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Agriculture

Sector in India

Submitted by:-Bavishi Nirali Submitted to :- Meera Savaliya En no :- 03

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About 75% people are living in rural areas and are still dependent on Agriculture.

About 43% of India’s geographical area is used for agricultural activity.

Agriculture continues to play a major role in Indian Economy.

Provides food to more than 1 billion peopleProduces 51 major cropsContributes to 1/6th of the Export Earnings

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AGRICULTURE IN INDIA• Total Geographical Area - 328 million hectares• Largest Producer of Milk, Cashew

nuts, Coconuts, Tea, Ginger, Turmeric & Black Pepper.

• Largest Cattle population-281 million

• Second largest producer of Wheat, Rice, Sugar and Groundnut and Pulses.

• Third largest producer of Tobacco.

• Third largest in implementation of Mechanization.

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INDIAN AGRICULTURE SCENARIO

STRENGTHS• Rich Bio Diversity• Arable Land• Climate

OPPORTUNITES• Exports• Agro-based Industry• Horticulture

WEAKNESS• Fragmented Lands• Illiteracy• Lack of Technological

Inputs• Poor Infrastructure

THREATS• Unsustainable resource use• Unsustainable regional

development

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STRENGTHS

• Rich Bio variety 46,000 plant species and 86,000 species of animals recorded.

• Arable Land- 428 million acres cultivable land.

• Climate- Favorable all year around (Unlike USA, Europe and China where farming is possible only 5 to 6 months a year).

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WEAKNESS Fragmentation of lands- Division of lands

through generations lowers profit margins for farmers.

Illiteracy- Impotent seeds, approach to moneylenders than to banks for loans.

Lack of Technological Inputs- Bullock farming still prevailing.

Poor Infrastructure-Unavailability of modern facilities to some farmers.

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OPPORTUNITIES• Exports- Developing of Free trade

agreements between India and other countries.

• Agro Based Industries- Machineries for Agriculture, Pesticides and Insecticides manufacturing Industries.

• Horticulture- Research and development for hybrid plants with more productivity and nutritional elements.

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THREATS

o Unsustainable resource use- Lands gifted with fertility not utilized amply due to Zamindari system.

o Unsustainable regional development- Regions close to developed cities are only focused for development.

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IT in Agriculuture

Assisting with farm inputs and weather patterns to market information and global prices,

Computers are becoming powerful tools.

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TARGETS

• Food Grain Production will be doubled in ten years, so as to make India hunger free .

• Special emphasis will be on horticulture production in order to achieve a quantum increase.

• Allied sectors like live stock, dairy poultry, fisheries, will be promoted

• Production of oilseeds and pulses will be raised substantially.

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India's agricultural export potentials

• Marine Products• Rice• Wheat• Condiments and Spuces• Cashew• Tea • Coffee• Castor• Jute• Fruits and Vegetables- Onions, Mango, Grapes, Banana,

Tomato , Potato , Lichchi ,etc.

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What is Modern Agriculture?

Modern agriculture is a term used to describe the wide type of production practices employed by American farmers.

It makes use of hybrid seeds of selected variety of a single crop, technologically advanced equipment and lots of energy subsidies in the form of irrigation water, fertilizers and pesticides.

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Modern Agriculture

• More than 90% of farmers today work using the most innovative practices and growing techniques to produce enough food, fuel and fiber for a growing world, while minimizing their environmental footprint at the same time.

• The term “modern agriculture” depicts their commitment to innovation, stewardship and meeting the global food challenge all at once – there is nothing conventional about that

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Why Modern Agriculture is Important?

• By 2050, the world’s population is expected to grow to nearly nine billion – the equivalent of two more China’s – while the ratio of arable land to population continues to decrease.

• The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization predicts that global food production will double by 2050, and 70 percent of the world’s additional food needs can be produced only by adapting new agricultural technologies.

• In view of all these challenges, modern agriculture enables farmers to utilize new innovations, research and scientific advancements to produce safe, sustainable and affordable food

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Some other schemes

• Kisan Credit Card(KCC)• Personal Insurance Accident Scheme.• Special weather Bulletins and

agricultural programmers were introduced on TV and Radio

• Announcement of minimum support price.

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conclusion

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