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The following points will highlight the seven major problems of Indian agriculture. Problem # 1. Instability: Agriculture in India is largely depends on monsoon. As a result, production of food-grains fluctuates year after year. A year of abun­dant output of cereals is often followed by a year of acute shortage. This, in its turn, leads to price income and employment [...]

The following points will highlight the three main factors of low productivity in Indian agriculture. 1. General Factors: (a) Overcrowding in Agriculture: The real problem of Indian agriculture is that there are too many people who depend on agriculture. The natu­ral increase in population could not be absorbed in industries. Moreover, the dependence on agri­culture increased due to the decline [...]