| India is primarily an country dating back to more than | | | | the inadequate monsoon, which accounts a crucial role |
| ten thousand years. Today, India ranks the second | | | | in influencing agricultural production in India since most |
| largest in agricultural output worldwide. Agriculture | | | | of the cropped area even now does not have any |
| contributes approximately 33 percent of the Gross | | | | assured irrigation. Although measures are being |
| Domestic Product and round about 70 percent of | | | | undertaken by government authorities to eradicate the |
| Indian population is engaged in agriculture sector. Most | | | | inadequacy of monsoon by introducing water dams |
| of the agricultural outputs including wheat, tea, coffee, | | | | and river project for effective irrigation. |
| cotton etc are exported to foreign countries | | | | In fact, India is facing the biggest challenge of producing |
| contributing about 8.56 percent of India?s exports. | | | | enough food grains to cater the increasing population |
| About 43 per cent of geographical land is used for | | | | of India. Hence measures are been taken to expand |
| agricultural activity. India accounts world?s number one | | | | farmland area and with quality grains the farmers are |
| country in sugarcane and stood second rank in rice | | | | now able to produce double output in the same |
| output. | | | | amount of land. |
| Modern Agricultural Techniques: | | | | Farmers have adopted modern improved irrigation |
| With years of practice in agriculture, there have been | | | | techniques that have the potential to increase |
| new inventions and modern techniques adopted by | | | | agricultural production with improved farming |
| farmers in agriculture. To spread and encourage | | | | techniques in areas that rely on monsoon also could |
| knowledge of agriculture among the youth generation, | | | | improve yield. Moreover, improving the use of fertilizer, |
| government has even launched new programmes and | | | | especially on rain fed land, also would help to increase |
| courses with specialization in agriculture. Modern | | | | the production. Government of India is trying a variety |
| Agricultural comprises of improved farming techniques | | | | of plans and strategies with sophisticated water |
| and the using of irrigation and high-yield grains resulting | | | | management techniques replacing the traditional |
| into increased production. The main drawback is being | | | | farming practices. |