Explain the role of cooperatives in providing food and related items in different parts of the country.

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Why is agriculture a seasonal activity?

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Why is Ramu unemployed for about four months in a year?

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How does the yellow card help Ahmad run his family even with small earning from rickshaw-pulling?

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In which year did our country cross the 200 million tonnes per year mark in foodgrain production?

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In which decade did India experience the highest decadal increase in foodgrain production?

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Do you believe that green revolution has made India self-sufficient in foodgrains? How?

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Section of people in India are still without food.Explain?

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What happens to the supply of food when there is a disaster or a calamity?

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What has our government done to provide food security to the poor? Discuss any two schemes launched by the government?

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