2. MEANING OF AGRICULTURE
DEFINITION OF AGRICULTURE
BACKBONE OF INDIAN AGRICULTURAL
IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURAL IN INDIA
ROLE OF AGRICULTURE IN INDIAN ECONOMY
FACTORS DETERMINING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
CAUSES OF BACKWARDNESS IN AGRICULTURAL
SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND
PRODUCTIVITY
MEASURES EMPLOYED TO DEVELOP AGRICULTURE
EVALUATION OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
3. Agri means plant/crop and
culture means cultivation. Thus cultivation
of crops in a large scale is called
agricultural. Agricultural is set of
activities that transform the
environment for the production of
animals and plant for human use.
6. Increase in Employment
Income to Government
Contribution to National Income
Basis of Economic Development
Agriculture and Foreign Trade
7. It suppliesthe rawmaterialsfor
variouslendingindustries
It offeremployment
opportunitiesto largeportionof
totalworkingpopulationin the
country
It enablesthecountryto earn
foreignexchangeby exporting
agriculturalproduct
It alsoprovides mainsupport
forIndia’stransport system
It alsocreatethedemandfor Industrial
productsandhelpstheindustrial sector
8. Agricultural Equipment
irrigation Facilities
Good Seeds, Manure and
Fertilizers
Education and Research
Agricultural Marketing
9. Human Factors
Pressure of population on land
Social Atmosphere
Institutional Factors
Small Size Of Farms
Land Tenure System
Technical Factors
Inadequate Irrigation Facilities
Old Agricultural Implements
Lack Of Credit Facilities
Inadequate Availability Of Electricity
CAUSES OF BACKWARDNESS IN
AGRICULTURAL
11. i. Technical Measures
ii. Institutional Measures
iii. Mechanization
iv. Development of
agricultural Land
i. Plant protections
ii. Scientific cultivation