Agricultural Sector. Essay

AGRICULTURE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE 1) Union Minister – Sh. Sharad Pawar 2) Minister of State – Prof. K.V. Thomas Ministry comprises of Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Department of Agricultural Research & Education, and Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying. There is one Technology Mission on Oil Seeds and Pulses (TMOP) & one Commission for Agricultural Cost & Prices (CACP) under the Department. The Secretary (A & C) is the administrative head of the Department and Principal Adviser to the Minister on all matters of policy and administration within the Department. The current Secretary is Sh. Prabeer Kumar Basu. INDIAN AGRICULTURAL SCENARIO The total geographical area of the country is 328.7 million hectares, of which 140.3 million hectares is the net sown area, while 193.7 million hectares is the gross cropped area. The gross and net irrigated area is 85.8 million hectares and 60.9 million hectares respectively, with a cropping intensity of 138 per cent.

ITEM Growth in GDP in Agriculture and Allied Sectors Agriculture 1 Forestry and Logging Fishing Share in GDP ‐ Agriculture and Allied Sectors Agriculture 2 Forestry and Logging Fishing Share in GCF ‐ Agriculture and Allied Sectors Agriculture 3 Forestry and Logging Fishing 4 5 6 Share of Agriculture Imports in Total Imports at Current Prices Share of Agriculture Exports in Total Exports at Current Prices Employement in Agriculture Sector as Share of Total Employement

2007 ‐ 08 4.7 5 2.2 6 16.4 13.9 1.7 0.8 7.01 6.43 0.07 0.51 2.95 12.05

2008 ‐ 09 1.6 1.1 2.9 6.3 15.7 13.2 1.7 0.8 9.05 8.39 0.09 0.58 2.74 10.23 52.1

2009 ‐ 10 0.2

Total Food Grain Production ‐ Third Advance Estimates Total Food Grain Production ‐ Fourth Advance Estimates Total Food Grain Production in 2008 ‐ 2009

218.19 MT 218.2 MT 234.47 MT

KHARIF CROPS Kharif crop is the Autumn harvest in India and Pakistan. These crops are usually sown at the beginning of South West Monsoon (June ‐ July) Major Kharif crops