Prelims · 4 Indian Geography · 4.6 Agriculture

4.6.1 Features of Indian agriculture: land use, land holdings and agro-climatic zones

Indian agriculture is mostly small-farm and monsoon-dependent, and its land use is recorded in a standard set of categories used for planning by agro-climatic zones.

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Key terms

  • net sown area
  • gross cropped area
  • cropping intensity
  • fallow
  • culturable wasteland
  • land holdings
  • agro-climatic zones
  • shifting cultivation
  • Podu
  • CPR

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