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Labor Force by Occupation
Labor Force by Occupation
The workforce is divided into primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary, and quinary.
Primary- 41.19%
Secondary- 26.18%
Tertiary- 32.33%
Quaternary- 1.2%
Quinary- Less than 1 percent
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/about/archives/2022/field/labor-force-by-occupation/
Subsistence or Commercial?
Subsistence or Commercial?
India predominantly engages in subsistence agriculture. This can be seen from 80% of the farmers in Brazil taking part in subsistence farming with the people eating the majority of what they produce then selling the surplus. Though India is a top producer of many agriculturalproducts they consume the majority of what they produce causing India to rely heavily on subsistence agriculture.
Arable Land Use
Arable Land Use
In India 51.95% of the land is arable, with 4.57% of the land being permanent crop land. The major agriculture products produced on arable land are India is the world's largest producer of milk, jute, pulses, rice, wheat, sugarcane, vegetables, and cotton. India's major agricultural practices that make up their permanent crop land are Groundnuts and fruit.
Freshwater Withdraw
Freshwater Withdraw
The percentage of domestic water withdrawal is 7.36%.
https://www.indexmundi.com/facts/india/annual-freshwater-withdrawals
The percentage of Industry water withdrawal is 2.23%.
https://www.indexmundi.com/facts/india/annual-freshwater-withdrawals
The percentage of agriculture water withdrawal is 90.41%.
https://www.indexmundi.com/facts/india/annual-freshwater-withdrawals
Agricultural Products
Agricultural Products
India is the world's largest producer of milk, jute, and pulses (a class of legumes that includes dry beans, lentils, and chickpeas). India is also the world's second-largest producer of rice, wheat, sugarcane, fruit, vegetables, cotton, and groundnuts
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/100615/4-countries-produce-most-food.asp
Agricultural Exports
Agricultural Exports
India is a major exporter of agricultural products. India remains the world's largest exporter of refined sugar and milled rice. Strong exports of rice, cotton, soybeans, and meat made India take the ninth place among global agricultural exporters in 2022.
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/100615/4-countries-produce-most-food.asp
Food or Cash Crop?
Food or Cash Crop?
India primarily produces food crops not cash crops. This is evident from the mass production of milk, jute, beans, lentils, chickpeas, fruit, vegetables, rice and ground nuts. These are all mass produced products people in India eat.
Environmental Issues
Environmental Issues
One major environmental issue India faces is deforestation. Between 1990 and 2000, India lost 384,000 ha of forests; the figure rose to 668,400 ha between 2015 and 2020. In India, forest resources are depleting at a very high pace. Rapid industrialization, urbanization, unsustainable agriculture practices, and over-exploitation have caused permanent loss of forest cover at an alarming rate.
Another major environmental issue India faces is soil salinization. Around 6.74 million ha area in the country is salt-affected. Estimates suggest that every year nearly 10% of additional area is getting salinized, and by 2050, around 50% of the arable land will be salt-affected. This is a direct effect of unsustainable agriculture practices.
India lost 668,400 ha forests in 5 years, 2nd highest globally: Report
Climate Zones
Climate Zones
In the the central tropical wet and tropical wet and dry regions of India, the main products are wet rice, sugarcane, fruit, vegetables, cotton, and jute. In the North humid subtropical region of India wheat is a major crop. In the semiarid parts of India is mainly dairy farms and meat production.
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