Agriculture in india 2

MEANING OF AGRICULTURE

DEFINITION OF AGRICULTURE

BACKBONE OF INDIAN AGRICULTURAL

IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURAL IN INDIA

ROLE OF AGRICULTURE IN INDIAN ECONOMY

FACTORS DETERMINING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY

CAUSES OF BACKWARDNESS IN AGRICULTURAL

SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND

PRODUCTIVITY

MEASURES EMPLOYED TO DEVELOP AGRICULTURE

EVALUATION OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

Agri means plant/crop and

culture means cultivation. Thus cultivation of crops in a large scale is called

agricultural. Agricultural is set of activities that transform the

environment for the production of animals and plant for human use.

Increase in Employment

Income to Government

Contribution to National Income

Basis of Economic Development

Agriculture and Foreign Trade

It supplies the raw materials for

various lending industries

It offer employment

opportunities to large portion of

total working population in the

country

It enables the country to earn

foreign exchange by exporting

agricultural product

It also provides main support

for India’s transport system

It also create the demand for Industrial

products and helps the industrial sector

to grow

Agricultural Equipment

irrigation Facilities

Good Seeds, Manure and

Fertilizers

Education and Research

Agricultural Marketing

Human Factors

Pressure of population on landSocial Atmosphere

Institutional Factors

Small Size Of FarmsLand Tenure System

Technical Factors

Inadequate Irrigation FacilitiesOld Agricultural ImplementsLack Of Credit FacilitiesInadequate Availability Of Electricity

CAUSES OF BACKWARDNESS IN AGRICULTURAL

i. Technical Measures

ii. Institutional Measures

iii. Mechanization

iv. Development of

agricultural Land

i. Plant protections

ii. Scientific cultivation