Cash Is King
Production of cotton, spices, rubber and coffee has risen sharply since 1990/91. India is now fast emerging as a major exporter of these crops.
Avneet Kaur
- Jun 28, 2016,
- Updated Jun 29, 2016 12:34 PM IST
Indian agriculture is no longer defined by primitive subsistence farming. Indeed, farmers are climbing up the value chain and are gradually shifting from subsistence to cash and commercial crops. Production of cotton, spices, rubber and coffee has risen sharply since 1990/91. India is now fast emerging as a major exporter of these crops.
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Indian agriculture is no longer defined by primitive subsistence farming. Indeed, farmers are climbing up the value chain and are gradually shifting from subsistence to cash and commercial crops. Production of cotton, spices, rubber and coffee has risen sharply since 1990/91. India is now fast emerging as a major exporter of these crops.
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