AGRICULTURE
About 51% of the total area of India is used for agriculture whereas only 5% area of
Canada, 11% of China, 13% of Japan and 20% of the USA is used for that purpose.
Share in GDP : 14 %
Land Use :
Of India’s total land,
- 46.6% is net sown area,
- 23.84% is covered with forest,
- 5 % is barren land 7.6% is fallow land
- 4 % is covered with permanent meadows and gardens.
Arable Land : both net sown area (net cropped area ) and fallow lands are included
under it.
Fallow Land : it is that land in which no crop has been grown for one to five years.
Barren Land : that land which is unsuitable for cultivation because of some reasons.
Many times an arable land becomes barren because of unscientific cultivation.