Writ a composition of agriculture in india and it present importance
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Agriculture is the most important sector of Indian Economy. Indian agriculture sector accounts for 18 per cent of India's gross domestic product (GDP) and provides employment to 50% of the countries workforce. India is the world's largest producer of pulses, rice, wheat, spices and spice products.
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Agriculture
As an integral part of the Department of Agriculture, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service monitors our Nation’s agriculture to protect against agricultural pests and diseases.
Our India is the farm country, and it is the most important occupation of India. Our Indian economy depends on the agriculture and along with it the Industrialisation also the backbone of the Indian economy.
Agriculture is the soul of the Indian economy; it said by the Mahatma Gandhi. The almost population depends on the agricultural activity because their livelihood depends upon the agriculture.
It is the main livelihood of the economy. Agriculture is most important because it contributes about 26 percent of the gross domestic product.
It is the people requirement to get the food for their livelihood. It grows many of the raw materials in the agriculture land.
Indian Agriculture in history
In history, the Indian agriculture took place by the primitive man to settle down the selected spots. It is the formation of society and initiation of civilisation.
The wheat and barley and domestic animals like goat, sheep, pig and cattle founded in the Western Asia and it was the revolution in the period of 7500-6500 B.C.
In the Egypt, the agricultural revolution was subsequent in the Indus valley, and Mohenjodaro to Harappa territory was the centre of the agricultural revolution in Indus valley in the period of 3000-1700 B.C.
The use of iron implements and individually iron ploughs became prevalent during the Vedic age of 1500-1000 B.C.
The cultivation of rice, finger millet, sugarcane, pepper and turmeric was not so unique in the South India because the irrigation of water was the great source for cultivation in the first century of Christian era.
The growing of commercial crops like cotton, sugarcane and Indigo was important grown during the period of British. The Britishers started the commercial crops.
The green revolution began in the year of 1960 for fulfil the shortage of food and make the entire country, but before this revolution, there was the lack of food in the country. Indian imported wheat from USA and rice from Myanmar.