salient features of agriculture

1. AGRICULTURE & INDIAN
ECONOMY
Submitted By:-
Nishant Saraju Patil
Roll no- C32
Sub-Rural Credit And Finance
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2. CONTENTS
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•INTRODUCTION
•AGRICULTURE IN INDIA
•MILESTONE- THEGREEN REVOLUTION
•INDIA IN WORLD OF AGRICULTURE
•POPULATION SHARED
•AGRICULTURE’SSHAREIN GDP
•INDIAN AGRICULTURE SCENARIO
•IT IN AGRICULTURE
•SUMMARY

3. ⚫ Agriculture Sector is changing the socio-economic
environments of the population due to liberalization
and globalization.
⚫ 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 amajor role in Indian
Economy.
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INTRODUCTION

4. AGRICULTURE IN INDIA
Total Geographical Area - 328 million hectares
Net Area sown - 142 million hectares
Gross Cropped Area – 190.8 million hectares
Net Irrigated Area – 56.9 million hectares
http://www.indiastat.com/agriculture/2/agriculturalarealanduse/152/stats.aspx
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5. AGRICULTURE IN INDIA
Provides food to more than 1 billion people
Produces 51 major crops
Contributes to 1/6th of the Export Earnings
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6. MILESTONE-THEGREEN
REVOLUTION
•Acquiringmore land areafor
cultivation purpose
•Expanding irrigation facilities
•Use of improved and advanced variety
of seeds
•Water management
•Protection activities
•Implementation of better tools and
techniques as a result of research.
•Production increased 50%from 1967
to 1971 in jus four years.
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7. INDIA IN WORLD OF
AGRICULTURE
 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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_India/Agriculture
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8. POPULATION SHARED
Agriculture Manufacturing Services
 Despite the decline in its share in population it
still playsamajor role in the socio-economic
development of country.
INTHEYEAR1978
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INTHEYEAR2008

9. AGRICULTRE’SSHAREIN GDP
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10. TOP 10 AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS & IMPORTS-2008
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EXPORTS
IMPORTS
EXPORTED TO
•ASEAN
•CHINA
•EUROPE
•S.ARABIA
•UAE
•USA
IMPORTED FROM
•ASEAN
•ARGENTINA
•BRAZIL
•CHINA
•EUROPE
•USA

11. INDIAN AGRICULTURE
SCENARIO
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STRENGTHS
o Rich Bio Diversity
o Arable Land
o Climate
OPPORTUNITES
⚫ Exports
⚫ Agro-based Industry
⚫ Horticulture
WEAKNESS
o Fragmented Lands
o Illiteracy
o Lack of Technological
Inputs
oPoor Infrastructure
THREATS
• Unsustainable
resource use
• Unsustainable regional
development

12. S
TRENGTHS
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•Rich Bio Diversity- 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 ayear).

13. WEAKNESS
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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.

14. OPPORTUNITIES
•Exports- Developing of Free trade agreements
between Indiaand other countries.
•Agro Based Industries- Machineries for Agriculture,
Pesticides and Insecticides manufacturing Industries.
•Horticulture- Research and development for hybrid
plants with more productivity andnutritional
elements.
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15. THREATS
oUnsustainable resource use- Lands gifted with
fertility not utilized amply due to Zamindari system.
oUnsustainable regional development- Regions close
to developed cities are only focused for
development.
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16. IT IN AGRICULTURE
Assisting with farm
inputs and weather
patterns to market
information and global
prices, computers are
becoming powerful
tools.
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17. S
UMMARY
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THELITERACY LEVEL IN FARMERSHASTO BE
INCREASED.
WE HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE ONLY LINKS
AREMISSING.
SUSTAINABLEUSEOFRESOURCES.
GOVERNMENTS ROLEASA FACILITATOR HAS
TO BEINCREASED FOR BETTER PRODUCTION.

18. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION
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