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-:Agriculture:- India is an agricultural country because of the following reasons: Two-third of its population is engaged in agricultural activities. Agriculture is a primary activity and produces most of the food and food grains. It produces raw materials for our various industries, e.g., cotton textile, sugar industry. Agricultural products, like tea, coffee, spices are exported and earn foreign exchange. Primitive Subsistence Farming: This type of farming is practiced in few pockets of India on small patches of land using primitive tools and family/community labor. Farmers clear a patch of land and produce cereals and other food crops to sustain their families. When the soil fertility decreases, the farmers shift and clear a fresh patch of land for cultivation. This type of shifting allows nature to replenish the fertility of the soil through natural processes. Land productivity is low as the farmer does not use fertilizers or other modem inputs. Intensive Subsistence Farming: It is...