China consistently outperformed India in agriculture.Why?

Question

Did this strong agricultural base provide a further platform for China's economic miracle?

Answer 1

China

The population 1.3 billion of which

agriculture: 45%

industry: 24%

services: 31% (2005 est.)

10% below poverty lines

arable land: 14.86%

permanent crops: 1.27%

other: 83.87% (2005)

Because of the huge agriculture labor force, food is abundant and cheap in China.

India

1.1 billion

agriculture: 19.9%

industry: 19.3%

services: 60.7% (2005 est.)

25% below poverty lines

arable land: 48.83%

permanent crops: 2.8%

other: 48.37% (2005)

USA

300 million people

agriculture: 0.9%

industry: 20.4%

services: 78.6% (2006 est.)

Below poverty line, 12% (2004 est.)

arable land: 18.01%

permanent crops: 0.21%

other: 81.78% (2005)

While I don't know the reason the China outperforms India in agriculture, what I do know is the USA has high food prices brought to you by huge mechanized farming conglomerates.

What I can't figure out, is all it takes is a simple search on the CIA web site to understand a lot of how the world works.  At least come up with an answer that doesn't sound like you learned it from some dweeb on the radio.

Peace

Jim

Answer 2

They are both still extremely archaic at their farming business.

Answer 3

They pay their people change and rice. Its a communist country. The people are not meant to flourish and have their own lives. They are slaves.

That is why it sickens me when I am forced to buy products made there becuae we dont make them here any more. You are only helping to support the Chinese army who will one day invade our butts.

Answer 4

because its china

Answer 5

Because China is like 3 times the size of India. It has more people, but not 3 times the people. So India is more dense.

Answer 6

china's economic miracle is u.s. dollars

Answer 7

The simple answer:  China has much more land to devote to agriculture.  The economic "miracle" of China is founded on the cheap labor for manufacturing and the fixed exchange rate, not agriculture.