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Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript Indian Agricultural System : Indian Agricultural System India is basically an agricultural country : India is basically an agricultural country Slide 4: Agriculture in India has a long history dating back to ten thousand years. Today India produces more than 135 crops in different forms : Today India produces more than 135 crops in different forms Food grains : Food grains Fruits and nuts : Fruits and nuts Fruits : Fruits Vegetables : Vegetables Seeds : Seeds Spices : Spices Spices : Spices Tea and Coffee : Tea and Coffee Tobacco : Tobacco 30o - 33o : 30o - 33o Delhi West bengal Andra pradesh Tamil nadu Madhya pradesh Utter pradesh Goa Punjab Jammu& kashmir Wheat Coconut Rice chilly Tobacco Cotton Jute Tea Oil seed Cashew 27^-29^ : 27^-29^ Orissa kerala Jarkhand Assam Chattisgarh Pondicherry Meghalaya Rajastan Gujarat Maharashtra Wheat Potato Groundnut Spices Sugarcane Maize Bazra Johar Barle 24^-26^ : 24^-26^ Karnataka Himachal pradesh Mizoram Haryana Manipur Tripura Uttaranchal Nagaland Grapes Cashews Mangoes Vegetables Rice Apple Ragi 36^ : 36^ Bihar Jute Rice Maize Potatoes Past : Past Slide 41: Instead of building canals, Indus civilization people may have built water diversion schemes, which like terrace agriculture can be elaborated by generations of small-scale labour investments. Slide 42: It is known that Indus civilization people practiced rainfall harvesting, a powerful technology that was brought to fruition by classical Indian civilization but nearly forgotten in the 20th century. Slide 43: At a recently discovered Indus civilization city in western India, archaeologists discovered a series of massive reservoirs, hewn from solid rock and designed to collect rainfall, that would have been capable Slide 44: Shallow-well schemes and small surface-water projects, mainly ponds (called tanks in India), have been supported by government credit but were otherwise installed and operated by private entrepreneurs. Roughly 42 percent of the net irrigated area in 1990 was from surface water sources. Tanks, step wells, and tube wells provided another 51 percent; the rest came from other sources. Future : Future ? Agricultural achievements : Agricultural achievements Slide 49: India is the largest producer in the world of milk, cashew nuts, coconuts, tea, ginger, turmeric and black pepper, and has the world’s largest cattle population (281 million). Slide 50: It is the second largest producer of wheat, rice, sugar, groundnut and inland fish. Slide 51: It is the third largest producer of tobacco. India accounts for 10% of the world fruit production with first rank in the production of banana and sapota Slide 52: The low productivity in India is a result of the following factors General socio-economic backwardness, slow progress in implementing land reforms and inadequate or inefficient finance and marketing services for farm produce. : General socio-economic backwardness, slow progress in implementing land reforms and inadequate or inefficient finance and marketing services for farm produce. Illiteracy Inconsistent government policy. Agricultural subsidies and taxes often changed without notice for short term political ends. : Inconsistent government policy. Agricultural subsidies and taxes often changed without notice for short term political ends. The average size of land: Holdings are very small (less than 20,000 m≤) and is subject to fragmentation, due to land ceiling acts and in some cases, family disputes : The average size of land: Holdings are very small (less than 20,000 m≤) and is subject to fragmentation, due to land ceiling acts and in some cases, family disputes Age old agricultural practices:Adoption of modern agricultural practices and use of technology is inadequate : Age old agricultural practices:Adoption of modern agricultural practices and use of technology is inadequate Irrigation facilities are inadequate: : Irrigation facilities are inadequate: Only 52% of the land is irrigated Monsoon Over pumping - drop in aquifer level Slide 59: Over population: India’s population is growing faster than its ability to produce rice and wheat. Why farmers are committing suicides? : Why farmers are committing suicides? Slide 61: Bad choice of crop Water shortage Pesticide Debts Agricultural sector's contribution to India : Agricultural sector's contribution to India Slide 63: Agriculture contributes 16.6% of the GDP 52% of the employment is given by this sector Sources : Sources www.Wikipedia.com www.weather.msn.com www.google.com You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
