Agriculture and Food Management
- Largest Proportion of Indian population depends directly or indirectly on agriculture for employment opportunities as compared to any other sector.
- The share of agriculture and allied sectors in the total Gross Value Added (GVA) of the country has been continuously declining on account of relatively higher growth performance of non-agricultural sectors, a natural outcome of development process.
- GVA at Basic Prices for 2019-20 from ‘Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing’ sector is estimated to grow by 2.8 %.
- Agricultural productivity is also constrained by lower level of mechanization in agriculture which is about 40 % in India, much lower than China (59.5 %) and Brazil ....
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- 1 Chapter 9: Agriculture and Food Management – Plenty of Upside Left If We Get It Right
- 2 Chapter 10: Industry - Small and Medium Matters
- 3 Chapter 11: Services - Fuelling Growth Opportunities
- 4 Chapter 12: Infrastructure – Lifting Potential Growth
- 5 Chapter 13: Climate Change and India: Why We Must Look at the Problem through Our Lens
- 6 Chapter 1: State of the Economy – Steady as She Goes
- 7 Chapter 2: Monetary Management and Financial Intermediation- Stability is the Watchword
- 8 Chapter 3: Prices and Inflation - Under Control
- 9 Chapter 4: External Sector - Stability amid Plenty
- 10 Chapter 5: Medium-Term Outlook – A Growth Strategy for New India
