There are several problems facing Indian agriculture including inadequate and irregular supply of modern agricultural inputs, lack of irrigation facilities, and low crop yields compared to other countries. Additional issues include problems with land reforms not being accepted, subsistence farming where much of the crop is consumed rather than sold, low cropping intensity, improper crop rotation that depletes soil fertility, and a defective land tenure system. Natural factors like plant diseases, pests, natural calamities, and scarcity of high yielding seeds also negatively impact agricultural productivity. Solutions proposed include increasing agricultural credit, water management, infrastructure development, mechanization, research, and training farmers.

2. Topic : problems related to indian agriculture
Submitted by
J Lokesh

3. Problems of Agriculture
Sector in india

4.  The supply of modern inputs like high yielding variety (HYV) seeds, chemical
fertilizers, pesticides, mechanized machinery etc. not only costly but also
inadequate and irregular in india.
 Numbers of fertilizer producing units are just 29 in india.
Inadequate Supply of Agricultural
Inputs

5.  Shortage of irrigation facilities causes a serious limitation in the
expansion of crop area in india.
 The lower water supplies, loses from water course in the fields are
the serious problems of farm sector.
Lack of Irrigation Facilities

6.  The average crop yield in india is low as compared to advanced
countries of the world. In order to raise the potential of agricultural
production, there should be continuous improvement in the
research for agricultural growth. Totalagricultural universities are
only 64 in india.
Inadequate Agricultural Research

7.  Land reforms have been implemented against the will of
people. Due to this problem agricultural production
cannot increase to desired level.
Problem of Land Reforms:

8.  A huge of portion of production is consumed at farmer’s own house to
support large family.
Hence, less portion of the production is available for market supply. It
causes low income of the farmers.
Subsistence Farming:

9.  Cropping intensity means the number of crops grown on a
piece of land in one year. At the present stage of our
development, there is low level of cropping intensity as
compared to advanced countries.
Low Cropping Intensity

10.  Proper turning round of crops is essential to re-establish
the fertility of the land. The constant cultivation of one crop
or two; exhausts the fertility of the soil. Proper rotation of
crops is necessary in order to restore the fertility.
Improper Crop Rotation

11.  Landlords and feudal-lords live in posh urban areas while
tenants and peasants have no or less incentive for their hard
work. So, the productivityin agricultural sector remains low.
Defective Land Tenure
System.

12. Natural Factors

13.  Various Plant Diseases
 Various agricultural crops like cotton, sugarcane,
tobacco, wheat and rice often under attack of pests and
insects

14.  Natural Calamities
 Reduction in productivity due to unnecessary rain
and unfavorable climatic situations in india.

15.  Scarcity of HYV Seeds
 Use of low quality seeds due to non- availability of High
Yielding Variety(HYV) seeds.

16. Under Utilization of Land
Farmers are not interested to use the advanced and modern
means of farming, as a result area under cultivation remains
under utilized, un-utilized or mis-utilized.

17. Solutions to Problems

18. Solutions to Problems
• Supply ofAgriculture Credit
• Water Logging and Salinity Control
• Construction of Dams
• Provision of HYV Seed
• Mechanization

19. Solutions to Problems(Cont..)
• Agricultural Research
• Agro-based Industries
• Tax Concessions
• Training of Farmers
• Prices of Agricultural
Productivities

20. • Improve scarcity of water
• Preventive measures against
plant diseases
• Co-operative farming
• Better means of transport and
communication

21. Thank You