Question

What are the different ways of increasing production on the same piece of land?

Answer 1

Different ways are:

(i) Multiple cropping can be done. More and more crop is grown during the year on the same piece of land.

(ii) In Palampur farmers grow jowar and bajra during rainy (Kharif) season.

(iii)They grow potato between October and December.

(iv) During winter, they grow wheat.

(v) It is possible due to the self-developed system of irrigation.

(vi) Persian wheels are used and tube-wells could irrigate more areas.