All
 
|
 
 


Challenges for India’s Agriculture: Towards a New Green Revolution?
 
PIIS032150750017401-3-1
DOI10.31857/S032150750017401-3
Publication type Article
Status Published
Authors
Ellina P. Shavlay 
Occupation: Research Fellow
Affiliation: Department of Science and Innovation, Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO)
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow
Journal nameAsia and Africa Today
EditionIssue 11
Pages13-21
Abstract

Agriculture continues to be one of the most significant sectors of India's economy today. The country is successfully performing in a wide range of primary sector fields, gradually increasing its export potential. However, the first green revolution caused significant damage to the country's resources, as a result of which, in the post-bipolar period, the state began to take actions aimed at changing the established practices of the last century. However, the second revolution, which began in the 1990s, did not solve all the difficulties.

In this regard, the author's goal is to analyze the existing key problems of the primary sector and consider possible answers to them in the field of innovative technologies. The author comes to the conclusion that it is the digitalization of agricultural activities that could qualitatively increase the level of income of the population and the efficiency of the primary sector both in the domestic and foreign markets.

At the same time, the introduction of new technologies is impossible without changing the institutional environment and work on socio-cultural factors that have a substantial negative impact not only on India's agriculture, but on all socio-economic processes in general, and therefore New Delhi will need to take comprehensive measures on a large scale rather than limit oneself to the primary economic sector.

The Indian government has to carry out a comprehensive reform of its economy, otherwise there is a great threat of undermining social stability. The gradual introduction of innovative solutions and digitalization of agriculture will have a relatively quick, visible, but at the same time sustainable effect.

KeywordsIndia, agriculture, innovations, institutions, inefficient management, green revolution
Received19.07.2021
Publication date24.11.2021
Number of characters24058
Cite  
100 rub.
When subscribing to an article or issue, the user can download PDF, evaluate the publication or contact the author. Need to register.

Number of purchasers: 0, views: 954

Readers community rating: votes 0 

1.   Dhaliwal T. The uprising of India’s farmers: The significance and history behind the worldwide protests. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/7518681/india-farmers-government-protests/  (accessed 21.03.2021)
2. Kapil S. Agri share in GDP hit 20% after 17 years: Economic Survey. Down To Earth. https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/ag-riculture/agri-share-in-gdp-hit-20-after-17-years-economic-survey-75271#:~:text=By%20Shagun%20Kapil&text=The%20share%20of%20agriculture%20in,the%20Economic%20Survey%202020%2D2021  (accessed 24.05.2021)
3. Deryugina I.V. 2018. India’s agriculture and 25 years of economic reform (1991- 2016). Vostok / Oriens. № 5. (In Russ). DOI: 10.31857/S086919080001858-0
4. Prahladachar M. 1983. Income distribution effects of the green revolution in India: A review of empirical evidence. WorldDevelopment, № 11, pp. 927-944. DOI: 10.1016/0305-750x(83)90055-4
5. Rastyannikov V.G. 2018. Rural India: Paradoxes of Economic Growth (The mid-XXth century to the beginning of the XXIst century). Moscow. 128 p. (In Russ.)
6. India Transformed. 25 Years of Economic Reforms / Ed. by R. Mohan. NewDelhi: VikingbyPenguinRandomHouse, India, 2017.
7. Deryugina I.V. 2018. Agriculture in Asia and North Africa: Economic Growth and Modernization. Moscow. 288 p. (In Russ.)
8. Chand R. India’s National Agricultural Policy: A Critique. Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi University. http://awsassets.wwfindia.org/downloads/national_agriculture_policy__a_critique_1.pdf  (accessed 19.03.2021)
9. Hassan N., Vardhan Y. Agricultural law in India: overview. Thomson Reuters, Practical Law. https://uk.practicallaw.thomson-reuters.com/1-604-1046?transitionType=Default&contextData= (sc.Default)&firstPage=true#co_anchor_a779888 (accessed 11.05.2021)
10. Dorin B. 2021. Theory, Practice and Challenges of Agroecology in India. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2021.1920760 
11. Gupta N., Pradhan S., Jain A., Patel N. Sustainable Agriculture in India 2021. The Food and Land Use Coalition. https://www.ceew.in/sites/default/files/CEEW-FOLU-Sustainable-Agriculture-in-India-2021-20Apr21.pdf  (accessed 01.06.2021)
12. Dizon F., Wang Z., Mulmi P. The Cost of a Nutritious Diet in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal. Agriculture and Food Global Practice, World Bank Group. http://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/715101615481097703/pdf/The-Cost-of-a-Nutritious-Diet-in-Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-and-Nepal.pdf  (accessed 11.05.2021)
13. Ramaswami B. Hunger and Food Security Concerns for India. India and Sustainable Development Goals: The Way Forward. Research and Information System for Developing Countries. http://ris.org.in/pdf/SDGs_Report_Chapter_2.pdf  (accessed 16.06.2021)
14. 2015. India’s Water Resources: Economic, Political, and Social Aspects. Materials of the Scientific Conference. Institute of Oriental Studies. Moscow, 298 p.
15. Chaubey J., Singh S.K., Singh S., Arora H. 2020. Assessment of the impact of pesticide usage in groundwater aquifer of an agriculturally dominated area in North West India. Water Practice & Technology, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 327-342. DOI: 10.2166/wpt. 2020.017
16. Nagla B.K. 2020. Problems of Sanitation in India: Does Culture Matter? Sociological Bulletin, № 69(2), pp. 252-269. DOI: 10.1177/0038022920923221
17. Kumar S., Jain A., Kar S. 2011. Health and environmental sanitation in India: Issues for prioritizing control strategies. Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 93-96. DOI:10.4103/0019-5278.93196
18. Balakrishnan P., Golait R., Kumar P. Agricultural Growth in India Since 1991. Department of Economic Analysis and Policy, Reserve Bank of India. https://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/content/pdfs/85240.pdf  (accessed 09.02.2021)
19. Volkov K. Indian farmers collect donated blood for letters to the Prime Minister. Rossyiskaya Gazeta. Moscow. (In Russ.). https://rg.ru/2020/12/23/indijskie-fermery-sobiraiut-donorskuiu-krov-dlia-pisem-premeru.html  (accessed 29.06.2021)
20. Boettiger S., Sanghvi S. How digital innovation is transforming agriculture: Lessons from India. McKinsey & Company. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/agriculture/our-insights/how-digital-innovation-is-transforming-agriculture-lessons-from-india#  (accessed 13.02.2021)
21. Hans A. PPPs and agriculture: driving India beyond the Green Revolution. World Bank Blogs. https://blogs.worldbank.org/ppps/ppps-and-agriculture-driving-india-beyond-green-revolution  (accessed 17.05.2021)
22. Ustyuzhantseva O.V. 2015. Institutionalization of Grassroots Innovation in India. Current Science. № 108, pp. 1476-1482.

Система Orphus

Loading...
Up