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  • What is the predominant type of Indian agriculture?

    Question: What is the predominant type of Indian agriculture?

    Options:

    4
    Commercial agriculture
    Extensive agriculture
    Plantation agriculture

    Indian Agriculture
    Agriculture plays a vital role in the Indian economy. 
    Over 70 percent of rural households depend on agriculture.
    Agriculture is an important sector of the Indian economy as it contributes about 17% to the total GDP and provides employment to around 58% of the population.
    Indian agriculture has registered impressive growth over the last few decades. 
    The foodgrains production has increased from 51 million tonnes (MT) in 1950-51 to 250MT during 2011-12 highest ever since independence
    The share of agriculture in GDP increased to 19.9 percent in 2020-21 from 17.8 percent in 2019-20.
    The last time the contribution of the agriculture sector in GDP was at 20 percent was in 2003-04.
    The predominant type of Indian agriculture is subsistence agriculture. Hence, Option 4 is correct.
    In this, farmers grow food to feed themselves and their dependents.
    🛑Additional Information
    Features of intensive subsistence agriculture:
    Small Holdings:
    It is practiced in a smaller piece of land to meet the personal need first and sell the rest of it is in surplus.
    Very Intensive Farming: 
    Due to the very limited space of usable land for agriculture, farmers try to make as much as possible with their crops.
    The farming is so intensive that they sometimes practice double- or treble-cropping.
    Requires Much Hand Labour:
    The intensive subsistence farmers don’t use much technology in their farming nor much machinery and thus much hand labour is required.
    These farmers usually use traditional techniques and simple tools to produce the best products possible.
    Use Of Animal And Plant Manures:
    Farmers often use every available type of manure such as farm wastes, rotten vegetables, animal dung, human excreta, etc.
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