Feeding the feeder:- The farmers of India and farm techniques reforms

Preface :- I would like to specially thanks my beloved friend Dyanesh and Sandip, both always encouraged me to write more and more on burgeoning problems with optimum solutions. Also want to express my special thanks to Namu and Piyu, both always helped me to improve my writing. This article is mere collection of information. Being a civil engineer, I am also a new commer in agriclture field. Thank you.

India has 70% population engaged in agriculture and allied sector. Though its contribution to GDP is less than 17%, the agri sector mainly have 67% rural populations. Still agriculture is demographically the broadest economic sector and plays a significant role in the overall socio-economic fabric of India.

The Statistics Office of the Food and Agriculture Organization reported that, per final numbers for 2009, India had grown to become the world's largest producer of the following agricultural produce:

Fresh Fruit Lemons and limes Buffalo milk, whole, fresh Castor oil seeds Sunflower seeds Sorghum Millet Spices Okra Jute Beeswax Bananas Mangoes, mangosteens, guavas

Pulses Indigenous Buffalo Meat Fruit, tropical Ginger Chick peas Areca nuts Other Bastfibres Pigeon peas Papayas Chillies and peppers, dry Anise, badian, fennel, coriander Goat milk, whole, fresh

Per final numbers for 2009, India is the world's second largest producer of the following agricultural produce:

Wheat Rice Vegetables, fresh Sugar cane Groundnuts, with shell Lentils Garlic Cauliflowers and broccoli Peas, green Sesame seed Cashew nuts, with shell Silk-worm cocoons, reelable

Cow milk, whole, fresh Tea Potatoes Onions Cotton lint Cottonseed Eggplants (aubergines) Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms Indigenous Goat Meat Cabbages and other brassicas Pumpkins, squash and gourds

In 2009, India was the world's third largest producer of eggs, oranges, coconuts, tomatoes, peas and beans.

However it is very sad o mentiond that India lacks far behind in comparing the world's most productive farm output compared with Indian farm output for respective crops. There is ample scope in every produce and subsequently more output.