The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 120
... agricultural and , despite its pockets of chronic drought and scanty rainfall , Haryana is one of the few states in which substantial investments in agriculture , irrigation , fertilization , and related programs embodied in India's ...
... agricultural and , despite its pockets of chronic drought and scanty rainfall , Haryana is one of the few states in which substantial investments in agriculture , irrigation , fertilization , and related programs embodied in India's ...
Page 126
... agricultural production is due largely to the successful application of modern agricultural technol- ogy . Much of the net area sown has been brought under irrigation . Canals water about half of the irrigated area , and wells , tube ...
... agricultural production is due largely to the successful application of modern agricultural technol- ogy . Much of the net area sown has been brought under irrigation . Canals water about half of the irrigated area , and wells , tube ...
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... Agriculture , forestry , and fishing . Because of poor soil and lack of adequate water distribution in many areas , less than 10 percent of the agricultural land in rural areas is under cultivation . Less than one - third of the ...
... Agriculture , forestry , and fishing . Because of poor soil and lack of adequate water distribution in many areas , less than 10 percent of the agricultural land in rural areas is under cultivation . Less than one - third of the ...
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