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Indian agriculture despite employing 45% population, accounts only 20% to GDP due to low diversification and orientation towards crops like pulses.
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Syllabus: Major crops-cropping patterns in various parts of the country, - different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers.
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