Share of Indian Agriculture in economic Growth

1. SHARE OF INDIAN AGRICULTURE IN
ECONOMIC GROWTH
• Presented to:
Dr. Akash Kumra
• Presented by:
Kinjal Patel
Roll No. 140

2. INTRODUCTION
• Agriculture: activities related to cultivation of land
for the production of crops.
• Agriculture: backbone of Indian Economy
INDIA AT WORLD IN PRODUCTION:
1st: milk, pulses, jute & jute like fibres
2nd:rice, wheat, sugarcane, groundnut, vegetables,
fruits and cotton production
Leading: spices, plantation crops,
livestock, fisheries and poutry

3. PERFORMANCE OF THE AGRICULTURE
SECTOR
(percent at 2004-05 prices)
Sr.
No. ITEM
2007-
08
2008-
09
2009-
10
2010-
11
2011-
12
1 Growth in GDP in agriculture and allied sector 5.8 0.1 0.8 7.9 3.6
Share of agriculture & allied sectors in total GDP 16.8 15.8 14.6 14.5 14.1
Agriculture 14.3 13.4 12.3 12.3 12.0
Forestry and logging 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4
Fishing 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
2 Share of agriculture & allied sectors in total GCF 6.4 7.8 7.3 6.2 6.8
3 GCF in agriculture & allied sectors as percent to
GDP of the sector
16.1 19.4 20.1 18.4 19.8
4 Employment in the agriculture sector as share
of total workers(Census 2001)
58.2
Source :Central Statistics Office, Directorate of Economics & Statistics (Department of
Agriculture and Cooperation) and Population Census 2001

4. PERFORMANCE OF THE AGRICULTURE
SECTOR
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
Share of agriculture &
allied sectors in total GDP
Share of agriculture &
allied sectors in total GCF
Growth in GDP in
agriculture & allied sector
Percentat2004-05prices)
Year

5. KEY FACTORS OFAGRICULTURE IN
INDIA
1. Crop Production
2. Agricultural Inputs
3. Seeds
4. Mechanization and Technnology
5. Integrated Nutrient Management
6. Agricultural Exports

6. LOW PRODUCTIVITY IN INDIA
1. Subsidies hampering productivity-enhancing
investment
2. Overregulation of agriculture
3. Government interventions
4. Inadequate infrastructure and services
5. Inadequate technology, finance and marketing
6. Inefficient allocation of water
7. Deteriorating irrigation infrastructre

7. CHALLENGES AND OUTLOOK
1. Improvement in yield
2. Sustainable agricultural strategy
3. Crop insurance system
4. Per capita availability of food grains
5. Agricultural marketing in India
6. Other attributions

8. CONCLUSION
• Half of workforce is still engaged in agriculture
for their livelihoods and
employment, agriulture continues to be a
predominant sector of Indian Ecoonomy.
• There is a need to put additional efforts to
achieve between 4 and 4.5 percent growth in
agriculture.

9. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Book: Indian Economy By Gaurav Datt, Ashwani
Mahajan,Publisher: S.Chand
Web Links:
• http://agricoop.nic.in/Policyinit.htm
• http://www.agricoop.nic.in/welcome.html
• http://indiainbusiness.nic.in/economy/agriculture4.htm
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_India#Agriculture
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_development_in_India

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