Question

Differentiate between developed and developing countries on the basis of different types of farming

Answer 1

If we take one developed country as USA and one developing country India then the differences in their farming is as:

1)The Size of a farm in USA is much larger than India. An average US farm is 250 hectares where as Indian farmers have small plots of land upto 2 hectare.

2) US farmers usually reside in farm whereas Indian farmers don't usually stay in the farm due to small landholdings and lesser facilities available in farming areas..

3)The crop grown on Indian farms are usually wheat, rice or pulses whereas on a US it is wheat, soyabean, sugarbeet or cotton.

4)The Indian farmers still uses traditional methods whereas the farmers in US employ technology and machines to perform agricultural operations.

5)The Indian farmers do not have storage facilities and they have to depend on mandi that are located in towns where they are exploited and given very less rates. Whereas Us farmers have adequate storage facilities and the market agencies take care of their product.