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Percentage figures for arable land, permanent crops land and other lands are all taken from the CIA World Factbook [1] as well as total land area figures [2] (Note: the total area of a country is defined as the sum of total land area and total water area together.) All other figures, including total cultivated land area, are calculated on the ...
Worldwide employment In agriculture, forestry and fishing in 2021. India has one of the highest number of people employed in these sectors. As per the 2014 FAO world agriculture statistics India is the world's largest producer of many fresh fruits like banana, mango, guava, papaya, lemon and vegetables like chickpea, okra and milk, major spices like chili pepper, ginger, fibrous crops such as ...
Of the 160 million hectares of cultivated land in India, about 39 million hectare can be irrigated by groundwater wells and an additional 22 million hectares by irrigation canals. [72] In 2010, only about 35% of agricultural land in India was reliably irrigated. [73] About 2/3rd cultivated land in India is dependent on monsoons. [74]
After a difficult two years of the covid-19 pandemic, Manjeet Singh was hopeful that 2022 would bring some cheer. A farmer from Harigarh village in Punjab’s Barnala district, Singh owns 4.04 ...
Photo showing piece of agricultural land irrigated and ploughed for paddy cultivation Share of land area used for agriculture, OWID. Agricultural land is typically land devoted to agriculture, [1] the systematic and controlled use of other forms of life—particularly the rearing of livestock and production of crops—to produce food for humans.
Arable density (m² per capita) by country. This is a list of countries ordered by physiological density."Arable land" is defined by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, the source of "Arable land (hectares per person)" as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land ...
According to 2001/2002 Agriculture census, only 58.13 million hectares of land was actually irrigated in India. [32] The total arable land in India is 160 million hectares (395 million acres). According to the World Bank, only about 35% of total agricultural land in India was reliably irrigated in 2010. [2]
Biodynamic agriculture is practiced in 55 countries, with a world total of 251,842 certified biodynamic hectares. With Europe dominating the world map. All areas are given in hectares. Source: American Institute of Science. [3]