Agricultural Outlook and Situation Analysis Reports (Quarterly)
Shashanka Bhide
June 2012
Agriculture continues to be critical to India’s economy given its role in meeting the needs of food and fibre for over a billion people and providing livelihoods to millions of households in the rural areas.India is a major producer and consumer of several basic food commodities. The challenge is to meet the diversified and increased demand for food commodities as a result of the changing dietary preferences of population.
Agriculture and Rural Development