Give any three causes of backwardness of Indian agriculture.
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Main causes of backwardness of Indian agriculture are as follows:
- Rich farmers own large amount of land, whereas poor farmers own small pieces of land. Some are landless cultivators too. Size of farms are further reducing due to fragmentation and sub division of land holdings.
- Farmers do not have proper irrigation facilities. Indian agriculture is heavily dependent on rains for water, which is not reliable.
- Adequate facilities for agricultural marketing are not available. Poor farmers do not have transport facility. Middleman also exploit farmers by following corrupt policies and by buying the produce at a very low price.
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