"Erratic monsoon" and 'Indebtness are the major problems of Indian agriculture.' Suggest and explain the measures to overcome these problems.

Explanation

Suggestions to solve the problem of erratic monsoon are:
(i) Expansion of Irrigation Facilities: Irrigation covers only 33 per cent of cultivated area. The rest of the cultivated land directly depends on rainfall. More and more cultivated area should be under irrigation to get more production from the same field.
(ii) Efficient use of water is essential.
(iii) Improved methods for irrigation be adopted.
(iv) Rainwater harvesting is required to recharge ground water and to check the declining ground water table so that the availability of ground water continue for irrigation.
( v) Linkage of rivers.
(vi) Maintenance of existing water bodies such as lakes, ponds, tanks etc.
(vii)Availability of drought resistant good quality of seeds.
Suggestions for solving the problem of rural indebtedness:
(i) Minimum support price.
(ii) Provision of subsidies on seeds and fertilizers.
(iii) Cheap loan facilities to be provided to the farmers for their purchases and marriages.
(iv) Gramin banks, Banks and Cooperative banks to be opened more and more in rural areas.
(v) Storage facilities be provided to the farmers.
(vi) Rural roads should be developed.
(vii)To supplement the economy of farmers, rearing of wild animals is essential.