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Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript Indian Agricultural System : Indian Agricultural System India is basically an agricultural country : India is basically an agricultural country Slide 4: Agriculture in India has a long history dating back to ten thousand years. Today India produces more than 135 crops in different forms : Today India produces more than 135 crops in different forms Food grains : Food grains Fruits and nuts : Fruits and nuts Fruits : Fruits Vegetables : Vegetables Seeds : Seeds Spices : Spices Spices : Spices Tea and Coffee : Tea and Coffee Tobacco : Tobacco 30o - 33o : 30o - 33o Delhi West bengal Andra pradesh Tamil nadu Madhya pradesh Utter pradesh Goa Punjab Jammu& kashmir Wheat Coconut Rice chilly Tobacco Cotton Jute Tea Oil seed Cashew 27^-29^ : 27^-29^ Orissa kerala Jarkhand Assam Chattisgarh Pondicherry Meghalaya Rajastan Gujarat Maharashtra Wheat Potato Groundnut Spices Sugarcane Maize Bazra Johar Barle 24^-26^ : 24^-26^ Karnataka Himachal pradesh Mizoram Haryana Manipur Tripura Uttaranchal Nagaland Grapes Cashews Mangoes Vegetables Rice Apple Ragi 36^ : 36^ Bihar Jute Rice Maize Potatoes Past : Past Slide 41: Instead of building canals, Indus civilization people may have built water diversion schemes, which like terrace agriculture can be elaborated by generations of small-scale labour investments. Slide 42: It is known that Indus civilization people practiced rainfall harvesting, a powerful technology that was brought to fruition by classical Indian civilization but nearly forgotten in the 20th century. Slide 43: At a recently discovered Indus civilization city in western India, archaeologists discovered a series of massive reservoirs, hewn from solid rock and designed to collect rainfall, that would have been capable Slide 44: Shallow-well schemes and small surface-water projects, mainly ponds (called tanks in India), have been supported by government credit but were otherwise installed and operated by private entrepreneurs. Roughly 42 percent of the net irrigated area in 1990 was from surface water sources. Tanks, step wells, and tube wells provided another 51 percent; the rest came from other sources. Future : Future ? Agricultural achievements : Agricultural achievements Slide 49: India is the largest producer in the world of milk, cashew nuts, coconuts, tea, ginger, turmeric and black pepper, and has the world’s largest cattle population (281 million). Slide 50: It is the second largest producer of wheat, rice, sugar, groundnut and inland fish. Slide 51: It is the third largest producer of tobacco. India accounts for 10% of the world fruit production with first rank in the production of banana and sapota Slide 52: The low productivity in India is a result of the following factors General socio-economic backwardness, slow progress in implementing land reforms and inadequate or inefficient finance and marketing services for farm produce. : General socio-economic backwardness, slow progress in implementing land reforms and inadequate or inefficient finance and marketing services for farm produce. Illiteracy Inconsistent government policy. Agricultural subsidies and taxes often changed without notice for short term political ends. : Inconsistent government policy. Agricultural subsidies and taxes often changed without notice for short term political ends. The average size of land: Holdings are very small (less than 20,000 m≤) and is subject to fragmentation, due to land ceiling acts and in some cases, family disputes : The average size of land: Holdings are very small (less than 20,000 m≤) and is subject to fragmentation, due to land ceiling acts and in some cases, family disputes Age old agricultural practices:Adoption of modern agricultural practices and use of technology is inadequate : Age old agricultural practices:Adoption of modern agricultural practices and use of technology is inadequate Irrigation facilities are inadequate: : Irrigation facilities are inadequate: Only 52% of the land is irrigated Monsoon Over pumping - drop in aquifer level Slide 59: Over population: India’s population is growing faster than its ability to produce rice and wheat. Why farmers are committing suicides? : Why farmers are committing suicides? Slide 61: Bad choice of crop Water shortage Pesticide Debts Agricultural sector's contribution to India : Agricultural sector's contribution to India Slide 63: Agriculture contributes 16.6% of the GDP 52% of the employment is given by this sector Sources : Sources www.Wikipedia.com www.weather.msn.com www.google.com