Question

The land under cultivation has got reduced day by day. Can you imagine its consequences?

Answer 1

• Rural population of India is about 600 million and they depend on around 250 million hectares of agricultural land, and the average per person is less than half a hectare.
• As the population keeps rising, if farmers continue growing foodgrains on the holdings that grow smaller and smaller, there will be a bleak future for Indian farmers as per analysis of few economists.
• Cropping patterns should be diversified by Indian farmers, from cereals to high-value crops.
• Changing the cropping pattern will not only reduce environmental degradation, but also increase incomes.