Farming in Palampur
Farming in Palampur: Overview
The topic broadly discusses the incorporation of four factors of production in the farming activity of the village of Palampur. It also discusses in detail the difficulties faced by small farmers or waged workers.
Important Questions on Farming in Palampur
Construct a table on the distribution of land among the families of Palampur.
Describe the work of a farmer with hectare of land.
Is it important to increase the area under irrigation? Why?
How did the spread of electricity help farmers in Palampur?
Modern farming methods require more inputs which are manufactured in industry. Do you agree?
Let us take three farmers. Each has grown wheat on his field though the production is different (see Column ). The consumption of wheat by each farmer family is the same (Column ). The whole surplus wheat this year is used as capital for next year’s production. Suppose, production is twice the capital used in production. Complete the tables.
Farmer :
| Production | Consumption | Surplus = Production – Consumption | Capital for the next year | |
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Farmer :
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Farmer 3:
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Compare the production of wheat by the three farmers over the years.
What happens to Farmer in Year ? Can he continue production? What will he have to do to continue production?
Gosaipur and Majauli are two villages in North Bihar. Out of a total of households in the two villages, there are more than men who are employed in rural Punjab and Haryana or in Delhi, Mumbai, Surat, Hyderabad or Nagpur. Such migration is common in most villages across India. Why do people migrate? Can you describe (based on your imagination) the work that the migrants of Gosaipur and Majauli might do at the place of destination?
Why are farm labourers like Dala and Ramkali poor?
Identify the work being done on the field in Pictures and arrange them in a proper sequence.
Would you agree that the distribution of cultivated land is unequal in Palampur? Do you find a similar situation in India? Explain.
The distribution of farmers in India and the amount of land they cultivate is given in the following Graph
Why do so many families of farmers cultivate such small plots of land?
In the Picture , can you shade the land cultivated by the small farmers?
Modern farming methods require the farmer to start with more cash than before. Why?
What is the working capital required by the farmer using modern farming methods?
The following table shows the production of wheat and pulses in India after the Green Revolution, in units of million tonnes. Was the Green Revolution equally successful for both the crops? Discuss.
Table : Production of pulses and wheat (in Million Tonnes)
| Years | Production of Pulses | Production of Wheat |
Source: Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, as of February .
What is the difference between multiple cropping and modern farming method?
The following Table . shows the land under cultivation in India in units of million hectares. Plot this on the graph provided. What does the graph show?
Table .: Cultivated area over the years
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(P) - Provisional Data
Source: Pocket Book of Agriculture Statistics , Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers' Welfare.
On what terms did Savita get a loan from Tajpal Singh? Would Savita's condition be different if she could get a loan from the bank at a low rate of interest?
How do the medium and large farmers obtain capital for farming? How is it different from the small farmers?
