Indian Agriculture - Growth, Problems and Socio-economic ImpactMany of us perhaps may not be even aware that India ranks 2nd in Agricultural Production in the world and also holds rank 6 in Agricultural Export [Agriculture Sector includes Agriculture (Agriculture proper & Livestock), Forestry & Logging, Fishing andrelated activities]. During the last 14 years (2000-2014) there has been a phenomenal growth in the Agriculture Sector which grew at a rate of about 7 times of that in the preceding 30 years (1970-2000), and the output in 2014 shot up to US$ 367 bn. Agriculture Sector in India is also the largest employer accounting for 54.6% of the total work force (Table-1).
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