Agriculture

Agriculture is the essence of India. Since time immemorial, the majority of its population bank on agriculture sector directly or indirectly. This is the reason, the contribution of farming to GDP (Gross Domestic Products) is around 25 per cent. Farming is a crucial sector in socio-economic development of the country. Comparing the total farming output of India with other countries, India is ranked second worldwide. Because of transforming farming scenario and international competition, augmentation in production and meticulous distribution of food receive higher priority across the globe.

 

Being the largest producer of products like milk,cashew nuts, coconuts, tea, ginger, turmeric, black pepper, the 2nd largest cultivator of vegetables, and the third largest producer of fruits. The total production of fruit is around 27.83 MT(Million Tons) and 54 MT in vegetables. India has also strengthened its position in the cultivation of flower and it is estimated that 35,000 hectare of flowers of various kinds like rose, jasmine, marigold, and so on are grown in one or the other part of India. Above all, India is now exporting rice & wheat. That has made India self sufficient in food.

 

Agriculture industry has seen some remarkable changes since independence, also become very important from the perspective of employment generation, so Indian economy is reckoned as agri oriented. With increased level of sophisticated technologies, application of modern bio technologies, and  rendering considerable importance to seeds, fertilizers, irrigation sources, agricultural sector has reached a new height.

 

Government has played a pivotal role in the upliftment & expansion of the sector by providing various facilities & schemes to the farmers and petty growers. Various policies and programs have come into force, farmer awareness programs coupled with subsidy incentive have been launched in order to meet the growing challenges. Now the sector has accustomed to modern processing technologies and devised methods of growing quality seed material. Irrigation method has also drastically evolved into micro-irrigation technology of drips irrigation. Indian farming sector can perfectly narrate a saga of success by individually being the noble contributor to Gross Domestic Product of the country.

 

Overall improvement in agricultural operations like, transplanting, manuring and fertilizing, harvesting, threshing, winnowing, drying, carrying & transporting, enable the sector to produce ample of products such as cereals, pulses, seeds, spices, fruits, vegetables, dry fruits & nuts, edible oils, essential oils, flowers, fertilizers, fodder, dairy products, herbal products etc.

 

Agriculture is a promising & lucrative sector and riding on an impressive growth. India's share in the global food market has grown to 0.7 percent and is assessed to reach 1.5 per cent. All these augur great for farming industry.