Tag: agriculture

By ABIN P MATHEW & Priya Chetty on August 16, 2022 No Comments

This article discusses the economic contributions of India’s agriculture sector, focusing mostly on a few metrics including employment, GDP, revenues, FDI, GNP, and wages over the past 25 years.

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Soil is formed from the gradual breaking and weathering of rocks and covers of the landmass of earth as a thin layer. It is a complete ecosystem in itself and its maintenance is of utmost importance for the continuity of life processes of microbes, plants and animals. However, the quality of soil ecosystem is compromised due to increasing human activities resulting in release of pollutants.

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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 Indra Giri on August 2, 2016 1 Comment

Agriculture sector in India is considered to be the backbone of its economy. Agriculture is source of livelihood for more than 70 % of Indians in the rural area.

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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.