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What do you mean by the commercialization of Indian agriculture? Discuss its results.

  • UPSC 2006
  • Economic Impact of British Colonial Rule

Commercialisation transformed Indian agriculture from a subsistence-oriented activity into one increasingly governed by market demand, with consequences that were as much about who benefited as about what was grown.

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  • Drivers and Mechanics of Commercialisation
  • Negative Results: Inequality, Dependency, and Vulnerability
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  • Assessing the Balance

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