Agr|cu|ture |n the Un|ted States

Agr|cu|ture ls a ma[or lndusLry ln Lhe Un|ted States and Lhe counLry ls a neL
exporLer of food As of Lhe lasL census of agrlculLure ln 2007 Lhere were 22
mllllon farms coverlng an area of 922 mllllon acres (3730000 km
2
) and an
average of 418 acres (169 km
2
) per farm Some of Lhe ma[or crops grown are
corn soybean wheaL coLLon and sugar beeL 1hey use LracLors seed drllls
leveler comblned harvesLer and Lhresher Lo perform varlous agrlculLural
operaLlons le Lhey use modern meLhods of lrrlgaLlon gralns are sLored ln Lhe
auLomaLed graln sLorage or dlspaLched Lo markeL agencles 1he farmer ln uSA
works llke a buslnessman and noL llke a peasanL farmer AdequaLe measures are
Laken Lo conLrol pesLs LhaL can damage Lhe crop

Agr|cu|ture |n Ind|a

1oday lndla ranks second worldwlde ln farm ouLpuL AgrlculLure and allled
secLors llke foresLry and logglng accounLed for 166 of Lhe Cu ln 2007
employed 32 of Lhe LoLal workforce
1
and desplLe a sLeady decllne of lLs share ln
Lhe Cu ls sLlll Lhe largesL economlc secLor and plays a slgnlflcanL role ln Lhe
overall soclaleconomlc developmenL of lndla lndla ls Lhe largesL producer ln Lhe
world of fresh frulL anlse fennel badlan corlander Lroplcal fresh
frulL [uLe peas pulses splces mllleLs casLor oll seed lemons llmes cows mllk
eLc lndla ls also Lhe largesL producer of mllleLs llke !owar 8a[ra and 8agl lL ls
second only Lo Chlna ln Lhe producLlon of rlce lL also has Lhe worlds
largesL caLLle populaLlon (281 mllllon)an average farm ln lndla ls almosL 3 acres
And 1hey use LradlLlonal meLhods of lrrlgaLlon and are movlng on Lo organlc
farmlng