Farming – Opportunity, not a threat!
India is basically an agricultural country. But In the 19th century, we saw a before independence era which was industry oriented. Then if we talk about the current situation then this is the era of information technology, and we are drifting towards the service oriented society. According to census 2011 report, approx 72.18 % population of the country resides in rural India. There mean of subsistence is farming basically. Hence as far as the spread of farming industry is concerned, we can say that there is a huge scope in the market and it is full of opportunities, as someone has truly said, ‘‘Where there is a will there's a way.’’ Off course the market is growing so fast. Especially after economic reforms in 1991, due to globalization and liberalization the growth has taken up a pace. Today, India ranks second worldwide in farm output. Agriculture and allied sectors like forestry and fisheries accounted for 13.7% of the GDP (gross domestic product) in 2013, about 50% of the