Question

Indian agriculture is a gamble on monsoon.Explain

Answer 1

India is a monsoonal country , with 80 % of rainfall concentrated in 3-4 months. Though some part of country gets rainfall in nov-dec and some in jan – feb , these are light showers. Nearly 70 % farmers are are small farmers with land holding less than 2 hectares . Late onset and early withdrawal of rains affect this section of farmers most. With economy largely dependant of agriculture , failure or scant rains have devastating effect on economy