Modern agricultural comprises of improved farming techniques and using of irrigation and high- yield grains resulting into increased production. Several measures are being undertaken by government authorities to eradicate the inadequacy of monsoon by introducing water dams and river project for effective irrigation. India is primarily a agriculture country dating back to more than ten thousand years. Today, India ranks [...]
Agriculture represents the first attempt of human beings of control static resources, that is the bounty of land. It is as old as human civilization on the earth. In ancient times, there were only three basic needs of human beings, food, cloth and shelter. But due to increased population food needs are also increased, so cultivation of domesticated plants is [...]
Agriculture has played a vital role in sustaining and nurturing humankind. The initially gradual but accelerating growth of dense populations that inhabit the earth today and the development of modern civilization have been made possible by the developments and sophistications in agriculture. Agriculture has no single or simple origin. As soon as humans began to form permanent settlements, and gave [...]
Four approaches to sustainable agriculture management are as follows: 1. Sustainable Land Use Management: The term sustainable land use is comprehensive. Land is used to mean soils, forms of terrain, climate, vegetation and fauna. Land quality can differ with respect to the availability of water and nutrients for agricultural and forestry purposes, the resistance of the soils and soil-use with [...]
Paragraph on Indian Agriculture! Agriculture includes rising of crops from the land, animal husbandry, Agroforestry and pisciculture. India is pre-eminently an agricultural country. Agriculture has been practised in India since time immemorial. It plays a vital role in the economy of India. Till 1971, about 80 per cent of India’s population Jived in rural areas and depended directly or indirectly [...]
Some of the major groups under which the agriculture is classified are as follows: Agriculture is by far the most widespread form of human activity and is more basic than any industry. It is difficult to classify the agricultural types of the world because of complex farming activities. Still they are classified into various groups: 1. Shifting Agriculture: It is [...]