During 1st five year plan (1951-56), the special address was for the agriculture sector to deal with the food crisis. Since then there is found continuous decline in the composition of GDP from the agriculture and allied activities. The world economy has been witnessing the slow growth rate since 2008-09 which has resulted in sluggish growth in all the sectors of India. Although the farm productivity is low as compared to other developed countries, some improvements have been found due to certain developmental activities. These include, technological advancement, adoption of HYVs (High yielding Varieties) of seeds, usage of improved quality of fertilizers, insecticides, pesticides, new cropping pattern, new irrigation facilities, farm research and management practices.
