agriculture

1. Chapter- agriculture
Prepared by-Dikshita Bhatia

2. Agriculture
Ager
Cultur

3. Agriculture
Land cultivation
Tilling of land
 Sowing of seeds
 Irrigation
Harvesting
 Selling

4. Agricultural
seasons

5. Kharif
Rainy season to autumn season
[ June till beginning of November ]

6. Kharif
Major crops-
Rice,maiz,cottan.jute etc

7. Rabi
Winter season
(oct-nov to mar-apr)

8. Rabi
Major crops-
Wheat,grains,mustard,
tobacco etc

9. Zaid
Extra
crops
Summer month of
April, May and June
Major crops-
fruits and
vegetabls

10. Types of
farming
 Shifting Agriculture
 Subsistence Agriculture
 Intensive agriculture
 Extensive Agriculture
 Plantation Farming
 Mixed farming
 Commercial agriculture

11. Indian agricultural
problems
•REPETITIVE CULTIVATION OF TWO STAPLE CROPS
INSUFFICIENT IRRIGATION
LOW PRODUCTIVITY
PLANTATION AND COMMERCIAL CROPS
LANDHOLDING
TENACY PRACTICE

12. SOIL EROSION
SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE
 UNRELIABLE RAINFALL
HUMAN FACTORS
SHIFTING CULTIVATION
Indian
Agricultural
Problems

13. SOLUTIOMS
I. CONTINUOUS IRRIGATION
II. HIGH YIELDING VARIETY SEE
III. CONSOLIDATION OF LANDH
IV. INSECTICIDES AND PESTICID
V. LAND REFORMS
VI. AGRICULTURAL CREDIT
VII. AFFORESTATION