Identify the correct statements about growth of agricultural produce and technology.

A. Expansion of irrigation facilities enhanced agricultural output.
B. Introduction of modern agricultural technology includes HYV, fertilizers, pesticides, etc.
C. Availability of credit from various institutions and money landers positively affected all borrowers of the country.
D. Initiation of the policy of liberalisation and free market economy influenced the development of Indian agriculture.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A, B, D only

There has been a significant increase in agricultural output and improvement in technology during the last 50 years. Production and yield of many crops such as rice and wheat has increased at an impressive rate. Among the other crops, the production of sugarcane, oilseeds and cotton has also increased appreciably. Expansion of irrigation has played a crucial role in enhancing agricultural output in the country. It provided basis for introduction of modern agricultural technology, such as high yielding varieties of seeds, chemical fertilisers, pesticides and farm machinery. The net irrigated area in the country has also increased.

Initiation of the policy of liberalisation and free market economy in 1990s influenced the course of development of Indian agriculture. (P 36 NCERT).

Statement C is wrong. Availability of credit from various institutions and money landers has not positively affected all borrowers of the country.The inputs of modern agriculture are very expensive. This resource intensive approach has become unmanageable for marginal and small farmers as they have very meagre or no saving to invest in agriculture. To tide over these difficulties, most of such farmers have resorted to availing credit from various institutions and moneylenders. Crop failures and low returns from agriculture have forced them to fall in the trap of indebtedness.