India
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The main productions of India are: rice, wheat, dried vegetables, oleaginous plants, sugar cane, cotton and hessian.
The Indian rural population represents 70% ot the total population and the country is self-sufficient from the food point of view. India is the first producer of tea, the second of sugar cane, rice and sorghum, the third of wheat and other grains. Indian production depends essentially on climatic conditions. Indeed, a good monsoon can bring a very good agricultural productivity.
Today, the agriculture which is in decline because of the progress of the industrialization represents a third of the Indian GDP.
Agricultural population (in thousands)
Total population
1 081 229
Agricultural population
559 656
Non agricultural population
521 573
Source : 2004, FAOSTAT
Land use
Cultivated surface area
180 000 000
Irrigated surface area
55 808 000
Number of farms
n.c.
Number of tractors
2 528 122
Source : 2003, FAOSTAT
Production indicators
Main crops
| Product | Production (in thousands) | Harvested surface (1000 ha) | Yield by hectare (kg/ha) |
| Sugar cane | 232300 | 3602 | 64490 |
| Rice paddy | 136574 | 43399 | 3147 |
| Wheat | 72000 | 26493 | 2718 |
| Potatoes | 25000 | 1400 | 17853 |
| Bananas | 16820 | 680 | 24735 |
Source : 2005, FAOSTAT
Livestock
| Specie | Headcount (in thousands) |
| Chickens | 430000 |
| Cattle | 185000 |
| Goats | 120000 |
| Buffaloes | 98000 |
| Sheep | 62500 |
Source : 2005, FAOSTAT
Fishing (in metric tons)
| Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods | Saltwater fish | Freshwater fish |
| 583 940 | 2 368 585 | 3 194 024 |
Source : 2005, FAOSTAT