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Indian Agriculture: Issues, Challenges and Priorities
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Ghosh, P. K. Sivalingam, P. N. Chakraborty, Debashis Mandal, Debashis Kumar, Prabhat |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | Over the past decades, agriculture sector played a crucial role in enhancing the economic growth of India, and will continue so in future. It employs 55% of the workforce, thereby contributing to 17.1% of the country's Gross Value Added (GVA) for the year 2017-18 (MoA & FW, 2019). Agricultural production in India grew at an average of 3.6% annually since 2011, thanks to the policy decisions on inputs including improved fertilizer delivery systems and high yielding varieties. Release of improved varieties in cereals, pulses, fruits, vegetables and ornamental flowers as well as high-yielding breeds in the livestock and fisheries sectors has increased the diversification. Availability of a range of nutrition rich food commodities played crucial role in reducing undernourished population from 24% in 1990-92 to 15% in 2014-16 (OECD, 2018, FAO statistics). India is currently the largest product export economy of the world. India is leading exporter of rice globally, amounting to 8.34 Mt in 2019, and currently holds >85% of global basmati rice exports. The country has shown massive resilience to very recent global outbreak of COVID-19, and managed to tackle the social and economic challenges with a spirit of self-reliance. The 'Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan' by Government of India with a special economic package of Rs 20 lakh crore to enable the resurgence of the economy through three mantras, 'innovation, integrity and inclusion' as suggested by none other than the Hon'ble Prime Minister of the country. It is therefore imperative that the agricultural sector too needs new initiatives to continue with the success, and realize the potential of self-reliance. Book Name: Innovations in Agriculture for a Self-Reliant India |
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| DOI | 10.1201/9781003245384-2 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2021-11-29 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Innovations in Agriculture for a Self-reliant India Exporter Agriculture Package Challenges Continue Country Economic Ornamental Flowers Massive Resilience |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
