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Agriculture — II: Food Crops — Question 33

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Question 9(d)

The government of Punjab is encouraging its farmers to shift away from rice cultivation.

(i) What has prompted this action?

(ii) Which alternate crops are encouraged?

Answer

(i) This action was prompted due to factors like —

  1. Ground water depletion
  2. Environmental degradation
  3. Soil becoming infertile

(ii) Alternate crops being encouraged are less-water intensive ones like Maize, Pulses, Millets and Oilseeds.