Though India is an agricultural country still it is backward in agriculture. Give reasons.

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The reasons for India being backward in agriculture are as follows:
- Vagaries of monsoon
- Sub- division and fragmentation
- Soil erosion
- Old and primitive method of cultivation
- Illiteracy and conservative attitude of farmers
- Land ownership problem
- Rural indebtedness
- Defective agriculture marketing.

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