Open AccessAnalysing Contribution of Agriculture Sector in Indian Economy
Author(s) -
Asha Sharma
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
ijars international economics and commerce
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2455-149X
DOI - 10.20908/ijarsijec.v2i4.3776
Subject(s) - agriculture , gross domestic product , livelihood , food security , natural resource , business , sustainable agriculture innovation network , sustainable agriculture , agricultural economics , natural resource economics , product (mathematics) , sustainable development , resource (disambiguation) , primary sector of the economy , economic sector , economics , economic growth , geography , economy , ecology , computer network , geometry , mathematics , archaeology , computer science , biology
Agriculture, with its allied sectors, is unquestionably the largest livelihood provider in India, more so in the vast rural areas. It also contributes a significant figure to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Sustainable agriculture, in terms of food security, rural employment, and environmentally sustainable technologies such as soil conservation, sustainable natural resource management and biodiversity protection, are essential for holistic rural development. The research paper tries to find out the contribution agriculture sector in India and to assess the impact of agriculture on various developmental activities. Increasing trend in share of industries in GDP is also found out. It is found out that there is less stability in GDP in agricultural industry in last 10 years among other industry.