Answer: Option D
Answer: (d)
From an agricultural point of view, India is a unique country. It has a vast expanse of level land, rich soils, wild climatic variations suited for various types of crops, ample sunshine and a long growing season.
The net sown area in India today is about 143 million hectares. India has the highest percentage of land under cultivation in the world. In spite of the fact that large areas in India, after independence, have been brought under irrigation, only one-third of the cropped area is actually irrigated. The productivity of agriculture is very low. Farming depends mainly upon monsoon rain.
Most of the production comprises food crops. About one-third of the landholdings are small, less than one hectare in size. Farmers own their own small prices of land and grow crops primarily for consumption.