agricos

Overview
Agriculture is the backbone of the Indian Economy as nearly 60% of the
population of the country depend on agriculture and contribute 23% to the GDP.
Tenth Five Year Plan and National Agriculture Policy documents envisage a
growth level of 4% in Agriculture as against the average growth of less than 2%
in the last 50 years. The last decade commencing from 1990s was marked by
post-Green Revolution fatigue and plateauing yield levels in many parts of the
country. For sustained 4% growth in agriculture there is need to improve
productivity and cut down on costs by improving efficiency.