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David Ludden, (1999: 19) wrote, “agriculture is civilization at work on the land, humanizing nature and naturalizing the powers that human societies exert upon nature”. Agriculture is an art to obtain food from soil, and it gives humans an opportunity value nature. Agriculture is very fundamental process to the emergence of human society and culture. It is the primary source of income for the majority of the people of India. Agriculture predominantly influences the process and pace of economic development. Indian Agriculture sector contributes 17-18 per cent of the nation’s GDP and employs more than 50 per cent of total workforce in India.
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