Agriculture: A Holistic Vision for Viksit Bharat

Abstract

India has rich agricultural heritage with diverse agro-climatic zones which acts as backbone of Indian economy. In this modern world of technology, innovation and industry, agriculture plays a pivotal role in shaping nation’s economy. As our country is progressing with a vision of “Viksit Bharat”, that means “developed India”, the sector of agriculture acts as a centre stage for transformation with sustainability. Agriculture is not only about food production as it contributes significantly to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Rural development as well as employment generation. The main concern for India as a growing economy lies with the fact that only be empowering agriculture sector, holistic development of the nation that is envisioned by the viewpoint of “Viksit Bharat” cannot be attained without uplifting the agriculture. The vision of our honourable prime minister, for India to become “Viksit Bharat”, need is there for agriculture to must evolve into sustainable and diversified sector to feed a huge population that supports livelihood and contributes towards national progress. The call for Viksit Bharat @ 2047 signifies the enduring vision to uplift India as a self-reliant and developed nation by 2047. As per the World bank, India has a per capita Gross National Income (GNI) of $2390 as of 2022. Thus, to achieve this status of developed nation, a six-fold increase in per capita GNI is a task that calls out for inclusivity in farmers income and growth rate in agricultural GDP.