2. NCERT and Eklavya books
- an alternetive way of presenting

3. Current textbooks Indian agriculture was backward Irrigration project
Green revolution to modernize farming and make it profitable
High yielding varieties of seeds
Loans available
Government banks and others

4. Why do we need to discuss agriculture
We need to understand food production, distribution
We are connected to the environment and environment determines food availability
Livelihoods of many people
We need to see how policy has changed and how it impacts lives

5. Then and now
We will look at this picture

6. Historical policy British policies
Cotton, indigo, poppy seed cultivation
How zamindars became ”owners”
famine in Bengal in 1943
crops were exported
Restrictions on transport
Abolition of zamindari system (Page 5,6 - Ch-1)
Large investments in irrigation
Graphical data, mapping irrigated regions
The idea behind the Green Revolution (Page 8,9)

7. After the green revolution
High yielding seeds
Requiring large inputs
Large farmers made lot of money
Mechanization and size of farmholding affected demand for farm workers
Effects of Green Revolution
Fertilizer input
Groundwater shortage
Seed diversity (see the PDFs)

8. Current conditions Padmamma's story Page 2 of Ch 2 Current policy
Reduced government support
Trade is allowed
Corporations (companies) play a role now
Page 6 of Ch 2
Revival of traditional crops

9. Outcomes (idea, skill, knowledge)
Agriculture was a way of life
It became a livelihood
Source of revenue (for zamindars) delinked from the crops
Crops were meant for foreign users
Food ”aid” was a way of making countries dependent
Why green revolution
But agriculture is not only yields
Seed diversity

10. Outcomes (idea, skill, knowledge)
Economic conditions
Small farmers suffer
Large farmers do well
Agriculture influences environment
Community and traditional knowledge are important
Analyzing economic facts and figures
Mapping land (crop) use
Building community awareness

11. Connecting to the local
Local landlords and large farmers
What crops are grown?
How have they changed from 20, 30, 40, 50 years?
How may people farm?
Do they own land?
Are they landless?
Sources of income
Do we need to make any changes?