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๐ฎ๐ณ Indian Economy
Indian Agriculture
Employs 44% of India's workforce; 16% of GDP; India is world's largest milk and pulse producer
India ๐ฎ๐ณ 7000 BC Indian Economy
Key Facts
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Agriculture contributes 16% of GDP but employs 44% of workforce โ shows productivity gap
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India: world's largest producer of milk, pulses, spices, jute; 2nd largest rice, wheat, cotton, sugarcane
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PM-KISAN: โน6,000/year direct income support to farmers; MSP (Minimum Support Price) for 23 crops
๐ Did you know? India feeds itself plus 1.5 billion people and exports โน3.7 lakh crore of agricultural products โ yet an average farmer earns just โน10,000/month
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Category
Indian Economy
Country
๐ฎ๐ณ India
Year / Era
7000 BC
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Employs 44% of India's workforce