Problems with Indian agriculture
- Instability – Agriculture is highly dependent on monsoon.
- Land ownership- Inequality in land ownership, most holdings are small and uneconomic
- Subdivision and fragmentation of holding.
- Condition of agricultural laborers, surplus labor, and disguised unemployment
- Inadequate use of manures and fertilizer and use of poor quality seeds.
- inadequate use of efficient farm equipment
- Agricultural credit and indebtedness of farmers
Future of 5G technology in Agriculture
If agriculture goes wrong, nothing else will have a chance to go right in the country – M.S. Swaminathan (Father of Green revolution).
Agriculture is a primary activity of the economy that includes growing crops, fruits, vegetables, and flowers and rearing livestock. It plays an important role in the Indian economy. More than 70% of rural households depend on agriculture. It contributes 17% to Indian GDP and provides employment to almost 58% of the population. The share of agriculture in GDP increased to 19.9% in 2020-21. Agriculture was the only sector that proved resilient during the covid -19 pandemic, as it is the only sector with a growth rate of 3.6 % in 2020-21 and 3.9% in 2021-22.