Question

Explain the different methods to increase production from the same area of land, giving some concrete examples.

Answer 1

Hint: These days the need for food and other goods is widening but the output is very low. This is due to less availability of land and the transition of people from the agriculture to service and industrial sectors.

Complete Answer:
- Multiple cropping is a familiar way of improving production. It comprises growing more than one crop on a piece of land during the year. For example, farmers in the western parts of Uttar Pradesh perform multiple cropping.

-The other way of enhancing yield is by adopting modern farming techniques. It includes the practice of high-yielding variety seeds, irrigation, and chemical fertilisers and pesticides to yield extreme production from the same piece of land.

-Improved heat tolerant variations facilitate the plant to retain outcomes at higher temperatures. Heat tolerant disparities can enhance crop results from up to 23 percent.

-By pertaining to preservation tillage methods, one can save time, fuel and machinery wear.

-Nitrogen is the fundamental element needed for good plant growth. Efficient use of nitrogen can improve crop outputs by 22 percent.

Note:
-As of February 2020, there are 27 Centrally Sponsored Government plans to enhance the agriculture industry and increase the income of farmers.
-Norman Borlaug is known as the father of the green revolution. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for protecting billions of lives from hunger.
-The father of the Indian Green Revolution is M S Swaminathan whose work directed the increase in food grain output in the states of Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh.