Snapshot of the sector
The agriculture sector is vital for the Indian economy,providing livelihood for about 58% of families and ensuring food security for 1.3 billion people.1 Indian agriculture sector uses over 60%2 of land and 85%3 of freshwater resources. At the same time,it contributes to 20% of national greenhouse gas(GHG)emissions.The sector has reached a critical juncture where the challenge of food security is compounded by nutritional security, self-sufficiency, ecological problems, climate change and sharp inflation. In comparison with the industry/services sector, which adds a gross value of 80% while employing 54.4% of the country’s workforce,agriculture accounts for 45.6% of the workforce at 18.29% of the gross value added (GVA) as of 2019-2020.4
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