Everything You Need to Know About Indian Agriculture

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Everything You Need to Know About Indian
Agriculture
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• Nearly three-quarters of India's families depend
  on rural income.
• India's food security depends on increasing
  cereal crop production as well as fruits,
  vegetables, and milk production to meet the
  demands of a growing population.
• Agriculture is an important sector of the Indian
  economy as it is the primary source of livelihood
  for the majority of the population.
• Agriculture accounts for about 17 of GDP and
  employs more than 60 of the population.

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• India is the world's largest producer of milk,
  pulses, and hemp and the second-largest producer
  of rice, wheat, sugarcane, groundnut, vegetables,
  fruits, and cotton.
• Spices, fish, poultry, livestock, and plantation
  crops are also major exports.
• The Indian food industry has a lot of room for
  expansion.
• Its annual contribution to the global food trade
  is increasing, especially as a result of its
  enormous value-added potential in the food
  processing industry.

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• India ranks sixth in the world in terms of
  grocery sales, accounting for 70 of total retail
  sales.
• The food processing industry accounts for 32 of
  the country's total food market.
• It is the most important industry in India.

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There are different types of agriculture in
India.

• Subsistence farming, organic farming, and
  industrial or commercial farming are all done in
  India.
• Due to the wide range of climates in India, there
  are significant changes in agriculture.
• Subsistence farming
• Migrant farming
• Intensive farming
• Terrace agriculture
• Plantation Farming

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Subsistence farming

• In India, the majority of farmers are engaged in
  subsistence farming.
• This includes raising food for self-consumption.
• In other words, farmers and their families grow
  the whole crop and have no extra money to sell in
  the local market.
• The whole family runs the farm and most of the
  farming is done by hand.
• The supply of modern farming equipment, such as
  tractors, and farm inputs, such as chemical
  fertilizers, is low.

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Migrant farming

• Migrant farming is a type of farming in which
  farmers cultivate the land for two or three
  seasons.
• They then leave the land alone, which can lead to
  a flourishing of vegetables.
• Farmers are then forced to migrate to new areas.
• The planting period ends when the soil shows
  signs of depletion or, more generally, when the
  field is covered with weeds.
• After cutting down and burning the standing
  trees, the method of cutting and burning leaves
  only the trunks and large trees in the field.

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Intensive farming

• Intensive farming is a farming system that uses a
  lot of labor and capital in proportion to the
  size of the land.
• This often involves the widespread use of
  fertilizers and pesticides to increase
  production, as well as the purchase and use of
  machinery to assist in planting, chemical use,
  and picking.
• Industrial farming is another name for it.

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Terrace agriculture

• Terrace agriculture is a farming method in which
  "steps" known as terraces are made on the slopes
  of hills and mountains to cultivate crops.
• Terrace farming prevents soil nutrients from
  being carried away by rain, resulting in the
  healthy growth of the crop.
• This farming method has made it possible to
  cultivate crops in hilly or mountainous areas.

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Plantation Farming

• Plantation farming is a type of commercial
  farming where the primary objective is to grow
  crops for profit.
• Due to the way crops are developed for profit, a
  large amount of land is required for
  afforestation to be profitable.

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