Agriculture sector impediments of developing countries with special reference to India

This is an attempt, through the review of literature, to understand the history and characteristics of the Indian agriculture sector, its transition from traditional to commercial agriculture and the problems it faces. Modern agricultural practices and the relationship with environmental depletion have also been assessed. The article discusses some of the developmental challenges faced by the Indian agriculture sector in particular and developing nations in general-illiteracy, poor socioeconomic conditions, lack of technical knowledge and awareness, small land holdings, modernization leading to barren land and disasters leading to rural poverty, weather-dependent farming systems, low per capita income, underdeveloped physical infrastructures and inefficient bureaucratic procedures associated with the comparatively high cost of agricultural production. Natural disasters and human-induced environmental degradation are closely associated with improved farming systems.