GS3 · 10 marks · 150 words
While access to irrigation is important, efficiency of water use is equally, if not more, crucial. Examine.
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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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