Total number of farmers in India is 600 million which is more than 50% of population. Agriculture is the primary source of livelihood for more than 58% of Indian population. Agriculture makes the essential element of Indian livelihood. 70% of people depend directly or indirectly on agriculture.

Large and dynamic geographical area under farming makes agriculture sector distinctive. Diverse methods of irrigation and cultivation are followed and practiced across country.

14% of GDP contribution is from farming sector. More than 10% Indian export earnings come from farming. 15.4% share in economy of India in 2017. Indian agriculture exports to reach US $60 billion by 2022.

41.49% of total labour are associated with agriculture (2020).

Gross Value Added by Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing is estimated at 19.48 lakh crores (US $276.37 billions) in 2020.

India is among the 15 leading exporters of agricultural products in the world. Agricultural export from India reached US $38.54 billion in 2019 and US $35.09 billion in 2020. Total agricultural exports was US $13.73 billion between April – December 2020.

Large population and ever increasing Urban and Rural income is expanding the demand. There is lot of external demand for exports from agriculture sector.

There is heavy demand for agricultural inputs like hybrid seeds and fertilizers. There is huge requirement for warehousing and cold storage.

Agriculture Export Policy targets to increase agricultural export to US $60 billion by 2022. Government of India is aiming to double the farmers’ income by 2022.

High proportion of agricultural land is available. Indian agriculture is having diverse agro-climatic conditions. There is encouragement and demand for various crops.

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