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Yojana magazine
Yojana magazine Published this article page no 44 there has been a significant increase in agricultural output and improvement in technology during the last fifty years. production and yield of many crops such as rice and wheat has increased at an impressive rate. among the other crops the production of sugarcane oilseeds and cotton has also increased appreciably. india ranked first in the production of pulses and jute in 2008-09. it is the second largestproducer of rice wheat groundnut sugarcane and vegetables. expansion of irrigation has played ...
Banking service chronicle
Banking service chronicle Published this article page no 45 consumption of chemical fertilizers has increased by 15 times since mid-sixties. in 2001-02 per hectare consumption of chemical fertilizers in india was 91 kg which was equal to its average consumption in the world 90 kg. but in the irrigated areas of punjab and haryana the consumption of chemical fertilizers per unit area is three to four times higher than that of the national average. since the high yielding varieties are highly susceptib...
Banking service chronicle
Banking service chronicle Published this article page no 46 the nature of problems faced by indian agriculture varies according to agro-ecological and historical experiences of its different regions. hence most of the agricultural problems in the country are region specific. yet there are some problems which are common and range from physical constraints to institutional hindrances. a detailed discussion on these problems follows dependence on erratic monsoon irrigation covers only about 33 per cent...
Banking service chronicle
Banking service chronicle Published this article page no 48 the yield of the crops in the country is low in comparison to the international level. per hectare output of most of the crops such as rice wheat cotton and oilseeds in india is much lower than that of u.s.a. russia and japan. because of the very high pressure on the land resources the labour productivity in indian agriculture is also very low in comparison to international level. the vast rainfed areas of the country particularly drylands ...
Banking service chronicle
Banking service chronicle Published this article page no 47 on the other hand the rainfall in rajasthan and other drought prone areas is too meagre and highly unreliable. even the areas receiving high annual rainfall experience considerable fluctuations. this makes them vulnerable to both droughts and floods. drought is a common phenomenon in the low rainfall areas which may also experience occasional floods. the flash floods in drylands of maharashtra gujarat and rajasthan in 2006...