India has traditionally been an agrarian society, with agriculture and allied sectors forming the backbone of the economy. Key aspects of the agriculture and allied sectors in India include: (1) India is the second largest producer of fruits and vegetables globally. (2) India is the twelfth largest agricultural exporter worldwide. (3) Between 1950-51 and 2016-17, food grain production in India grew nearly 6 times, demonstrating significant growth in the agriculture sector.

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M.K CHAITANYA(16011BA022)
SAI DATTA (16011BA031)
T.SRI GOWRI (16011BA032)
Submitted to :
CHAITANYA SIR

2.  India has always been an agrarian society and till date agriculture
continues to the mainstay of the Indian economy
Agriculture and Allied Sectors:
 Allied activities in agriculture means the activities which are in some
way related to agriculture in a direct fashion so that the net agricultural
output is affected by it.
 Fruits & Vegetables account for nearly 90 % of total horticulture
production in country

3. The 4 Countries That Produce the Most Food
1.China
2.India
3.Usa
4.Brazil
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/100615/4-countries-produce-most-
food.asp
http://statisticstimes.com/economy/sectorwise-gdp-contribution-of-india.php

4.  Processed foods are exported from India to more than 120 countries
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 India is the twelfth largest agricultural exporter worldwide
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-american-food-giant-the-largest-exporter-of-food-in-the-world.html

5.  As per the 2010 world agriculture statistics
 👌 India has emerged as the 2nd largest fruit & vegetable producer in the world
after China
Vegetables
Staples
Spices

6.  National Seed Project
(1976) increase the availability
of high quality seed
http://projects.worldbank.org/P009703/national-seed-project?lang=en
 Schemes for Balanced and Integrated use of
Fertilizer
 National Project on Development of Fertilizer Use in
Rain fed Areas were introduced in 1990-91 and 1991-92
Agricultural Inputs

7. Plant Protection : use of pesticides in the country is
 Integrated Pest Management Programme (IPM) - use
of biotic agents for control of pests
 Balance and Integrated use of Fertilizer Scheme
Agricultural Implements and Machinery
 A beginning was made in 1991-92 to promote use of modern irrigation
devices such as drip irrigation and sprinklers etc.
 Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institutes (FMTTIs) in promotion
of agricultural mechanization
https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/viewscheme.php?schemeid=722
https://farmech.dac.gov.in/farmfaqs.htm

8.  Declination of the Contribution of primary sector to GDP
53.7%
17.46 %
(1951)
2018
 Employment generation
 foreign exchange earnings & providing food security
to the increasing population.
https://www.examrace.com/Current-Affairs/NEWS-Agriculture-and-Allied-Sectors-Kurukshetra-April-
2018-Summary-Part-1.htm

9. Production & Growth of Agriculture & Allied Sector:
50.8 mt ( 1950-51)
275.7 mt (2016-17) Growth in Food grain
production in India
 Production of cereals shot up nearly by 6 times, the production of
pulses went up by less than 3 times during period under reference.
 19 % of the world’s total milk production is contributed by India.
* mt= million tones
https://www.examrace.com/Current-Affairs/NEWS-Agriculture-and-Allied-Sectors-Kurukshetra-April-2018-
Summary-Part-1.htm

10. Role of Agriculture & Allied Sector:
 India is not only self-sufficient in food grains but exports agricultural
commodities.
 We braced multi-pronged strategies & technologies such as green
revolution, white revolution, blue revolution, yellow revolution, pink
revolution, silver revolution, golden revolution, red revolution, round
revolution & poised for rainbow revolution & ultimately to evergreen
revolution.
Structural Changes:
 Declination of the Contribution of agriculture
& allied sector to real Gross value added
(GVA)
53.71 % (1950-51 )
18.12 % (2016 –17)
https://www.examrace.com/Current-Affairs/NEWS-Agriculture-and-Allied-Sectors-Kurukshetra-April-2018-
Summary-Part-1.htm

11. Animal Husbandry & Dairy
 Livestock are natural capital & act as an insurance against income shocks due
to crop failure & natural calamities.
 It constitutes about 30 % of the country’s agricultural output
 Central Govt. has established dairy infrastructure development fund (DIDF) at
cost of Rs. 10, 881 cr. for the period from 2017 - 18 to 2028 - 29
Livestock Crop
farming
70%
30%
Women's participation Livestock serve in different ways:
• Income
• Employment
• Food
• Social security
• Draft
• Dung
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12. Fisheries
0.75 mt
(1950-51)
8.4 mt
(2017-18)
 There is a 11-fold increase in fish
production in 6 decades,
* mt = million tons
 Agriculture and catch fishery is amongst the fastest growing industries in
India. Between 1990 and 2010, the Indian fish capture harvest doubled,
while aquaculture harvest tripled.
 Rs. 3000 cr. umbrella scheme “Blue Revolution: Integrated Development &
Management of Fisheries. ” All activities of National Fisheries Development
Board (NFDB).
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13. Forestry
 India’s forest cover was 79.42
million hectares, 24.16 % of the
country’s total area.
 India’s forest cover grew at 0.20 %
annually over 1990 - 2000 & has
grown at the rate of 0.7 % per year
over 2000 - 2010.
 India is World’s 3 rd. largest
hardwood log importer (2016 – 17)
 Imported wood species such as
mahogany, garjan, marianti &
sapeli.
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