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Why has the agriculture in India got a major get back inspite of increase in the GDP growth rate? |
| Answer» (i)\xa0More and more land is used for construction of factories, warehouses and shelters which have reduced the land under cultivation.\xa0(ii)\xa0Soil gets degraded by the use of pesticides, fertilizers, over irrigation, etc., which leads to water logging and salinity. (iii)\xa0Today Indian farmers are facing a big challenge from international competition.\xa0(iv)\xa0Our government is reducing the public investment in agriculture, subsidy on fertilizers have decreased.\xa0(v)\xa0Reduction in import duties on agricultural products have proved detrimental to agriculture in the country. | |