Agriculture in India
The history of agriculture in India dates back to the Neolithic period. India ranks second worldwide in farm output. As per the Indian Economic Survey 2025-26, agriculture and allied activities accounted for 46.1% of the Indian workforce and contributed 15.2% to the country's nominal GDP. India ranks first in the world in net cropped area, followed by the US and China. Most farms are small: about 86% of landholdings are under two hectares, and the average holding is about 1.1 hectares. Food-grain output reached 357.73 million tonnes in 2024-25. The Green Revolution of the late 1960s made India self-sufficient in wheat and rice, and it is now one of the world's largest exporters of rice. Extensive state intervention shapes farming in India, including minimum support prices and public procurement, regulated wholesale markets, subsidised fertiliser, power and water, and restrictions on exports and stockholding. Economists debate how far these policies support farmers and how far they hold...
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