QUESTION 3
GS3
10 marks
Explain the factors influencing the decision of the farmers on the selection of high value crops in India.
WRITE IN
7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Explain what drives Indian farmers to choose or avoid high-value crops such as fruits, vegetables, flowers and spices.
ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.
Demand-wise check
- 1Pull factors: higher returns, urban and export demand, contract farming, FPOs, cold chains, irrigation≈35 words
- 2Constraints: price volatility, perishability, credit and input costs, small holdings, risk aversion, MSP bias to cereals, market access≈35 words
- 3Region and farm-size effects≈35 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
ContextFavourable factorsConstraintsPolicy supportConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Only favourable factors
- No examples
Draw this
- Push–pull diagram
Value addition
- SchemeMission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) supports high-value crops.Ministry of Agriculture
- SchemeOperation Greens supports tomato, onion and potato value chains (TOP).Ministry of Food Processing Industries
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 9 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aniket Ranjan · AIR 48 · Page 29 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 7 ↗Same syllabus reference
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