India's Agriculture Sector: Challenges and Opportunities

A Comprehensive Assessment of the Agriculture Sector in India

This 2019 report on India’s Agriculture provides a detailed analysis of supply and production; yields and productivity; the input side; farming economics; the operating regime; and trends driving future risks and opportunities. It also offers a forward view of what to expect in terms of Government action and policy decisions.

The 135-page report provides:

A wide-ranging analysis of all aspects of agriculture - crop farming, fishing, poultry, dairying, etc.
Drill-down insights, by crop and by the state into key parameters such as yield, production, consumption, input usage, mechanisation, etc.
Analysis of the economics of farming - costs, credit, incomes and profitability
Global benchmark comparisons on key parameters
Assessment of the regulatory environment for the sector, and likely developments in the coming years
Identification of emerging business opportunities and pockets of agricultural prosperity
Comprehensive statistics and data

1. Global Mega Trends

Agriculture’s share of GDP and employment, by region and country
Patterns of food production, demand and trade
Agricultural inputs: fertilisers, pesticides and water
Farm mechanisation and technological change
Agriculture 4.0: key trends

2. Output and Yield

State- and crop-wise trends in output, yield and area
State-wise milk production and decadal growth
Meat and poultry production

3. The Input Side

Land: Distribution of landholdings, by farmer type and state
Policy context: Status of land reforms; state-wise variations
Water: Output and rainfall, crop-wise analysis; irrigation coverage and investments; water productivity; micro-irrigation; policy actions
Mechanisation: drivers of mechanisation in India; stage and crop level mechanisation; the role of the private sector; policy context
Soil Health: region-wise soil health analysis; fertiliser usage, prices and subsidies; soil conservation efforts; Government action
Crop protection: pesticides usage; policy issues; outlook
Input costs: cost vs output value; profitability of crops at the state level

4. Credit & Insurance

Access to credit: borrowing sources; farmer indebtedness; loan waivers; policy action; Government efforts
Insurance penetration: state-wise coverage; company-wise details; policy issues and Government intervention; global comparisons

5. Market Linkages

Market regulations: factors impacting prices and margins; reforms status; e-Nam; Contract farming; policy outlook
Prices: analysis of MSPs; crop-wise comparisons; policy action
Cold chain: challenges; way forward

6. Looking Ahead

Emerging business opportunities
The policy agenda for Agriculture
Fixing the input side issues
Fostering competitive agriculture markets

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