State of agriculture

Published : Jan 18, 2017 12:30 IST

TIRUCHI, TAMIL NADU, 02/01/2017: BONE-DRY: Farmers cutting the pre-mature paddy to be used as fodder for livestock in and around Ettarai Koppu village and Mullikarumpur in Tiruchi district.
Photo: A. Muralitharan

TIRUCHI, TAMIL NADU, 02/01/2017: BONE-DRY: Farmers cutting the pre-mature paddy to be used as fodder for livestock in and around Ettarai Koppu village and Mullikarumpur in Tiruchi district. Photo: A. Muralitharan

Issues in focus

Average size of holdings
Key agricultural States and their contributions
Contract farming
Credit flow
Agriculture GDP
Foodgrain production
Pulses position

Research by Ramesh Chakrapani and Infographics by T.S. Vijayanandan

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