Why was the cotton textile industry concentrated in the cotton growing belt in the early years? Explain.
In the early years the cotton textile industry were concentrated in the cotton growing belt of Maharastra and Gujurat.
The reasons:
(i) availability of raw cotton
(ii) transport including accessible port facilities
(iii) labour
(iv) market
(v) moist climate
Name one staple crop of India and the regions where it is produced.
Enlist the various institutional reform programmes introduced by the government in the interest of farmers.
The land under cultivation has got reduced day by day. Can you imagine its consequences?
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?
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