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Question
Briefly explain any two adverse effects of small and fragmented holdings on agricultural productivity.
Solution
Effects of small fragmented holdings on agricultural productivity are :
- Low agricultural productivity and backward state of our agriculture are due to a large amount of time and labor lost in moving seeds, manure, and cattle from one piece of land to another.
- Irrigation becomes difficult in such small and fragmented fields.
- A lot of fertile agricultural land is wasted in providing boundaries. The farmer cannot concentrate on improvements.
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