Investor Presentaiton
Current Situation and Factors holding down Indian Agriculture
Predominantly small and marginal
farmers dominate Indian farming
Lack of sufficient access to
institutional credit
Input sourcing is not evidence
driven especially fertilisers
Crop insurance
remains low
Climate resilient
agriculture still not the
norm
Access to irrigation
remains a challenge
Low yield levels &
limited surplus to re-
invest
Limited processing and
post harvesting
facilities
Absence of
equitable
Absence of value
adding ecosystem
market linkages
Distress selling of produce
Graduation potential from
subsistence farming remains low
Almost 70% of the
population reside in the
rural area, and the share
of agriculture workforce
is 48.8% in 2011-12.
Average rural farm
income is still 1/2 of
average urban labor
wages.
4.25
10.04
17.91
(Eg) Rice productivity
67.1
India
2.2 t/ha
U.S.
China
World Ava.
7.5 t/ha
■ 1 haF
■ 1-2 ha
6.7 t/ha
■ 2-4 ha
■ 4-10 ha
4.5 t/ha
10 ha
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