Category: Agriculture

By Priya Chetty on September 12, 2016 3 Comments

The agricultural sector in India is the main source of livelihood for more than 70 percent of the rural population. Similarly half of the households in the rural population show some sign of poverty (Singh & Walis 2015).

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By Shruti Thakur on September 3, 2016 10 Comments

The agricultural practices carried out in India are still largely traditional. Indian agriculture technology have many limitations as compared to modern agricultural technologies around the world.

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By Priya Chetty on May 16, 2016 1 Comment

This article attempts to make a discussion regarding the incidence of farmer suicides in the Indian sub-continent and the causes that lie beneath.

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By Shruti Thakur on April 11, 2016 No Comments

Fertilization, mixed breeding, genetic modification and pest management are some ways by which crop productivity has increased manifold.

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By Shruti Thakur on April 10, 2016 No Comments

Israel is one such country whose topography is arid and farming is a challenge. But this country has acquired the status of ‘world leader’ in terms of agricultural research and development.

 
By Pamkhuila Shaiza on April 7, 2016 1 Comment

The agriculture sector of Israel is characterized by high technological advancement, automatic and controlled mechanization and high quality seeds and plants (Tarchitzky n.d.).

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By Pamkhuila Shaiza on March 30, 2016 3 Comments

Agriculture is one of the most important pillars of the Indian economy. The contribution of agriculture and its allied sectors to India’s GDP stood at 13.9% during 2013-14(Agriculture 2013).

 
By Priya Chetty on November 24, 2015 No Comments

About 65% population of India depends upon the agriculture for subsistence and it claims 22% share in India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (Tyagi 2012).