Question 28 Given below is a conversation between two farmers Heera and Beera. Heera : Brother Beera, your maize crops looks beautiful! They have grown pretty fast. Beera : Yes, I have sprayed urea this time. What about you? Heera : Well, I am still relying on good old cow dung. I am saving money for buying a tractor. Beera : That’s good. Tractor saves a lot of time and labour. Heera : Yes, it’s been very labour intensive for me and now these weeds have come up. Beera : Try weedicides, they are very effective. Now answer the following questions. (i) List the practices which are not environment friendly and why? (ii) What is the advantage of modern agriculture implements over traditional ones? (iii) Name one weedicide and the precaution farmers must take during its application.
A dual economy means:
1. the existence of black money and white money 2. the existence of commercial agriculture with subsistence farming 3. modern industry and commercial agriculture co-existing with subsistence farming and traditional handicrafts