INDIA: AGRICULTURE. — Social Science STD 10 — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Social ScienceINDIA: AGRICULTURE.4 Marks
Question
Write a short note on World Market and India's Agriculture.
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Answer
Green revolution took place in our country in the decade of $1960,$ but before that there was a time when there was an acute shortage of food grains in the country. An agrarian country had to import food grains. The country was struggling against such dependent conditions.
>It provides employment to about one half of the population of the country.
>Agriculture holds about $17\%$ of the total gross domestic production $(GDP).$
> Much foreign exchange is earned from their export.
> India ranks second in the world in agrarian production.
> Many changes took place in the agricultural field due to globalization. The process to export or import crop productions is made very simple.
> Cotton, chillies and til are now available in Chinese market and various fruits from world are now available in Indian market.
>The costly "genetically modified" $BT$ seeds sold by the multi-national companies are now available in India.
> With the import becoming smoother, the domestic farm products have to face tough competition.
> Some products have gained global markets hence the necessity of registration of their Patents.
> A series of planned steps will have to be taken to increase the economic prosperity and solidarity of people.
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