AGRICULTURAL
ISSUES & TRENDS
Presented by: Shivam Gupta
Discussion Structure
Topics we will tackle
Introduction
Types of Farming
Major Crops
Issues & Threats
By the Numbers
Group Members
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Introduction SOURCE: WEKIPEDIA
DEFINITION & HISTORY
Agriculture is the practice of cultivating plants and
livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the
rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of
domesticated species created food surpluses that
enabled people to live in cities.
Do You Agree?
Cultivators of the earth are
the most valuable citizens.
Types of farming
Subsistence farming.
Commercial Farming
Home Farming
Major Crops
Agricultural produce
Food crops- Rice, Wheat, Millets, Maize and Pulses.
Cash crops- Sugarcane, Oilseeds, Horticulture crops,
Tea, Coffee, Rubber, Cotton and Jute.
ISSUES & THREATS
Current challenges
Socio-Economic Financial Techno-Economic
Challenges Challenges Challenges
MAJOR FARM EQUIPMENT
Agricultural Machinery
Tractor
Field cultivator
Seeders and planters
Wheel tractor-scrapper
Plough
Baler
Machinery used for soil cultivation
Machinery used for planting
Machinery used for harvesting
35.8% 3.6M
Agricultural land area in 2019 Number of farmers in 2019