Agri- Vision 2019

Agri- Vision 2019

Agri-Vision 2019,a two day conference on 'Envisioning Agro Solutions for smart and sustainable Agriculture' was held at Hydrabad.

Indian Agriculture:

• Agriculture sector accounts for 18% of india's GDP and provides employment to 50% of thr workforce of the country.
• The Gross value added by agriculture, forestry and fishing is estimated at Rs. 17.67 trillionn in FY18.
• During 2017-18 crop year, food grain production is estimated at record 284.83 million tonnes.

Food processing industries:

• The indian food and grocery market is the world's sixth largest.
• The indian food processing industry accounts for 32% of the country's total food market, one of the largest industries in india.

Live stock:

• The contribution of livestock output to the total output of the agriculture sector has significantly increased from 15% in 1981-82 to 29% in 2015-16.

Dairy Industry:

• India is also the world's second largest milk producer and os emerging as a major exporter now.
• It is contributing around 26% to total agriculture GDP.