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Agriculture
Describe the objectives of India's food security policy.
India’s food security policy:
(i)It has a primary objective to ensure availability of foodgrains to the common people at an affordable price.
(ii)It has enabled the poor to have access to food.
(iii)The focus of the policy is on growth in agriculture production and on fixing the support price for procurement of wheat and rice, to maintain their stocks.
(iv)Food Corporation of India (FCI) is responsible for procuring and stocking foodgrains, whereas distribution is ensured by public distribution system (PDS).
(v)The FCI procures foodgrains from the farmers at the government announced minimum support price (MSP).
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Suggest the initiative taken by the government to ensure the increase in agricultural production.
Describe the impact of globalisation on Indian agriculture.
Describe the geographical conditions required for the growth of rice.
Solve the puzzle by following your search horizontally and vertically to find the hidden answers.
1. The two staple food crops of India.
2. This is the summer cropping season of India.
3. Pulses like arhar, moong, gram, urad contain ....
4. It is a coarse grain.
5. The two important beverages in India are...
6. One of the four major fibres grown on black soil.
_________________ agriculture is practised on small patches of land with the help of primitive tools like hoi, dao and digging sticks and family/ community labour.
Slash and burn agriculture is known as ___________ in north eastern states.
Which one of the following crops is sown in winter from October to December and harvested in summer from April to June?
Which of one the following crops is grown with the onset of monsoon and are harvested in September-October?
Which is the main food crop, in north and north-western parts of the country?
Which of the following states is the largest producer of wheat in India?
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