Geo-Eye

Abstract

Abstract Agricultural growth is critical for sustainable and inclusive economic growth in India, as the vast majority of the population depends on the agricultural sector for their livelihood. Close to 60 percent of India‟s labor force is employed in agriculture, according to the 2011 census. The majority of landholdings are small. Some 82 percent were classified as small scale in 2006; and farms less than two hectares occupied 40 percent of India‟s agricultural land (GoI 2011). Key development challenges for the coming decades are meeting the growing and diversifying food demand, especially for livestock and horticultural products, managing natural resources sustainably, and raising the productivity of rain fed agriculture.

Keywords: Agricultural growth, Food Security, Food demand, Land holdings, Challenges, Livestock, Horticulture