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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Primitive subsistence farming}}} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{2. practiced with primitive tools like hoes and digging sticks and family/community labour} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{3. depends upon monsoon, natural fertility of the soil and suitability of other environmental conditions to the crops grown} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{4. It is also called slash and burn agriculture where farmers clear a patch of land and produce cereals and other food crops to sustain their family. When the soil fertility decreases, the farmers shift and clear a fresh patch of land for cultivation. This type of shifting allows nature to replenish the fertility of the soil through natural processes.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{7. Known as {\bf{milpa in mexico}}, {\bf{dahiya/bewar in madhya pradesh}}, {\bf{podu/penda in andhra pradesh}}, {\bf{roca in brazil}}} \tn 
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{\bf{Rabi}} & {\bf{kharif}} & {\bf{zaid}} \tn 
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1. sown in winter from october to december & 1. sown with the onset of monsoon & 1. short season between rabi and kharif \tn 
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2. harvested in summer from april to june & 2. harvested in september to october & 2. sown during summer months \tn 
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3. important crops: wheat, barley, peas, gram and mustard & 3. important crops: paddy, maize, jowar, bajra, tur, moong, urad, cotton, jute, groundnut, soyabean & 3. crops: watermelon, muskmelon, cucumber and fodder crops \tn 
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4. states: punjab, haryana, himachal pradesh, jammu and kashmir, uttarakhand, and uttar pradesh & 4. states(for rice): assam, west bengal, odisha, andhra pradesh, telangana, tamil nadu, kerala and maharastra, bihar, uttar pradesh &  \tn 
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5. avaliability of \seqsplit{precipitation} during winter months due to western temperate cyclones helps in the success of these crops & 5. paddy has also become an important crop and 3 crops of paddy are grown in a year - aus, aman and boro &  \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{6. states: maharashtra, gujarat, madhya pradesh, karnataka, andhra pradesh, telangana, tamil nadu, punjab, haryana and uttar pradesh} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{3. initially its cultivation was introduced in the baba budan hills and even today its cultivation is confined to the nilgiri in karnataka, kerala and tamil nadu} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{10. states: assam, hills of darjeeling, jalpaiguri districts, west bengal, tamil nadu and kerala, himachal pradesh, uttarakhand, meghalaya, andhra pradesh and tripura.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{3. Plantation is also a type of commercial farming where a single crop is grown on a large area. The plantation has an interface of agriculture and industry. They cover large tracts of land using captial intensive inputs with the help of migrant labourers. All the produce is used as raw material in industries. ex: tea, coffee, sugarcane. banana.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{3. vinoba bhave assured them that he would talk to the government of india regarding provision of land for them if they undertook cooperative farming} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{4. suddenly shri ram chandra reddy stood up and offered 80 acres of land to be distributed among the 80 landless villagers} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{6. later he travelled and introduced his ideas widely} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{3. high temperature in required} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{4. states: west bengal, bihar, assam, odisha and meghalaya} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{5. used to make gunny bags, mats, ropes, yarn, carpets and other artefacts} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{5. states: kerala, tamil nadu, karnataka, andaman and nicobar islands and garo hills of meghalaya} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{2. they are known as coarse grains but they have high nutritional value} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{8. major bajra producing states: rajasthan, uttar pradesh, maharashtra, gujurat and haryana} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{9. ragi is a crop of dry regions and grows well on red, black, sandy, loamy and shallow black soils} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{10. major ragi producing states are: karnataka, jharkhand, tamil nadu, himachal pradesh, uttarakhand, sikkim, arunachal pradesh} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{6. grows in ganga satluj plains and black soil region of deccan} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{7. states: punjab, haryana, uttar pradesh, madhya pradesh, bihar, rajasthan} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{MAJOR CROPS}}  \tn
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{RICE}}} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{1. staple food in our country} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{2. india is second largest producer after china} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{3. it is a kharif crop} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{4. requires high temperature above 25*C and high humidity} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{5. annual rainfall of 100cm} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{6. in areas of less rainfall it grows with the help of irrigation} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{7. grown in plains of north and north-eastern india, coastal areas, deltaic regions} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{8. development of dense network of canal irrigation and tubewells have made it possible to grow rice in areas of less rainfall} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{AGRICULTURE}}  \tn
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Intensive subsistence farming}}} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{1. practiced in areas of high population pressure on land} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{2. labour intensive farming} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{3. high doses of biochemical inputs and irrigation are used to obtain higher production} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{4. Through the right of inheritance, the division of land among successive generations has rendered land holding size uneconomical, the farmers continue to take maximum output from the limited land in the absence of alternate source of livelihood. Thus there is enormous pressure on land.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{MAJOR CROPS}}  \tn
