Agriculture
Agriculture is the science and art of cultivating plants and livestock. The history of agriculture in India dates back to Indus Valley Civilization. India ranks second worldwide in farm outputs. Agriculture employs over 40℅ of the Indian work force and contributes approx. 15% to the country's GDP.
Agriculture is the science and art of cultivating plants and livestock. The history of agriculture in India dates back to Indus Valley Civilization. India ranks second worldwide in farm outputs. Agriculture employs over 40℅ of the Indian work force and contributes approx. 15% to the country's GDP.
SUBJECT Variables
PRODUCTION
- Annual production of foodgrains touched 3,086.5 lakh tonnes in 2020-21, a 3.7% increase over the previous year. Production of pulses increased by 11.7% in 2019-20 while rice production increased by 2.9% over the previous year.
- Amongst the major commercial crops, coffee had the biggest increase in production (18.7%) in 2020-21, while cotton, tea and raw jute production declined by 1.9%, 5.9% and 3.2% respectively.
YIELD
- The yield for foodgrains increased by 1.8% in 2020-21 over the previous year. The yield for all foodgrains combined was 2,386 kg/hectare in 2020-21 in comparison to 2,343 kg/hectare a year ago.
- The yield for rice dropped by 0.3% in 2020-21 while that of pulses increased by 8.4%.
- Amongst the major commercial crops, the yield for groundnut dropped by 18.8% in 2020-21 while that of coffee increased by 10.8%.
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