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India is a land of villages. There are
some 638000 villages in India.
According to 2015 census, 72.20% of
the population live in villages. They
depend mostly on Agriculture and
Small Scale industries.
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Rice Exports by Country
India: US$6.4 billion (30.1% of total
rice exports)
Thailand: $4.5 billion (21.4%)
United States: $2.1 billion (9.7%)
Pakistan: $1.9 billion (9.1%)
Vietnam: $1.6 billion (7.5%)
Italy: $591.8 million (2.8%)
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Very high percentage of workforce involved in
agriculture which contributes only 17.2% of GDP.
Poor infrastructural facilities
Low productivity
Low literacy rates
Rural-urban divide, leading to inequality in living
standards.
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