Agiculture and Rural development

An Indian Farmer is one of the most important member of  the society .He is the provider of food to the people , to all   practical  purposes  . farmer’s  life is simple . He goes to the field early in the morning with his cattle when the rest of world is sleeping comfortably in their warms beds. He faces all the climate hardships without any complaints . The real India resides in its villages . About 70 % of  India’s population lives in rural areas and earns its livelihood there . The major occupation of these people is agriculture . Thus Indian economy is totally an agrarian one. However much industrialized  india may become farmers will may remain an integral part of the economy ,contributing to 26% of national GDP .  Agriculture is the principle source of livelihood for many households in Rural India .  As  Mahatma Gandhi said ,” India lives in Villages and agriculture is the soul of Indian Economy . Nearly two-thirds of its population depends directly on agriculture for its livelihood. Agriculture is the main stay of Indian Economy . Agriculture meets food requirements of the people and produce several  raw material for industries . Agriculture is the real part of sources of government income because there are land revenue ,excise duty on agro based goods ,taxes on production and sale of agriculture machinery contributing national income . Agriculture development is directly related to   rural development because in rural area people are depend on agriculture sector .  There are many factor which is related to rural development . Contribution in GDP, Largest employment source, promoting Sustainable Livelihood for the poor .