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{SUGARCANE}}} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{1. tropical as well as subtropical crop} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{2. grows well in hot and humid climate} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{3. temperature of 21-27*C} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{4. annual rainfall of 75cm and 100cm} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{5. irrigation is required in regions of low rainfall} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{6. it can be grown in a variety of soils and needs manual labour from sowing to harvesting} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{7. india is second largest producer after brazil} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{8. it is the main source of sugar, gur, khandsari and molasses} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{9. states: uttar pradesh, andhra pradesh, bihar, maharashtra, karnataka, telangana, punjab, haryana, tamil nadu} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{MAJOR CROPS}}  \tn
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{OIL SEEDS}}} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{1. in 2018 india was second largest producer after china for groundnuts} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{2. india was 3rd largest producer in rapeseed production after canada and china} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{3. different oil seeds are grown covering around 12\% of the total cropped area of the country} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{4. main oil seeds: groundnut, mustard, coconut, sesamum, soyabean, castor seeds, cotton seeds, linseed and sunflower} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{5. most are edible and used as cooking mediums or raw material in the production of soap, cosmetics and ointments.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{6. groundnut is a kharif crop and accounts for half of major oilseeds produced} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{7. gujarat was the largest producer of groundnuts followed by rajasthan and tamil nadu in 2019-2020} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{8. Linseed and mustard are rabi crops} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{9. sesamum is a kharif crop in north and rabi crop in south india} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{10. castor seed is grown as both rabi and kharif crop} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{PULSES}}} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{1. india is largest producer as well as consumer of pulses} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{2. major source of protein in a vegetarian diet} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{3. major pulses: tur, urad, moong, masur, peas and gram} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{4. pulses need less moisture and survive even in dry conditions} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{5. they are leguminous crops except tur which help in restoring soil fertility by fixing nitrogen from the air} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{6. states: madhya pradesh, rajasthan, maharashtra, uttar pradesh and karnataka} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{MAJOR CROPS}}  \tn
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{MAIZE}}} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{1. crop used as both food and fodder} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{2. kharif crop} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{3. grows between 21-27*C} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{4. grows well in old alluvial soil} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{5. in some states like bihar, maize is grown in rabi season} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{6. use of modern inputs such as HYV seeds, fertilisers and irrigation have contributed to the increasing production of maize} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{7. states: karnataka, uttar pradesh, andhra pradesh, bihar, madhya pradesh, telangana} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{NON FOOD CROPS}}  \tn
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{FIBRE CROPS}}} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{1. cotton, jute, hemp and natural silk are the main fibre crops} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{2. the first 3 are derived from crops grown in the soil the latter is obtained from the cocoons of the silkworms fed on green leaves especially the mulberry} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{3. rearing of silk worms for the production of silk fibre is known as sericulture} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{TECHNOLOGICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS}}  \tn
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{1. sustained uses of land without compatible techno-institutional changes have hindered the pace of agricultural development.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{2. despite development of irrigation sources most farmers depend on rainfall and natural fertility for agriculture.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{3. for a growing population this is a serious challenge} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{4. agriculture which provides livelihood for more than 60\% of its population needs some serious institutional and technological reforms} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{5. collectivisation, consolidation of holdings, cooperation and abolition of zamindari were given priority to bring about institutional reforms in the country after independance} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{6. land reform was the main focus of our first five year plan} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{7.  the right to inheritance had fragmented the land holdings necessitating consolidation of holdings} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{8. The green revolution based on the use of package technology and the white revolution were some of the strategies} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{9. but this led to the concentration of development in few selected areas.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{10. therefore in the 1980s and 1990s a comprehensive land development programme was initiated which included both institutional and technological reforms.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{11. {\bf{provision for crop insurance}} against drought, flood, cyclone, fire and disease, {\bf{grameen banks}}, {\bf{cooperative societies and banks for loans}} to the farmers at lower interest rates} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{TECHNOLOGICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS (cont)}}  \tn
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{12. {\bf{Kissan credit card}}, {\bf{personal accident insurance scheme}},  are some other schemes introduced by the government for the benefit of farmers.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{13. {\bf{special weather bulletins}}, {\bf{agriculture programmes}} for farmers were introduced on the radio and television} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{14. the government also announces minimum support price, remunerative and procurement prices for important crops to check the exploitation of farmers by speculators and middle men} \tn 
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