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The Story Of Village Palampur

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Modern farming methods require more inputs which are manufactured in industry. Do you agree?

Solution

Yes, modern farming methods require more inputs:

(i) Fixed Capital: Modern farming methods need more fixed capital such as tools, machines, tractors, combines, threshers, drilling machines, motors etc. All these factors are manufactured in Industry.

(ii) Working Capital: Modern farming also needs more working capital such as chemical fertilizers, pesticides, weedicides etc which are also manufactured in Industries.

Some More Questions From The Story Of Village Palampur Chapter

Every village in India is surveyed once in ten years during the Census and some of details are presented in the following format. Fill up the following based on information on Palampur.

FACILITIES:

Educational

Medical

Market

Electricity Supply

Communication

Nearest Town

Modern farming methods require more inputs which are manufactured in industry. Do you agree?

How did the spread of electricity help farmers in Palampur?

Is it important to increase the area under irrigation? Why?

Construct a table on the distribution of land among the 450 families of Palampur.

Why are the wages for farm labourers in Palampur less than minimum wages?

In your region, talk to two labourers. Choose either farm labourers or labourers working at construction sites. What wages do they get? Are they paid in cash or kind? Do they get work regularly? Are they in debt?

What are the different ways of increasing production on the same piece of land? Use examples to explain.

Describe the work of a farmer with one hectare of land.

How do the medium and large farmers obtain capital for farming? How is it different from the small farmers?

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