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Indian agriculture-Retrospect and prospect [1]

Agriculture for the Indian rural people is the way of life, a tradition, which for centuries, has shaped thought, outlook, culture and economic life of the people of the country. It is not a commodity machine but the backbone of the livelihood security system, where more than two-thirds of the population lives in the villages. So, agriculture is not just a question of economics and trade but of dignity and survival, and has a special significance for low income group, poor and vulnerable section of rural society.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2011
Panjab Singh [2]
Think India [3]
14
3
72-101
Tags:
Agriculture [4], India [5], Food Security [6], Nutrition [7], Subsidies [8], Green Revolution [9], Horticulture [10], Livestock [11], Fisheries [12], Water Management [13], Irrigation [14], Climate Change [15], Agricultural Research [16]
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