AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURE AND ITS TYPES
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Expansion of irrigation facilities
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Ceiling on land holdings
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Use of HYV seeds
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Mechanised means of cultivation
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Detailed explanation-1: -Reforms related to land ownership, crop subsidies, and selling of farm produce are called institutional reforms. These reforms ensure a holistic development of the farming sector, making agriculture a profitable activity, and improving socio-economic conditions of the farmers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Crop insurance was provided for disease, fire, cyclone, flood, and drought. To provide loans to farmers at low interest rates, banks, cooperative societies, grameen banks were established. More items
Detailed explanation-3: -Collectivisation, consolidation of land holdings, cooperation and abolition of zamindari etc. Land reform was the main focus of our first Five Year Plan. The Government of India embarked upon introducing agricultural reforms to improve Indian agriculture in the 1960’s and 1970’s. More items
Detailed explanation-4: -Agricultural Marketing. Direct & Indirect Farm Subsidies. Growth & Development. 13-Oct-2020