The question asks to identify the statement that does NOT correctly define the term ‘commercialization of agriculture’. Let's analyze each option:
This statement describes a fundamental aspect of commercialization – moving from producing goods for personal or local use (consumption) to producing them for sale in a wider market. This correctly represents commercialization.
Commercialization often involves treating land as a resource or commodity that can be bought, sold, or leased. This implies a shift towards private ownership and market-based transactions related to land. This correctly represents commercialization.
Commercialization typically promotes individual or private land ownership and market-driven activities. An increase in community ownership runs counter to this trend, as it emphasizes collective rather than individual or market-based control. Therefore, this statement does NOT correctly represent commercialization.
Focusing on crops that yield higher profits or have greater demand in the market is a key strategy in agricultural commercialization. Farmers choose crops based on their potential for profit. This correctly represents commercialization.
Based on the analysis, the statement that does NOT correctly represent the ‘commercialization of agriculture’ is the one suggesting an increase in community ownership of land.
Match the following approaches and village study as given in Column P with Sociologists as given in Column Q:
| Column P | Column Q | ||
| A | Rampura village | I | Sharmila Rege |
| B | Indology | II | M.N. Srinivas |
| C | Marxist approach | III | A.R. Desai |
| D | Feminist perspective | IV | Irawati Karve |