Agriculture

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Agriculture contributes 17.8% of Gross Value Added and about 54.6% of the population depends on it for livelihood. It also provides fodder to over 30 crore animals and supplies raw materials to agro-b…

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Dry farming is agriculture practised in regions receiving less than 75 cm of annual rainfall. It depends on careful use of limited moisture and is common in drought-prone areas.

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Wet farming is agriculture practised in areas receiving more than 75 cm of annual rainfall. It supports crops that need more moisture and is common in wetter regions.

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Sub-humid regions receive 75 cm to 100 cm of rainfall. Semi-arid regions receive 30 cm to 75 cm of rainfall and remain moisture-deficient throughout the year. Arid regions receive less than 30 cm of r…

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Rainfall in India is uncertain, seasonal, and often irregular. Agriculture cannot achieve sustained progress unless more than half of the cropped area is brought under assured irrigation.

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Cropping intensity refers to the number of crops raised on a field during an agricultural year. It is an indicator of how efficiently land is used.

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Cropping Intensity = (Total cropped area / Net sown area) × 100 [Total cropped area = gross sown area in an agricultural year; Net sown area = actual area sown at least once in a year].

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Total cropped area = 211.36 million hectares. Net sown area = 139.90 million hectares. Cropping intensity = (211.36 / 139.90) × 100 = 151.06%.