Modelling the dynamics of economic development driven by agricultural growth in Patna Region, India

Abstract

Background Agriculture sector occupies the centre stage in shaping India's socioeconomic status. The economy of the second most populous country in the world is inextricably linked to the pulse of its agricultural success or failure. India has witnessed a significant increase in food grain production after green revolution, oilseeds production after yellow revolution, milk production after white revolution, fish production after blue revolution, and fruits and vegetables production after golden revolution, since independence. The agricultural development has been achieved due to the application of science and technology coupled with the positive policy implementation, and hard work of Indian farmers (Ahuja 2000). However, after nearly three and half decades in the post-green revolution period, the country still faces crisis each year in trying to meet the burgeoning demand for food by its growing population. Thus, the need of research and development in the field of agriculture for increasing the application of frontier technologies (i.e. information technology application in agriculture, precision farming, post-harvest technologies, mechanized farming and organic farming) cannot be denied, which is a feasible

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