The status of the agriculture and allied sector in India

Comprehending the status of the agriculture sector in India seemingly appears daunting, but nevertheless can be studied using multiple indicators. The current study makes for an insightful review into the various trends and patterns emerging from the Indian agriculture sector. For better understanding, we classify these indicators into 5 broad categories – land use indicators, socio-economic indicators, productivity indicators, price and non-price indicators. The purpose of this study is to analyze the change in overall pattern of these indicators and trace the process of structural change in the Indian agrarian sector. The present write-up refers to multiple databases to draw inferences. Based on the database we refer to; the geographical and timescale coverage varies accordingly. Largely, the present study looks at an all-India setting between 2004-05 to 2019-20. In some cases, the period may precede the given timeframe, while in other instances data has not been made available till 2019-20