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Question
What are the non-farm production activities taking place in your region? Make a short list.
Solution
(i) Dairy is a common activity in many families of our region.
(ii) Some people are involved in small scale manufacturing in their homes or in the field like production of jaggery by Mishrilal.
(iii) A few people are involved as shopkeepers and traders who buy various goods from the wholesale market in the cities and sell them in the villages.
(iv) Some people near the bus stand have opened shops selling eatables.
(v) Some people are in the transportation sector ferrying people and carrying goods from one place to another in different types of vehicles.
(vi) People like Kareem opened a computer class centre and also provided employment to two women who had a diploma in computer application.
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