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Production of some of the major staple food crops like rice and wheat has been dropping down in the past few years, a situation which is worrying our policy makers. If this trend continues, there would be a huge gap between the demand and production capabilities.
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The second major negative consequence of the green revolution is depletion of fresh groundwater. Most of the irrigation in dry areas of Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh was carried out by excessive use of groundwater. Today, the fresh groundwater situation in these states is alarming.
More Information Each year, proceeds from Farm Aid’s annual concert and our generous community of donors are granted to nonprofit organizations working to strengthen family farm agriculture in the United States.
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Among various challenges, global climatic change is the recent one. Since, 70% of Indian population is engaged in agricultural activities, one can imagine the consequences. It is predicted that due to climate change, temperature would increase from 20 C to 30 C, there would be increase in sea level, more intense cyclones, unpredictable rainfall, etc.
More Information The first domesticated animals were dogs, which were used for hunting. Sheep and goats were probably domesticated next. People also domesticated cattle and pigs. Most of these animals had once been hunted for hides and meat.
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