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What is water-use efficiency? Describe the role of micro-irrigation in increasing the water-use efficiency.
What is allelopathy? Discuss its role in major cropping systems of irrigated agriculture.
Discuss the role of land reforms in agricultural development Identify the factors that were responsible for the success of land reforms in India.
Given the vulnerability of Indian agriculture to vagaries of nature, discuss the need for crop insurance and bring out the salient features of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).
Livestock rearing has a big potential for providing non-farm employment and income in rural areas. Discuss suggesting suitable measures to promote this sector in India.
In view of the declining average size of land holdings in India which has made agriculture non–viable for a majority of farmers, should contract farming and land leasing be promoted in agriculture? Critically evaluate the pros and cons.