Indian Agriculture is on Decline
The spectacular story of Indian agriculture is known throughout the world for its multi-functional success in generating employment, livelihood, food, nutritional and ecological security. Agriculture and allied activities contribute about 30% to the gross domestic product of India. With arable land area at 168 million hectares, India ranks second only to the U.S. in size of agriculture. A well-developed agricultural research system, a significant area of almost 60 million hectares under irrigation and an increasing productivity in major crops enable Indian agriculture to become a globally competitive player. The United Nations estimates that with assured irrigation, India’s food grains output can increase SIX times within five years- enough to feed two planet Earths! Achievements of Indian Agriculture: § India is the largest producer of wheat in the world § India is the largest producer of Rice in the world § India is among the largest vegetable oil economies in the world § India is the largest producer of Tea in the world § India is the second largest producer of Fruits in the world § India is the largest producer of Milk in the world § India is the largest producer of Coffee in the world § India is the largest producer of Cotton in the world Indian Agriculture by its sheer size can dictate global markets directly and indirectly. Majority of rural population still is dependent on agriculture for their livelihood and over 600 million farmers involved in agriculture related activities. India has 52% of cultivable land and varied climates. With sunshine round the year it’s the world’s best country to grow crops round the year. Due to Urbanization and rapid growth in the metropolis there is increased demand in the food supply. Too many layers of middlemen, weak supply chain, lack of proper information to the farmers, are some of the factors leadings to wastage and inefficiencies in food supply chain and gives opportunity to improve by using IT and collaborations though “Farm to Fork Strategy”.
Vision
Taking latest technology to Door Steps of Indian Farmers and making Indian Agriculture as highly viable economic activity in globalized environment.
Mission
Improving the farm productivity through minimizing the supply chain wastages and through maximizing the returns by globally available best technologies.
Quality Mission
Adopting global quality standards to meet global customer needs by creating awareness about end customer requirements among all stake holders in the entire food supply chain.
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