Tag: india and her neighbours

 D.  (i), (iii) and (iv)

Animal husbandry is the farming or management of animal livestock which includes various aspects such as animal's shelter, feeding, health and disease control. As animal husbandry is scientific management of farm animals, it serves many uses for human beings.

·         It helps in enhancing milk production

·         It increases egg production

·         It increases meat production

·         It increases fish production

·         It helps in proper management of agricultural wastes.

Animal husbandry is a branch of agriculture concerned with the care and management of livestock.  The word husbandry means the management of domestic affair. Animal husbandry deals with the increase in milk production , proper utilisation of animal wastes and protection of animals against diseases ,all of these. Livestock refers to farm animals (domesticated animals) such as cow, sheep, etc. kept by humans for a useful commercial purpose. When we use the word Animal in animal husbandry, we mean only those domesticated animals which are reared mostly for economic or for recreation purposes,such as cattle , buffalo , sheep, goat , camel, pig , horse,etc.It also includes poultry farming and fisheries.

A.  Primary Sector

The primary sector makes direct use of natural resources. This includes agriculture, forestry, fishing and mining. In contrast, the secondary sector produces manufactured goods, and the tertiary sector produces services. The primary sector is usually most important in less-developed countries, and typically less important in industrial countries.

Tin           -   Malaysia

C.  Cereals and Pulses

In northern region, growth in food grain production came primarily from growth in rice and wheat. More than one - fourth of the food grain production was rice, which rose at a surprising rate exceeding 10 percent a year during the entire green revolution period.
Wheat production during this period also grew rapidly at 6.4 percent a year, there was a substantial movement out of pulses, which is reflected in growth rates of - 7.6 and - 14.4 percent in area and production, respectively, in 1975/76 - 1983/84.

Green Revolution is a unique event in the agricultural history of India. Green Revolution replace the traditional agricultural system and introduced HYV seeds and mechanization in the agricultural field. The production of crops increased more than three times. In India's Green Revolution wheat and rice are the main crops. The HYV seeds of other crops have either not been developed so far at all, or they are not good enough for farmers to risk their adoption.

Agriculture is the most important occupation of the people in the Monsoon lands.  Much of the monsoon forest has been cleared for agriculture to support the very dense population. Subsistence agriculture is the major occupation , Farming is the dominant occupation of the  Indian sub - continent. The lndian economy is heavily dependent on agriculture and the livelihood of the Indian farmer largerly depends on the Monsoon rains. 70% of the Indian population depends on farming, either directly or indirectly.Around 58% of the total employment in the country is through agriculture. Also, the agricultural sector in our country contributes to around 18% of the GDP. Good rains during the season result in bountiful crops which further benefit the farmers. A major portion of the country's crop area is completely dependent on Monsoon rains as they are not equipped with methods of manual irrigation.Indian economy gains due to good Monsoon rains in the country

In the Amur Valley of the Russia Agriculture is the most important economic activity.