5. Explain the areas through which agriculture got hampered?
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The history of Agriculture in India dates back to Indus Valley Civilization and even before that in some places of Southern India.[1] India ranks second worldwide in farm outputs. As per 2018, agriculture employed 50% of the Indian work force and contributed 17–18% to country's GDP.[2]
In 2016, agriculture and allied sectors like animal husbandry, forestry and fisheries accounted for 15.4% of the GDP (gross domestic product) with about 31% of the workforce in 2014.[3][4][5] India ranks first in the world with highest net cropped area followed by US and China.[6] The economic contribution of agriculture to India's GDP is steadily declining with the country's broad-based economic growth. Still, agriculture is demographically the broadest economic sector and plays a significant role in the overall socio-economic fabric of India.