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What are the major factors responsible for making the rice-wheat system a success? In spite of this success, how has this system become a bane in India? (Answer in 250 words) 15 marks

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Introduction

Rice-Wheat system of cropping helped India transition from begging bowl country with import depending on foreign aid into Net agricultural export nation.

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Main Body

Factors responsible for making rice-wheat system a success

1Green revolution - provided package of policies & technology that produced quite remarkable growth in increasing food grain production especially of rice & wheat production

a) India is largest exporter of tile in world

2State guarantee for production

Open procurement of supply of wheat under Minimum Support Price policy ensured farmers with stable income

3Fertilizer & input subsidies

Public investment in infrastructure like irrigation system, fertilizers, seeds etc supported farmers

4Food Parshnes - Rice & Wheat form core food programs in India
5Better export opportunity - Sustained high demand for Indian rice & wheat products also encourages Indian farmers to grow rice wheat

a) Basmati rice demand

Rice Wheat system as bane

1Reduced productivity & crop yield over time

a) Indian crop yield ~ ½ of China's

2Soil degradation
Due to intensive monocrapping of 2-3 crop cycles every yearexhausting of soil nutrients - both major & minor
3Growing dependence on HYV [High Yield Variety] seeds, pesticides & chemical fertilizers
4Ecological effects - Depletion of groundwater or aquifer, Air pollution due to stubble burning

a) Cancer trains in Punjab

Food parshening

Way forward

Found crop diversification

Targeted agriculture in modem with agricultural lanes

Millet cropping

It's imperative for India to more to next stage of 'evergreen revolution' with large diversification of sustainable agriculture as it's core

Irrigation system, fertilizers, seeds etc supported farmers

4Food Parshenes - Rice & Wheat form core food programs in India
5Better export opportunity - Sustained high demand for Indian rice & wheat products also encourages Indian farmers to grow rice wheat

a) Basmati rice demand

Rice Wheat system as bane

1Reduced productivity & crop yield over time

a) Indian crop yield ~ ½ of China's

2Soil degradation
Due to intensive monocrapping of 2-3 crop cycles every yearexhausting of soil nutrients - both major & minor
3Growing dependence on HYV [High Yield Variety] seeds, pesticides & chemical fertilizers
4Ecological effects - Depletion of groundwater or aquifer, Air pollution due to stubble burning

a) Cancer trains in Punjab

Food parshening

Way forward

Found crop diversification

Targeted agriculture in modem with agricultural lanes

Millet cropping

It's imperative for India to more to next stage of 'evergreen revolution' with large diversification of sustainable agriculture as it's core

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Diagram

Diagram showing 'Way forward' with branches connecting to: Found crop diversification, Targeted agriculture in modem with agricultural lanes, Millet cropping, connected to 'Evergreen revolution' and concepts like sustainable agriculture and 2BNF (likely 2-Benzimidazole Nucleotide or similar).

  • Balanced presentation of successes and failures
  • Specific data comparisons (India vs China crop yield)
  • Environmental impacts clearly articulated
  • Mentions specific current issues (stubble burning, Punjab cancer trains)
  • Proposes solutions with evergreen revolution concept
  • Good structure with clear categorization

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Subject & Paper

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Topic

Agricultural Development

Rice-wheat system and its impacts

Green revolution and agricultural sustainability

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Analytical and structured

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