There have been various discoveries in last century that have helped my country to improve the people's standard of living and have made their life easier. Discoveries such as telephones, internet and advancement in medicine field have been proven to be very important for changing and shaping people’s lives. But the discovery that has proved to be most beneficial is the advancements in agriculture field such as improved irrigational facilities and improved fertilisers.
India is primarily an agricultural nation, where still 60% of the population lives in villages. People mostly depend on agriculture and related activities for their livelihood. In earlier days, people were mainly dependent on monsoon and did not have an alternative method of irrigation. If monsoon failed, it would result in drought and hundreds of people would either die or become bankrupt. Also, with the poor quality of seed and bad farming practices, the output generally remained low and the majority of the crops were destroyed by rodents and worms/insects. We were not self-sufficient in producing food grains and hence had to import it from other countries.
But with the advent of technologies and new improved farming practices, India's agricultural production has surged. We are no longer only dependent on monsoon. Although monsoon still remains as a major source of irrigation, but now we have dams and irrigational channels that provide water for cultivation throughout the year. The government has also focused on providing education on new and improved seeds, fertilisers and new farming techniques such as crop rotation. With the use of these new techniques, we have not only become self-sufficient in the production of our food grain but have a surplus amount for several years. India has also become an exporter of many food grains such as rice, wheat, sugar etc. This has not only helped our economy to grow but also made life easier for all Indians.
In a nutshell, the discoveries made in the field of agricultural have proved to be a boon for us. We are now able to feed 1. 2billion people on our own and yet have a surplus amount. This has also improved the plight of farmers and has relieved huge pressure from our economy by becoming an exporter of food grain rather than an importer.
There have been various
discoveries
in last century that have
helped
my country to
improve
the
people
's standard of living and have made their life easier.
Discoveries
such as telephones, internet and advancement in medicine field have
been proven
to be
very
important
for changing and shaping
people’s
lives
.
But
the
discovery
that has proved to be most beneficial is the advancements in agriculture field such as
improved
irrigational
facilities and
improved
fertilisers
.
India is
primarily
an agricultural nation, where
still
60% of the population
lives
in villages.
People
mostly
depend on agriculture and related activities for their livelihood. In earlier days,
people
were
mainly
dependent on
monsoon
and did not have an alternative method of irrigation. If
monsoon
failed, it would result in drought and hundreds of
people
would either
die
or become bankrupt.
Also
, with the poor quality of seed and
bad
farming practices, the output
generally
remained low and the majority of the crops were
destroyed
by rodents and worms/insects. We were not self-sufficient in producing
food
grains
and
hence
had to import it from other countries.
But
with the advent of technologies and
new
improved
farming practices, India's agricultural production has surged. We are no longer
only
dependent on
monsoon
. Although
monsoon
still
remains as a major source of irrigation,
but
now
we have dams and
irrigational
channels that provide water for cultivation throughout the year. The
government
has
also
focused on providing education on
new
and
improved
seeds,
fertilisers
and
new
farming techniques such as crop rotation. With the
use
of these
new
techniques, we have not
only
become self-sufficient in the production of our
food
grain
but
have a surplus amount for several years. India has
also
become an exporter of
many
food
grains
such as rice, wheat, sugar etc. This has not
only
helped
our economy to grow
but
also
made life easier for all Indians.
In a nutshell, the
discoveries
made in the field of agricultural have proved to be a boon for us. We are
now
able to feed 1. 2billion
people
on our
own
and
yet
have a surplus amount. This has
also
improved
the plight of farmers and has relieved huge pressure from our economy by becoming an exporter of
food
grain
rather
than an importer.