In India's economy Agriculture plays a very important role and at present it is the top two farm producers in the world. Agriculture sector provides 52 - 55 percent of the total number of employment in India, which contributes around 20 percent to the GDP. Agriculture is the main source of livelihood for almost two-thirds of the population, that occupies almost 43 percent of country’s geographical area and 70 per cent of the rural households depend on it.