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 Rajasthan
is basically an agrarian economy. Most of its population lives
in small villages and dhanies. It has a wide range of agro-climatic
regions from very low rainfall in western part to high rainfall
in south and southeastern parts of the state. Major part of
the state is, however, covered by arid and semi-arid climatic
conditions which has a characteristic low, erratic and uneven
distribution of rainfall associated with lack of other water-resources
for irrigated farming. Growing of only one rainfed crop in Kharif
season, that too associated with high risk, has led to dependence
of village community on livestock. Harsher the climatic conditions,
higher were the shift towards Animal Husbandary. Due to low
capital investment capacity, lesser availability of agriculture
credit and lack of adequate infrastructure facilities like roads,
power, etc., farming system was more subsistence oriented than
the commercial farming. |
