Indian Agriculture: A Sustainable Approach

Authors

  • Aditee Jaglen Research Scholar, School of Business Studies, Sharda University, Knowledge Park III, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh Pin code: 201310, India
  • Dr. Preeti Sharma Associate Professor, School of Business Studies, Sharda University, Knowledge Park III, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh Pin code: 201310, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31305/rrijm.2025.v10.n3.028

Keywords:

Farmers, climatic conditions, sustainable agriculture, Indian government, awareness

Abstract

Indian economy is continuously growing in a good pace and in no time will become one of the world’s major economies.  Agriculture sector also known as backbone of Indian economy is its one of the largest and the major contributing sectors. Indian agriculture is dependent on the monsoon rains mainly for irrigation purpose but due to the uneven change in the climatic conditions from past few years agriculture sector is facing severe problems such as biodiversity loss, soil degradation, decrease in crop yield, pest infestation, dead zone, irrigation problems and increase in harmful pollutants. Sustainable Agriculture (SA) is the best way to overcome these challenges in the most efficient and economical way as well as to deal with the upcoming changing scenarios in the near future. This study will help to provide knowledge about the various sustainable agriculture practices and government schemes & projects to promote sustainable agriculture development (SAD) in India. The study will also provide suggestions to overcome the obstacles and challenges faced by the farmers in India in adopting different methods of sustainable agriculture.

Author Biographies

Aditee Jaglen, Research Scholar, School of Business Studies, Sharda University, Knowledge Park III, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh Pin code: 201310, India

Aditee Jaglen (Research Scholar) is working on her thesis completion and her research plan is already approved. Her area of interest is Indian Agriculture especially horticulture crops and sustainable farming. Her Ph.D. thesis topic is also on Mango farmers of Valsad (Gujarat). Her research is divided into two goals, first goal is to focus on the various problems faced by Indian farmers in this frequently changing farming conditions and to provide solutions which can help to increase the profitability of farmers. Second Goal is to increase the awareness and use of sustainable agriculture farming techniques in India which will help to feed more population with less use of natural resources and also to overcome issues faced by farmers due to changing climate scenario.  She has done her post-graduation in MBA (Finance). She can be reached at aditee.9999@gmail.com

Dr. Preeti Sharma, Associate Professor, School of Business Studies, Sharda University, Knowledge Park III, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh Pin code: 201310, India

Dr. Preeti Sharma (Associate Professor) has diverse experience of working in education industry for more than 16 years. She has served as a faculty for management in many institutes of repute. Currently she is working in Sharda School of Business Studies, Sharda University. Being specialized and focused on Economics and finance, she accomplished her doctorate in Applied Business Economics. She has a number of publications in internationals journals and has presented many papers in international and national conferences. She is editorial board members for two international journals and reviewer for three journals. She can be reached at sanskriti.112011@gmail.com

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17-03-2025

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Jaglen, A., & Sharma, P. (2025). Indian Agriculture: A Sustainable Approach. RESEARCH REVIEW International Journal of Multidisciplinary, 10(3), 264–271. https://doi.org/10.31305/rrijm.2025.v10.n3.028

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