difference between india's farm and USA's farm
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S. No | Farm system in India | Farm system in USA |
1. | Farmer possess land of about 1.5 hectares | In USA, average farm is about 250 hectares |
2. | The farmer purchases high yielding variety of seeds every alternate year | The farmer resides in the farm and grows corn in his fields |
3. | He grows 2 crops in a year which are mostly wheat and rice | He grows major crops like corn, soyabean, wheat, cotton, sugarbeet |
4. | He ploughs the field through tractor which he gets through rent and also irrigates his field through rented tube well from the nearby field | He take adequate measures to control pests in his crops, sends soil samples to laboratory, and his computer is linked to satellite which in turn helps to use chemical fertilizers whenever it is required |
5. | He approaches cooperative societies for buying HYV seeds and farm implements | He uses tractors, seed drills, leveller, combined harvester, thresher to perform agricultural operations |
6. | Since the farmer do not have enough storage facilities they are forced to sell the produce even when the market is not favourable to them | Grains are stored in automated grain storage and later despatched to market agencies. In USA, famer works like businessman |