Importance of agriculture in Indian Economy

Importance of agriculture in the national economy can be summarized in the following points: 22-27% of population and half of the labour force dependent on agriculture 18% of India’s GDP comes from this sector as per latest numbers Good crops ..

Indian Agriculture: Current Share in GDP and GCF

The share of agriculture in GDP of India Agriculture and Allied Sector contributed approximately 13.9% of India’s GDP (at constant 2004-05 prices) during 2013-14. However, when CSO released the new GDP numbers in early 2015, the share of these sectors ..

Gross Cropped Area and Net Cropped Area in India

India’s total geographical area is 329 million hectares. Out of this, 195 million hectare is gross cropped area and 141 million hectare is net sown area. On the other hand, net irrigated area is only 65.3 million hectares. Rest of ..

Brief Story of Evolution of Indian Agriculture

In the 1950s, India’s agriculture was marked by stagnation and low growth.  The growth in crop was around 0.4% and in grain production was around 0.1%. In 1950-51, India produced around 50 million tonnes of Foodgrain, which was not enough ..

India’s Major Crops: Sugarcane

In terms of production, Sugarcane is the world’s largest crop. In 2015, around 1.88 billion tons of sugarcane was produced worldwide. Top sugar producing countries are Brazil, India, China, Thailand, Pakistan and Mexico. About Sugarcane plant Sugarcane belongs to Poaceae ..

Oil Seeds: Area, Production and Issues

A large variety of oil seeds are produced in India such as groundnut, castor seed, sesame, rapeseed and mustard, linseed, Soybean, sunflower, nigerseed and safflower. India holds a significant share in world oil seed production. It is second largest producer of groundnut after China and ..

India’s Major Crops: Pulses

Pulses are leguminous crops that constitute an essential part of Indian diet because nearly 43% of all Indians are vegetarian (urban-48% rural-41%) and pulses are important protein source. The main pulses grown in India include chickpea or Bengal gram, pigeon pea ..

India’s Major Crops: Coarse Cereals

Coarse cereals are a broad sub-group of several short duration warm weather (Kharif) crops such as Jowar (Sorghum), Bajra (Pearl Millet), Maize, Ragi (Finger Millet) etc. They are used in food, fodder, fuel; value added products and also fast food ..

Major Crops of India: Wheat

Wheat is being cultivated in India for more than 5000 years and the original species Triticum sphaerococcum was grown in Indus Valley Civilization. This species is now disappeared and has been replaced by present day species-Triticum aestivum or the common Bread Wheat, Triticum durum or ..

Cultivation and Export of Basmati Rice from India

Basmati Rice verities give aroma pleasant flavour after cooking. Indian basmati rice is known for its extra-long superfine slender grains with a length to breadth ratio of more than 3.5. It is most preferred especially for Biryani and Pulao preparation ..