Question

(i) Why is agriculture important in India?
(ii) Name the two main agricultural seasons of India.
(iii) What is mixed farming?

Answer 1

• Indian agriculture sector accounts for 18 percent of India's gross domestic product.
• Agriculture is the most important sector of Indian Economy.
  
• It provides employment to 50% of the countries workforce.
  
• India is the world’s largest producer of pulses, rice, wheat, spices and spice products.
• Rabi, Kharif, and Zaid are the three cropping seasons of India.
• Mixed farming is an agricultural system in which a farmer conducts different agricultural practice together, such as cash crops and livestock.
  
• The aim is to increase income through different sources and to complement land and labour demands across the year.