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Agriculture is an old age economic activity in our country .over these years , cultivation methods have changed significantly depending upon the characteristics of physical environment ,technological know -how and socio cultural practices. Farming varies from subsistence to  commercial type .At present ,in different types of India, the following systems are practiced. Subsistence Farming: It is in two forms .They are simple subsistence Farming and Intensive subsistence Farming. 1) simple subsistence Farming: Agriculture is practiced on small patches of land with the help of primitive tools like how, Dao and digging sticks ,and family community labor .This type of farming depends upon monsoon ,natural fertility of the soil and suitability of other environmental conditions to the crops grown. It is a slash and burn agriculture it is also know as shifting agriculture . 2)Intensive subsistence Farming :It is practiced in the areas of high population density of l...

  The farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale, and pays the freight both ways." STRUGGLE OF THE FARMER The farmers of India are the hardest worker farmer from all over the world. He gets up early in the morning, takes his plough, and with his cattle goes to his field even before it is full daylight. He works there all day without caring for the hardships of the weather. Winter, summer or rain, it is all the same for him. We find him working on his field sowing, ploughing or reaping in biting cold as well as in the hot winds or summer. Full of difficulties-Such is a typical day in the life of an Indian farmer. His life is full of difficulties. In spite of his hard labour he lives a life of extreme poverty. He is born in debt, lives in debt, and dies in debt. “To a common man, land is just a place where we work. But for a farmer like me, its much more than that. L — Life A — Ambition N — Native D — Determination They use to ...

GOVT AND FARMERS The Indian farm reforms of 2020 refer to three agricultural bills passed by the Parliament of India on 27 September 2020. The bills collectively seek to provide farmers with multiple marketing channels and provide a legal framework for farmers to enter into pre-arranged contracts among other things. The three laws are the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, which came into effect following the approval of President Ram Nathuram Kovind.                                 Protests against the acts picked up in September 2020, particularly in Punjab and Haryana, where farmers have been at the forefront. The farmers were protesting against the government's introduction of three laws that loosened rules around sale, pricing and ...

            Hi everyone! In this blog I am going to explain about some important    " TYPES OF FARMING". Farming is not only to produce wheat, rice etc. and it is also important to know about Aquafarming , Diary farming, Organic farming, Poultry farming, sericulture, Sheep farming.     AQUAFARMING India’s marine food exported 13, 92,559 MT of seafood worth Rs 46,589.37 crore (USD 6,728.50 million)  in 2018/19. Most of this growth stemmed from aquaculture – an industry set to advance. Increasing domestic and foreign demand is fueling expansion of India’s aquaculture industry. Stronger commercial orientation is also driving change. Cooperatives and farmers’ associations now need credit to build their business. Banks are reluctant to lend, however, because risks threaten to hamper fish farmers’ ability to service their loans. Disease can kill shrimp, algae blooms can suffocate fish, and typhoons and earthquakes can breach the banks of...

                  Hi everyone, In   this blog I am going to discuss about "what is farming ?" and problems faced by the farmers in farming like about water usage and soil erosion.                  Farming is the  act or process of working the ground, planting seeds, and growing edible plants . You can also describe raising animals for milk or meat as farming. Farming is a great way to describe the lifestyle and work of people whose jobs are in the agriculture industry.                 Farming  includes science, technology, and engineering. It is the genetics work used to improve the seeds and animals farmers purchase. It is the development, design, production and sales of everything farmers use – tractors, equipment, buildings, fertilizer, and more. Farming includes business. It is the financial and legal aspects of acquiring land a...