Agriculture in India has a long history. Today, India’s agricultural output ranks second in the world. In 2012, agriculture, forestry, fishery and other related sectors accounted for 13.9% of GDP, and about 60% of the total labor force. With the country's extensive economic growth, the economic contribution of agriculture to India's GDP is steadily decreasing. Nevertheless, agriculture is still the most populous economic sector and plays an important role in the overall socio-economic structure of India.
According to the 2010 FAO World Agricultural Statistics, India is home to many fresh fruits and vegetables, milk, main spices, selected fresh meats, selected fiber crops (such as jute), and various staple foods (such as millet and castor oil) in the world. The largest producer of the country. India is the second largest producer of wheat and rice and is the world’s main staple food. India is also the world's second or third largest producer of various nuts, agricultural textile raw materials, root and tuber crops, beans, farmed fish, eggs, coconuts, sugar cane and many vegetables. In 2010, more than 80% of India’s agricultural products, including coffee, cotton and many other cash crops, ranked among the top five in the world. India is also one of the top five producers of livestock and poultry meat in the world, one of which has the fastest growth rate as of 2011.
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