Q. Consider the following statements:

1. Public investment in agriculture sector has fallen in the reform period.
2. In post-reform period, there has been a shift from production for the domestic market towards production for the export market in the agricultural sector.

Which of the above is / are correct?
Answer: Both 1 and 2
Notes: Both statements are correct in the context of India’s agricultural sector. Public investment in agricultural sector especially in infrastructure, which includes irrigation, power, roads, market linkages and research and extension (which played a crucial role in the Green Revolution), has fallen in the reform period. Also, because of export- oriented policy strategies in agriculture, there has been a shift from production for the domestic market towards production for the export market focusing on cash crops in lieu of production of food grains.

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