Chapter 2

NCERT
Class 10
Economics
Solutions
3. How would income and employment increase if farmers were provided with irrigation and marketing facilities?
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Question:

How would income and employment increase if farmers were provided with irrigation and marketing facilities?

Answer:

If irrigation and marketing facilities are made available to farmers, employment and income will increase in many ways-

(i) Irrigation facilities- Due to the abundance of irrigation facilities, farmers will be able to produce more and more crops. The more crops are grown on agricultural land, the more will be the increase in employment and income. In this way, irrigation is an important means of increasing agricultural production, employment and income.

(ii) By making marketing facilities easier – By making marketing facilities easier, a farmer can produce crops and sell them easily. This action will not only provide employment to the farmer but also to other people. Transport will also be required to sell the crop, which will generate employment for the transporter as well. Apart from this, when the crop reaches the market, it will be sold, due to which along with business, their income will also increase due to the generation of employment. With the storage facility, the farmers will get an opportunity to sell their agricultural produce at a reasonable price.

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