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India’s population is growing faster than its ability to produce rice and wheat. The low productivity in India is a result of several factors. According to the World Bank, India’s large agricultural subsidies are hampering productivity-enhancing investment. While over-regulation of agriculture has increased costs, price risks and uncertainty, governmental intervention in labour, land, and credit markets are hurting the market. Infrastructure and ...
The estimates of crop production are obtained by multiplication of area estimates by corresponding yield estimates. The estimates of area and yield rates assume prime importance in the entire gamut of agricultural statistics. The period of an agricultural crop year is from July to June, during which various farm operations--from preparation of seed bed, nursery, sowing, transplanting various inter-culture operations, harvesting, threshing etc. are carried out. ...