HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

GENERAL AGRICULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following works to protect against the exploitation of agricultural labor?
A
fair trade
B
all agribusiness
C
plantation farming
D
suitcase farming
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The surplus land was to be redistributed to landless and marginal farmers. You can read the Maharashtra Agricultural Land Ceiling Act, 1961 here. The original Land Aquisition Act was enacted by the British in 1894.

Detailed explanation-2: -Exploited humans include industry workers, who labor on factory farms and in slaughterhouses and meatpacking plants. These workers earn poverty wages2 to perform dangerous and traumatic jobs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Opinion survey was conducted and results revealed that mechanization of agricultural operations, shifting towards less labour required crops, hiring labour from outside the village and intensive use of family labour are the major strategies adopted by farmers to overcome labour shortage.

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