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VOL. 7, ISSUE 1 (2022)
Agriculture distress in India and government initiatives
Authors
Kondapalli Parameswara Rao
Abstract
Agriculture remains the most important sector in boosting the economy of the country. It is because people get maximum employment only in agriculture and its ancillary industries. Agriculture sector is vital for the growth of national economy as it contributes around 16.5 per cent in Gross Domestic Product, provided livelihood to 48.7 per cent of the people depends on agriculture in India and contributes 13 per cent to exports. Even today 66.1 percent of the cropped area is still depends on the uncertainty and vagaries of monsoons. Additionally, agriculture sustains and provides food and nutritional security for a 1.32 billion strong nation in a self-reliant mode. The agriculture distress is palpable. Indian agriculture still suffer from uneconomic holdings, low yields, output instability, rain-fed farming, indebtedness, inadequate institutional credit, distress sales, low farm incomes. The total area under farming fell from 159.6 million hectares (Mha) to 157.14 Mha. Small and Marginal farmers (owning less than two hectares) accounts for 86.2 There is every need to increase agricultural production and productivity to safe guard the food security to the growing population. India is forwarding towards self-sufficiency in food grains at the same time farmers are facing many problems regarding uncertainty in claimatical conditions on one hand and on the other hand farmers are not getting remunerative prices to their farm products. Government support is inevitable in this regard to withstand in the farm sector. Agriculture is the culture of Indians and the only sector that will help the food security and the way of life. Hence, Government will liberally allocate financial assistance and support to promote agriculture and to protect the farmers in India.
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Pages:14-20
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Kondapalli Parameswara Rao "Agriculture distress in India and government initiatives ". International Journal of Multidisciplinary Education and Research, Vol 7, Issue 1, 2022, Pages 14-20
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