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Question
Distinguish between
Agriculture in India and Brazil
Solution
| Agriculture in India | Agriculture in Brazil | |
| 1. | Indian agriculture is mainly a subsistence type. Around 60% of land in India is under cultivation. | Agriculture as the main occupation is practiced in the Highlands and the coastal regions of Brazil. |
| 2. | Rice, wheat, maize, sorghum, and millets are the major food crops produced in India. | Rice and maize are the main cereal crops produced in Brazil. Maize is mainly produced in the central part of Brazil. |
| 3. | Cash crops like sugarcane, cotton, jute, silk, etc. are also produced in India. | Cash crops like coffee, cocoa, rubber, soya bean, and sugarcane are cultivated on a large scale in Brazil. |
| 4. | Tea, coffee, spices, cotton & silk textiles and mangoes are some of the items which are exported from India. | Brazil is the largest exporter of coffee and soya bean in the world. |
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