Evolution of agriculture in india vis-à-vis indian economy: shift in farming behaviour

Author: 
Sujoita Purohit and Santanu Purohit

Objectives: Agriculture is main source of livelihood for a majority of the population in India. It holds high importance in the people’s life. While Contribution to country’s GDP by other sectors have increased in a faster rate, contribution from agriculture &its associated sector is in the reducing trend and presently hold to less than 20 percent. However, gross agricultural production has grown with the increase in demand as a fall out of increased population. It helped India to become self-sufficient and emerged as a net exporter of agriculture and allied products. The study is towards finding the gap in adaptation of technology in agriculture and its degree of implementation in Indian context. Methods: Review of available research, book, and articles towards finding the Gap. Results: There are many technologies which have already been developed globally towards smart farming. However, at the field level adaptation and implementation is found limited. Conclusion: While government has come up with many initiatives and the sector has achieved some milestones as well, and adaptation of technologies have also helped to overcome of the challenges to some extent, there is gap in adaptation &implementation of technologies at field level on Indian agriculture context.

Paper No: 
3612