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Question
Mention two ways in which agriculture sector is important for India.
Solution
The two ways in which agriculture sector is important for India are:
- It is an important sector of the Indian economy as it contributes about 20.19% according to the Ministry of Agriculture Sector 2021 to the total GDP.
- It provides the main source of food, income and employment to about 70% of the rural households.
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