Agriculture In Rural India Essay

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Agriculture is not constrained to provide employment opportunities and a source of income for farmers; it is a source of substantial revenue for both central as well as state governments too. Hence, if agriculture affects badly the revenues of the both governments will be affected in the same way. In Mr. Bethu Sudhakar views” Agriculture is one of the main sources of revenue for the state especially for the state governments. Not only does the government get a substantial income from land revenue but the prosperity of the rail ways and income from many other sources is also dependent on favourable agriculture. Indeed, a bad agricultural year is a bad year all around both for the government and the people”51
Most of the poor in India still live in rural areas. The living conditions of rural people are predominantly affected by the performance of agriculture and its changes. Hence agriculture plays an important role particularly in rural India where most of the people live in.
Though agriculture plays a decisive role in Indians’ lives and is the back bone of Indian economy, the glory of agriculture is deteriorating as its share to GDP is decreasing …show more content…

The practices of traditional Agriculture and Horticulure were continued on these Estates. In the middle Ages, by the expansion of Islam and the rise of Christian monasteries, the Horticultural practices were passed on and maintained. During this period some monks used the lore of herbal and spices to treat diseases and physical ailments. This lore was passed on from generations to generations in religious institutions and became the base for modern medicine. During the middle Ages the capitalism based on money began. Horticultural crops such as herbs, vegetable, fruits and flowers were sold as goods rather than battered. By 1200s, merchants and commerce based republic cities were expanding trade with East, with its

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