AGRICULTURE SECTOR AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT APPROACH: A CASE STUDY OF PUNJAB

Dr. Geetanjali Singh

Volume : VII, Issue : IX, September - 2018

AGRICULTURE SECTOR AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT APPROACH: A CASE STUDY OF PUNJAB

Dr. Geetanjali Singh

Abstract :

Punjab is a trendsetter state of the nation in terms of agriculture development and its pioneer of sustainable development in the country. This paper is an attempt in studying and overview of Punjab agriculture sector and the need for a sustainable agriculture development. A detailed review has been done to analyse the status of Punjab agriculture sector. The objectives of the study are to analyse the growth of agriculture sector in Punjab, to explore the need of sustainable approach in Punjab agriculture. It used the data from 1966–67 to 2014–15. Some mathematical and statistical tools like coefficient of variation, trend values, regression are used in the present study. The results show that stability over the years in agriculture production of Punjab has improved. Better agricultural practices will promote conservation of agriculture, organic farming which will lead to sustainable agriculture production.