The
main difference between the traditional agricultural practices of India and
modern agricultural practices of the world stems from the inherent nature and
outlook towards farming. Traditional farming involves methods that include
labour for tilling, sowing and harvesting. Irrigation is majorly dependent
on rain and seeds used are not modern. Modern agricultural practices use
mechanised equipment for irrigation, tilling and harvesting along with hybrid
seeds. In India, the agriculture technology are labour intensive, whereas the
modern agriculture technology are mainly capital intensive. The agricultural
land in India is small and disconnected in the ownership of individuals making
mechanization difficult. On the other hand land for modern agriculture is being
consolidated into one large farm. This led to easy access for mechanised
equipment and use of hybrid seeds for increased productivity and disease
resistance. The subsidies for modern agriculture
technology are far more than traditional farming technologies. Modern
agriculture gains from subsidies on energy, irrigation, seeds and fertilizers.
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