Overview of agriculture and allied sectors
- Agriculture plays a vital role in India’s economy. 54.6% of the total workforce is engaged in agricultural and allied sector activities (Census 2011) and accounts for 17.1% of the country’s Gross Value Added (GVA) for the year 2017-18.
- As per the Land Use Statistics 2014- 15, the total geographical area of the country is 328.7 million hectares, of which 140.1 million hectares is the reported net sown area and 198.4 million hectares is the gross cropped area with a cropping intensity of 142%.
- The net area sown works out to be 43% of the total geographical area.
- The net irrigated area is 68.4 ....
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