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Agriculture has a long history of 10,000 years and it is considered as the backbone of Indian economy. It plays a vital role in the socio-economic development of the country. Indian agriculture is a diverse and extensive sector involving a large number of factors. The performance of the agricultural sector influences the growth of Indian economy. Agriculture has been a way of life and continues to be the single most important livelihood of the masses. India is the second most populous country in the world with 1.21 billion people (according to census 2011) and there has been an increase of 181 million people since the census 2001, which is nearly equivalent to the population of Brazil. India occupies 2.4% of the world’s land area and supports over 17.5% of the world’s population.

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