Which of the following is NOT an institutional factor for agriculture?

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  1. Land reforms
  2. Electricity
  3. Size of fields
  4. Land tenure

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Option 2 : Electricity
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The correct answer is Electricity.

Key Points

  • Electricity is one of the Infrastructural factors for agriculture.
  • The following factors are institutional factors for agriculture:
    1. Physical factors: Terrain, topography, climate, and soil.
    2. Institutional Factors: Land tenure, land tenancy, size of the landholdings, size of fields, and land reforms.
    3. Infrastructural factors: Irrigation, electricity, roads, credit and marketing, storage, facilities, crop insurance, and research. 
    4. Technological Factors: High-yielding varieties (new seeds) introduced in Green Revolution, chemical fertilizers, insecticides, pesticides, and farm machinery.
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