Agriculture

A very important activity.

Along with allied sectors (Fisheries, Dairy), it constitutes the primary sector of our economy.

contributes 13% of India's GDP

employs around 58% of total population. So, there is lot of disguised unemployment, which needs to be moved to other sectors.

Issues plaguing Indian agriculture

Institutional Bottlenecks

1. Lack of proper credit facilities

The farmer needs monetary help but only gets back the returns at th

Also, village money lenders

So, RRBs were set up

Technological Backwardness


Steps taken

Institutional Reforms

Technological Inputs

Irrigation - is the process of providing water to crops by artificial means

Why irrigation assumes significance in Indian scenario?

Characteristics of Monsoon rainfall

• Unpredictable - hardly keeps its date
• Variable
• unevenly distributed over time and space

Our economy being much dependent over agriculture, we cannot ignore

land scarcity, to increase yield, irrigation needed

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