population is engaged in Indian agriculture. It is the country’s largest private enterprise. Rank India in the world for Cancer Rate as per the latest data released in February 2024 by the WHO. mm is the ave
population is engaged in Indian agriculture. It is the country’s largest private enterprise. Rank India in the world for Cancer Rate as per the latest data released in February 2024 by the WHO. mm is the average annual precipitation (rainfall) in India (2024), that is higher than China...
In this chapter, we have picked up four key input systems within agriculture, namely land, water, farm machinery, and agri-extension and have examined the embedded institutions (rules of the game) in each of these sub-systems of agriculture in India with a view to find out the quality of...
Figures tend to show that in India the food yield has not kept pace with the growth of population, but that the gap has been partly filled by a decrease in the export of grain. Sir Arnold Wilson foresees the dwindling of this export trade and the growth of an import trade in wheat. ...
Agriculture sector is the mainstay of the Indian economy, contributing about 15 per cent of national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and more importantly, about half of Indias population is wholly or significantly dependent on agriculture and allied activities for their livelihood. This paper is aimed...
NEW DELHI, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- India is basically an agriculture-based economy as it remains among the top producers of commodities including wheat, rice, cotton, cereals, vegetables and fruits, milk and milk products. Nearly 70 percent of India's population still lives in villages and depend...
Agriculture in India is livelihood for a majority of the population and can never be underestimated. Although its contribution in the gross domestic product (GDP) has reduced to less than 20 per cent and contribution of other sectors increased at a faster rate, agricultural production has grown....
Rainfed agriculture is a major sector of India's farming, sustaining 40% of the population and 65% of the livestock, while accounting for 40% of the nation's food grain output. This farming method, however, is fraught with challenges due to its dependence on the southwest monsoon, which ...
Large international rivers, such as the Ganga, the Brahmaputra, and the Indus, are central to the development of agriculture-dominated India, with a 1.4 billion population1. However, like river basins around the globe2, Indian river basins are also under severe stress due to global climate chan...
PopulationDiversitySocialLegalEconomicPolitical and TechnologicalIf the recent exponential increase in food prices is any indication, India faces the risk of food crisis. Agriculture is defined as the science and practice of activities relating to, processing, marketing, distribution, utilization, and ...