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Despite accounting for about 65 percent of all employment in India, the agriculture industry only contributes roughly 18 percent of the country's GDP. The government wants to raise agricultural production as a percentage of GDP, but there are still a number of obstacles despite major improvements in food grain production.
India's agriculture is heavily reliant on the natural world, yet concerns with the climate and global warming make farming uncertain. Teaching farmers how to employ cutting-edge technology and creative strategies to boost production and profitability is urgently needed.
Over time, it has been thought that agricultural development practices use up natural resources more quickly than they can be replenished. The "natural" carrying capacity of the land is under strain to meet the demand for food and shelter brought on by the exponential expansion in the human population.
Pollution, degraded soil, declining wildlife populations, and altered flora and fauna are all signs of natural imbalance. It is reasonable to predict that the ecosystem will face higher demands as a result of the continued growth in human population. Therefore, technology has played a vital role in agricultural and sustainable development and will continue to do so in the future.
Many aspects of agriculture are impacted by technology, including seed technologies, herbicides, and fertilizers. Pest resistance and higher agricultural yields are products of biotechnology and genetic engineering. Tilling, harvesting, and physical work have all become more efficient as a result of mechanization. Improvements in transportation and irrigation systems, decreased waste from processing machinery, and other factors are all clearly obvious.
Robotics, precise farming, artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, and other modern technologies are highlighted.
India was able to become self-sufficient in the production of 1960 during the Green Revolution by utilizing contemporary agricultural techniques like chemical fertilizers and pesticides, better-quality seeds, and appropriate irrigation.
Eventually, as India's agriculture developed, technological advancements were made. New tillage and harvesting tools, irrigation techniques, and air seeding technology were all introduced after tractors, which increased the quality of the food and fiber produced.
Farmers may improve crop yields and stay current on cutting-edge agricultural techniques by utilizing scientific data and technology.
Increased productivity as a result of agricultural mechanization Particularly in tropical areas, manual labor and hand tools employed in agriculture have energy and production restrictions.
Capacity building for farmers through hand-holding, making modern machines available, especially to small farms, and tackling affordability issues through policy will lead to greater adoption of mechanization services going forward. Agricultural mechanization has the potential to, directly and indirectly, affect yields through a reduction in post-harvest losses and an increase in harvest gains.
Future acceptance of mechanized services will increase as a result of handholding farmers to grow their capacity, making contemporary machinery available, especially to small farms, and addressing pricing difficulties through policy. Agricultural mechanization has the ability to influence yields both directly and indirectly by lowering post-harvest losses and raising harvest gains.
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