Agriculture in India: Development and Stats
This Chapter on ‘Agriculture in India‘ is a part of the Geography Course for UPSC Pre-Independence Agriculture in India Land Systems Zamindari: Fixed, high taxes, exploitative. Ryotwari: Direct tax to government, still burdensome. Mahalwari: Community-based, less exploitative but led to debt. Practices Subsistence farming: Low tech, self-sufficient. Cash crops: Indigo, tea, opium; led to soil degradation. British … Read more