NCERT Book Class 7 Social Science (Exploring Society India and Beyond Part-II) Chapter 1 The Story of Indian Farming

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CHAPTER
The Story of
Indian Farming
A farmer who looks after the welfare of his cattle, visits
his farms daily, has the knowledge of the seasons, is
careful about seeds, and is industrious, is rewarded with
harvests of all kinds and never perishes.
Kṛiṣhi Parāśhara

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Fig. 1.1. (1) Ploughing a field with a ploughshare pulled by oxen. (2) A farmer uses a tractor to plough the land.
India and the World: Land and the People
(3) Women transplanting rice seedlings. (4) Transplanting seedlings using a transplanter. (5) Separating wheat
from the stalk using a threshing machine. (6) Transporting vegetables on the Dal Lake, Kashmir.
1 – The Story of Indian Farming

1. What are the main
The Big characteristics of Indian
Questions agriculture?
2. How are farming, climate, soil,
and water interrelated?
3. How can traditional practices
and contemporary ones
complement each other? 1