Indian Agriculture: A Sustainable Approach

Indian economy is continuously growing in a good pace and in no time will become one of the world’s major economies. Agriculture sector also known as backbone of Indian economy is its one of the largest and the major contributing sectors. Indian agriculture is dependent on the monsoon rains mainly for irrigation purpose but due to the uneven change in the climatic conditions from past few years agriculture sector is facing severe problems such as biodiversity loss, soil degradation, decrease in crop yield, pest infestation, dead zone, irrigation problems and increase in harmful pollutants. Sustainable Agriculture (SA) is the best way to overcome these challenges in the most efficient and economical way as well as to deal with the upcoming changing scenarios in the near future. This study will help to provide knowledge about the various sustainable agriculture practices and government schemes & projects to promote sustainable agriculture development (SAD) in India. The study will also provide suggestions to overcome the obstacles and challenges faced by the farmers in India in adopting different methods of sustainable agriculture.