what are the weaknesses of indian agriculture?

Answer 1

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WEAKNESSES

Despite high growth, international comparisons reveal that the average yield in India is generally 30% to 50% of the highest average yield in the world.

The low productivity in India is a result of the following factors:

--->Illiteracy, general socio-economic backwardness, reforms and inadequate or inefficient finance and marketing services for farm produce.

--->The average size of land holdings is very small (less than 20,000 m²) and are subject to fragmentation, due to land ceiling acts and in some cases, family disputes. Such small holdings are often over-manned, resulting in disguised unemployment and low productivity of labour.

---->Adoption of modern agricultural practices and use of technology is inadequate, hampered by ignorance of such practices, high costs and impracticality in the case of small land holdings.

--->Irrigation facilities are inadequate, as revealed by the fact that only 53.6% of the land was irrigated in 2000–01, which result in farmers still being dependent on rainfall, specifically the Monsoon season.

--->A good monsoon results in a robust growth for the economy as a whole, while a poor monsoon leads to a sluggish growth. Farm credit is regulated by NABARD, which is the statutory apex agent for rural development in the subcontinent.

In the last few decades several farmers have committed suicide especially in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Kerala. Combating this has become a major challenge for these governments. Some of the causes for the deaths include indebtedness of small and marginal farmers and repeated crop failures.


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Problems faced by Indian Agriculturist


1. Lack of education and awareness about opportunities.

2. Lack of Market Knowledge and Marketing skills.

3. Lack of professionalism and small land holding.

4. Absence of innovative financing for agriculture.


5. Agriculture has become un-viable due to over supply because new hybrids are giving excellent yield but due to over supply, the price realization is very low.


6. Cost of transport to market, electricity for water pump, cost of fertilizers, cost of living is going up several times but the selling price of agriculture produce is stagnating due to over supply and record productions.


7. Lack of reliable Agriculture publication and media to provide latest and reliable localized data.

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Answer 2

If you mean The country India they have two seasons really dry and monsoon season This can limit the Rice yield if it stays dry. And the monsoons flood the fields, destroying the same Rice crops. They have such extreme weather patterns that agriculture is a very risky proposition as most of the agriculture is still smaller family type farms. The small farmers have no margin for error. These plantings are make or break. The larger corporate farms have capital to ride a bad season out.

Answer 3

it might have the uncertain rainy season
now a days they used new techniques bt still many farmers who r poor cant adopt the same
and yes last bt not last Indian Government for not helping that much or providing facilities to farmers

Answer 4

Fragmentation of landdue to distributing it to the sons, after the death of the father...it hopelessly becomes difficult to cultivate small lands and the new owner is not willing to modernise or invest further

Answer 5

Exploitation of the Goverment on the poor farmers....lack of distribution....illiteracy etc.

Answer 6

I think low productivity.The use mostly animals and human work.If they used more machinery they could increase productivity significantly.

Answer 7

lots of prolems are their.... like averse to new technology, in some areas lands are fragmented, overdependency on monsoon, lack of resources, etc