We all have read in books since childhood that India is an agricultural country. But do you know that in today’s time, apart from India, which other countries have the highest farming and production? Today we will tell you which country’s farmers are the happiest.
Which countries are at the top
Today, the world’s four biggest producers The countries include America, China, India and Brazil. All these countries cultivate a large area. America is called a super power in the world’s food market. Whereas production is taking place on a large scale in China. Brazil is also ahead in agriculture and about 49 percent people in India are dependent on agriculture.
America
In America’s agricultural world, laborers or Despite having less labor force, it is the largest agricultural producing country in the world. California, Iowa, Texas, Nebraska and Illinois are the states with the highest agricultural production in America. Not only this, America is the largest grain exporter in the world. America’s food production has doubled since the Second World War. America’s agricultural sector is equipped with state-of-the-art machines. According to the data of the US Agriculture Ministry, the contribution of agriculture in the country’s total GDP is only one percent. Only 1.3 percent people depend on it for employment. America is the largest producer of corn in the world and ranks third in the world in wheat production. Let us tell you that the farmers of America live a very happy life. The farmers there not only earn good income but also have a very good standard of living. Many farmers of America are so rich that they have their own chartered planes.
China
According to Investopedia.com, China is very comfortable in this Number one in the list. It produces the most grains, vegetables and fruits in the world. China itself has the highest consumption of this produce and is also the biggest importer. In China, Agriculture Department employees and experts not only have to go to the fields and work, but they also have to give training to other farmers. According to the information, the soil of eastern and southern areas of China is very fertile. The number of farm workers in China is around 31 crores. There is tremendous production of rice, wheat, potato, onion, green beans, broccoli, spinach, carrot, pumpkin, tomato, grapes, apple, watermelon etc. It is at the top in the world in the production of all these. According to the 2013 data of China’s National Bureau of Statistics, agriculture accounts for 10 percent of the country’s total GDP.
Brazil
Brazil It has always been an agricultural producing country. Sugarcane has been the main crop there. Now coffee, soybean and corn are also grown on a large scale in Brazil. Oranges, pineapples, papaya and coconuts are also grown in abundance here. Brazil exports its produce on a large scale. The share of agriculture in Brazil’s GDP is only 5.6 percent, but the share of agro-based industries is about 23.5 percent. Apart from this, 15 percent of the population of Brazil depends on agriculture for employment.
India
India ranks first in the world in terms of agricultural production. Is at number two. Grains, pulses, vegetables and fruits are produced here on a large scale. But India’s position in this list is at number four. Its agricultural output is half that of China. The reason why the condition of farmers in India is not very good is because a large part of the country’s population is poor. It is believed that India can earn a lot of capital by exporting a large part of agriculture to other countries. The role of agriculture in the economy remains important in India. According to the information, according to the Economic Survey of the year 2017-18, the share of agriculture in the total GDP of the country is about 16 percent. Whereas 49 percent people depend on it for employment. According to the Economic Survey 2021-22, the average monthly income per agricultural family in India was Rs 10,218 in 2019 or Rs 1.23 lakh per family annually. This is based on an average landholding size of 0.512 hectares (1.26 acres).
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