It has been argued that early part of Green Revolution led to a class polarization in the rural parts of the country. Discuss critically.

Hint: The argument was that rich peasants became richer at the cost of small peasants; because the later were not able to access modern inputs.  This argument further says that resources were concentrated into those regions which were already well ..

How Green Revolution did benefits the farmers? Discuss its drawbacks.

In the early 1960s, the Green Revolution started in India in some of the northern states. was introduced as a package program with seed-water-fertilizer-pesticide-technology components and was originally called the High Yielding Variety Programme (HYVP). It was launched in Kharif ..

China and India produce almost equivalent quantity of cotton, but China is a net importer of cotton; India is a net exporter. Discuss making a case if India should follow China model in its cotton sector.

Hint: Although India gets export earnings from raw cotton exports, yet majority (70%) raw cotton exports from India are to China. On the other hand, China uses its cotton and imported cotton to produce value added material such as fabrics, ..

Enumerate the salient features of National Dairy Plan Phase-I.

The National Dairy Plan phase-I was introduced in 2012 to develop the dairy sector of the country. The project was mostly funded by the International Development Association of the World Bank. The first phase mainly focused on two main areas ..

In recent years pulses have become the main drivers of food Price inflation in India. Why? What are the main constraints in expanding pulses production in India? Examine.

Hint: High demand supply gap; low productivity and low growth in productivity are three key reasons. We need to import the pulses to fill the demand supply gap; but international trade is much small in pulses in comparison to our ..

What do you understand by sustainable sugar Initiative (SSI)? Discuss its main principles and methods?

Model Answer: SSI was jointly launched by ICRISAT and WWF to reduce and optimize the use of water and other inputs in sugarcane production. It is a system of various practices and principles including using single budded sets from healthy ..

What do you understand by Relay Cropping? Discuss its advantages and disadvantages vis-à-vis other cropping patterns.

Hint: In Relay cropping second crop is planted even before the first crop is harvested. Thus, both crops share some part of the season. In India, Rice –cauliflower – onion-summer gourd is one example of relay cropping. Advantages: Less risk ..

Critically examine the role of Livestock in farming economy of India. Do you agree with the view that in recent times, there has been a structural shift in agriculture sector due to Livestock rearing? Substantiate your stand.

Model Answer: India’s agricultural system is predominantly a mixed crop-livestock farming system in which crop production is combined with the rearing of livestock. Since Indian farmer is always subject to vagaries of nature such as drought, famine, floods etc. livestock ..

Discuss the income elasticity of demand and consumption pattern in terms of animal products in India.

Hint Answer: The animal products have positive income elasticity of demand. This implies that as the consumers’ income rises, more their consumption pattern will change and more they will demand the animal products such as meat, eggs and milk. This ..

The answer to alarming import dependency in edible oil lies in Oil Palm. Discuss citing major constraints to palm oil production in India.

The import bill for edible oil is around $10 billion, and it is India’s third-highest overseas spending after oil and gold, causing fiscal implications such as widening of Current Account deficit, depletion of foreign exchange etc. This problem can be ..