Today, India is seeing a massive revolution as far as the production and the service sectors are concerned, however, even today agriculture continues to be one of the most significant contributors to the gross domestic product of the country.
This makes sense because almost 43% of India’s land is still used for agriculture. Though its contribution to the GDP has reduced over the years, agriculture still maintains its status of the highest revenue generating activity of India.
Historically, it has been seen that the government of India reconsidered its policies on the agricultural sector after the huge setback that the sector suffered in the food crises of 1960. It was perhaps the first year when India, otherwise self sufficient when it comes to food production, fell severely short of its own needs. The green revolution was then introduced in order to improve the agricultural scenario of India so that the country could feed its ever growing population.
History has witnessed India’s relentless efforts to bring back the focus on agriculture and make its policies friendlier to those who till the soil finally bore fruit and today, India can safely boast of a large enough food reserve that can meet the needs of any impending food crises.
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