Land Resources and Agriculture
NCERT India People and Economy, Class 12, Chapter 3 surveys land resources and farming across the country. It classifies land use into forests, barren, pasture, culturable waste, and net sown area and notes pressure from a large population. It explains kharif, rabi, and zaid seasons with crops such as rice, wheat, millets, cotton, and sugarcane. It traces the Green Revolution in Punjab and Haryana, contrasts dryland and wetland farming, and stresses soil care, irrigation, and fair prices.
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