Agriculture dependency in rise: India

Birth of baby Ashtha in the year 2000 had marked the India in the group of billion populations and now after census 2011, present population of India is more than 1.20 billion.

In the census–2011, one positive aspect along with many other social indices is percentage of growth. It was reported that percentage of population growth is declining compare to previous census.
 The reason for slightest decline in population growth could be attributed to the awareness that reached to the fur flung area and level of literacy that synchronized with the idea and objectives of the planner.

In the Census report, there are many indices like education, employment and socio economic condition that have given fair share of idea as to how the Country  is progressing.
 But, one point that draws my attention is perhaps dependency on Agriculture that is how relevant the farming occupation means to the Indian.

Reports on Rural-Urban population reflected that rural area is home to 70 percent of total population and in urban and semi-urban areas it is mere 30 percent.
 It was contemplated that due to mass migration of rural flock to the urban areas, ratio of rural-urban would be fifty-fifty but that is totally contrasting.
 Yes, migration do happen till today  and it will continue to do so but it is only the certain groups  of rural educated youths and un-skilled workforce.

     Now the point is; what are the activities of this huge population, it is absolutely the agriculture farming that has survived these huge population.
    Another point; is farming profitable or are their no options. I keep this question open to all.

In India, the Government has identified agriculture sector as the main thrust area simply because her maximum population is depending on this sector for their livelihood.
 In India, one of the economic development indexes is agriculture that is to say that, if in a given year growth in agriculture sector is satisfactory then India is well positioned and stable in terms of economic prosperity.

    However, agriculture farming in India is still to transform in full-fledged manner in the sense that adoption of modern scientific approach  in harnessing or realizing the full potentiality of these sector are yet to be fully explored.
    It is not that there is lack of science and technological advancement in the field of agriculture but strategic extension mechanism is one such area that has to be looked into for reaching the actual target groups.

   In India although, there is huge dependency and direct involvement by maximum population of the country but profitability and economic reliance are another aspects that has not been achieved due to subsistence type of agriculture.

    Of course in some parts of the country, farmers are witnessing good economic returns from their huge tract of land by utilizing modern agriculture technology and growing different kinds of profitable crops.
   But, in most of the cases farmers with small land holding hardly achieves the economic level to be considered as profitable.

    Though agriculture farming dependency is increasing but growth in the subsidiary sectors that is agriculture based subsidiary sector is yet to be tapped.
  This is the sector that could act as a catalyst to make the rural population in more agile manner.

   In the opposite spectrum, countries like America, Russia and many other developed countries, percentage of total population dependency in agriculture farming is between 10-15 per cent but still they are commanding huge opportunity in the field of different agriculture produce.