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Land Resources And Agriculture
Differentiate between Foodgrains and food crops.
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Foodgrains |
Food Crops |
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(i) Cereals are called food grains such as grains of rice, wheat, maize, jowar and bajra. |
(i)Food crops are those crops which can be turned into food product such us pulses, oil seeds, sugarcane, tea and coffee. |
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(ii)Wheat is the main food grain of the people living in Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh. Millets are used by poor in drier parts of the country. |
(ii)Some food crops become commercial after processing such as sugar cane, coffee and tea and oil seeds. |
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(iii)About two third of the net Sown area is devoted to the production of food grains. |
(iii)Some of the food crops are valuable raw material for agro- based industries. |
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Describe the significance of agricultural land in rural areas.
State the difference between dryland and wetland farming .
What are the different types of environmental problems of land resources in India?
What are the imporant strategies for agricultural development followed in the post-independence period in India?
How do you measure total cultivable land?
Why cropping intensity is desirable in India and how is calculated?
Mention with reasons principal rice producing states.
Mention the objectives of Protective irrigation and productive irrigation.
Name the two most important cereal crops of India. Mention the names of any two states which are the important producers of each of these crops.
Describe low productivity as a problem of Indian agriculture.
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