Question

what is the significance of a agriculture

Answer 1

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Answer 2

If agriculture is not there The government and nation would fail to succeed. The agriculture means cultivation of crops, along with animal husbandry, poultry, dairy farming, fishing and forestry.

The following are the important point that underlines the significance of agriculture.

It contributes to National Income

Presently it is contributing around 24.4% to national income.

It is Main source of Food

After green revolution we are self sufficient in food production. The main crops together accounts to 195 million tonnes. Rice is produced around 100 million tonnes in India. Wheat production in India is around 95 million tonnes.

It contributes to even Industrial development

It provides essential raw materials for industries like cotton textiles, jute, sugar, vegetables, oil, tinned food, cigaters and rubber and many more food processing units.

Sources of Revenue

Land revenue, excise duties on agro based industrial goods, taxes on production and sales of agriculture machinery and tools and  many more ways providing revenue to government.

Foreign trade revenue.

Lot of food & agriculture commodities like tea tobacco , coffee, spices, cotton textiles basmati rice, are being exported to many countries to generate foreign trade revenue. agricultural exports are around 70% of total exports.

Transport:

Lot of employment in transportation of agriculture products and it inputs like fertilizers and pesticides.

Agriculture savings:

THe farmers are generating surplus income which is contributed to country's economy in the farm of savings.

Capital formation

Use agriculture machinery, tools are helping in capital formation of the country. Excess income is invested in stock markets and in banks.

Source of employment:

Providing employment for crores of people in a way of agricultural labour, farmers, agriculture related industries etc,

Stability of inflation;

As agriculture is proving self sufficiency it is playing a big role in controlling inflation.

International Importance:

India is number 1 in ground nut and sugar production. Second in  staple cotton and Rice production. Third in tobacco. India is pioneer in agriculture Research.

Source of inspiration for Indian culture.

Our arts, functions, Festivals our life and dressing is all related to Agriculture

We cannot prosper without agriculture