Description
Detailed documentation about the agriculture trends.
Technological Trends in Agriculture Sector in India
Introduction:
Agriculture in India has a long history dating back to ten thousand years. Today, India ranks second worldwide in farm output. Agriculture and allied sectors like forestry and logging accounted for 16.6% of the GDP in 2008, employed 52% of the total workforce and despite a steady decline of its share in the GDP, is still the largest economic sector and plays a significant role in the overall socio-economic development of India. India is the largest producer in the world of milk, cashew nuts, coconuts, tea, ginger, turmeric and black pepper. It also has the world's largest cattle population (281 million). It is the second largest producer of wheat, rice, sugar, groundnut and inland fish. It is the third largest producer of tobacco. India accounts for 10% of the world fruit production with first rank in the production of banana and sapota.
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Problem areas:
India's population is growing faster than its ability to produce rice, wheat and other important agricultural products. Also the availability of productive land used for agriculture is on a gradual decline. These problems when combined with the fact that there is water and electricity shortage, we are faced with a daunting task of feeding the enormous population. Hence there have been lots o attention and investment in improving the technologies associated with agriculture which will the focus area for our research project.
Area of research:
Among other things we will be concentrating on various technologies and their trends relating to1. Crop improvement 2. Genetic research 3. Crop and resource management and environment 4. Crop protection and storage facilities 5. Social sciences and technology transfer 6. Commercialization and IPR activities
Initiatives
The required level of investment for the development of marketing, storage and cold storage infrastructure is estimated to be huge. The government has implemented various schemes to raise investment in marketing infrastructure. Among these schemes are Construction of Rural Go downs, Market Research and Information Network, and Development / Strengthening of Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure, Grading and Standardization. The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), established in 1905, was responsible for the research leading to the "Indian Green Revolution" of the 1970s. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is the apex body in agriculture and related allied fields, including
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research and education. The Union Minister of Agriculture is the President of the ICAR. The Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute develops new techniques for the design of agricultural experiments, analyses data in agriculture, and specializes in statistical techniques for animal and plant breeding. Recently Government of India has set up Farmers Commission to completely evaluate the agriculture program. However the recommendations have had a mixed reception.
Approach and Methodology
1. Identify the various technologies that are playing a role in shaping the agriculture sector 2. Identify and plot various technological trends in the sectors mentioned above 3. Make graphs and plot tends 4. Identify the problem areas and recommend solutions for a fast aced growth
References
1. Annual Report 2007-08 and 2008-09, Indian Agricultural Research institute, New Delhi 2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture_in_India 3. http://www.indianembassy.org/dydemo/agriculture.htm 4. http://www.iari.res.in/ 5. “Current trends in Indian Agriculture Industry” by Dr. Nina Deshmukh
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doc_250154881.docx
Detailed documentation about the agriculture trends.
Technological Trends in Agriculture Sector in India
Introduction:
Agriculture in India has a long history dating back to ten thousand years. Today, India ranks second worldwide in farm output. Agriculture and allied sectors like forestry and logging accounted for 16.6% of the GDP in 2008, employed 52% of the total workforce and despite a steady decline of its share in the GDP, is still the largest economic sector and plays a significant role in the overall socio-economic development of India. India is the largest producer in the world of milk, cashew nuts, coconuts, tea, ginger, turmeric and black pepper. It also has the world's largest cattle population (281 million). It is the second largest producer of wheat, rice, sugar, groundnut and inland fish. It is the third largest producer of tobacco. India accounts for 10% of the world fruit production with first rank in the production of banana and sapota.
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Problem areas:
India's population is growing faster than its ability to produce rice, wheat and other important agricultural products. Also the availability of productive land used for agriculture is on a gradual decline. These problems when combined with the fact that there is water and electricity shortage, we are faced with a daunting task of feeding the enormous population. Hence there have been lots o attention and investment in improving the technologies associated with agriculture which will the focus area for our research project.
Area of research:
Among other things we will be concentrating on various technologies and their trends relating to1. Crop improvement 2. Genetic research 3. Crop and resource management and environment 4. Crop protection and storage facilities 5. Social sciences and technology transfer 6. Commercialization and IPR activities
Initiatives
The required level of investment for the development of marketing, storage and cold storage infrastructure is estimated to be huge. The government has implemented various schemes to raise investment in marketing infrastructure. Among these schemes are Construction of Rural Go downs, Market Research and Information Network, and Development / Strengthening of Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure, Grading and Standardization. The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), established in 1905, was responsible for the research leading to the "Indian Green Revolution" of the 1970s. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is the apex body in agriculture and related allied fields, including
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research and education. The Union Minister of Agriculture is the President of the ICAR. The Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute develops new techniques for the design of agricultural experiments, analyses data in agriculture, and specializes in statistical techniques for animal and plant breeding. Recently Government of India has set up Farmers Commission to completely evaluate the agriculture program. However the recommendations have had a mixed reception.
Approach and Methodology
1. Identify the various technologies that are playing a role in shaping the agriculture sector 2. Identify and plot various technological trends in the sectors mentioned above 3. Make graphs and plot tends 4. Identify the problem areas and recommend solutions for a fast aced growth
References
1. Annual Report 2007-08 and 2008-09, Indian Agricultural Research institute, New Delhi 2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture_in_India 3. http://www.indianembassy.org/dydemo/agriculture.htm 4. http://www.iari.res.in/ 5. “Current trends in Indian Agriculture Industry” by Dr. Nina Deshmukh
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doc_250154881.docx