Book: NCERT - Economics
Chapter: 1. The Story of Village Palampur
Subject: Social Science - Class 9th
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Modern farming methods require the farmer to start with more cash than before. Why?
The working capital is more in case of modern farming because one needs to employ costly farming techniques and the costs of the modern fertilizers, other chemicals and seeds are also higher than the conventional equipments.
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The following table shows the production of wheat and pulses in India after the Green Revolution in units of million tones. Plot this on a graph. Was the Green Revolution equally successful for both the crops? Discuss.
Production of pulses and wheat
Year | Production of Pulses | Production of Wheat |
1965-66 1970-71 1980-81 1990-91 2000-01 2010-11 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 | 10 11 12 14 11 18 18 19 17 | 10 24 36 55 70 87 94 96 89 |