2. Inferior seeds , manure , fertilizer , biocide , etc. fails to utilize the maximum producing capacity of field.

3. Lack of irrigation in many places lead to crop failure.

4. Soil erosion reduces fertility by remaining the top soil.

5. Inadequate storage capacity often damaged the produced crops.

6. Inadequate transport facilities hamper production and fail to reach the crops to markets in time.

7. Scarcity of capital causes failure in achieving high levels of production.

8. Lack of mechanization reduces rate of production.

9. Low yield of crop per hectare.

10. Great number of small and medium farmers as well as landless farmers.

11. Most of the farmers are not properly trained in agriculture.

12. Lack of use of modern technology in agriculture due to lack of knowledge how to use it.

13. Little or almost no use of High Yielding Variety (HYV) of seeds.

14. Reduction of agricultural land due to high pressure of population.

15. Very less amount of per capita land for agriculture.

16. Low price of agricultural product compared to cost of production.

17. Lack of loan and insurance facilities for agriculture.

18. Damage of crops due to floods , drought and other natural calamities.

19. Lack of godowns and cold storages for finished product.

20. Improper use of chemical fertilizer damages the crops.

 

                                                                     There are much more problem in Indian agriculture and our government is also trying their best to solve them . There are also many steps which has been taken to solve the problems of Indian agriculture .

In next post I will discuss about those steps which are already taken to solve the problem of Indian Agriculture.

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