Yojana magazine
Yojana magazine Published this article page no 44 there has been a significant increase in agricultural output and improvement in technology during the last fifty years. production and yield of many crops such as rice and wheat has increased at an impressive rate. among the other crops the production of sugarcane oilseeds and cotton has also increased appreciably. india ranked first in the production of pulses and jute in 2008-09. it is the second largestproducer of rice wheat groundnut sugarcane and vegetables. expansion of irrigation has played a very crucial role in enhancing agricultural output in the country. it provided basis for introduction of modern agricultural technology such as high yielding varieties of seeds chemical fertilizers pesticides and farm machinery. the net irrigated area in the country has increased from 20.85 to 54.66 million ha over the period 1950-51 to 2000-01. over these 50 years area irrigated more than once in an agricultural year has increased from 1.71 to 20.46 million ha. modern agricultural technology has diffused very fast in various areas of the country buy yojana magazine online.
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